the Rice Thresher Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 25 SINCE 1916 Friday, April 5, 2002 Parking proposal includes gated lots

by Meredith Jenkins dent for Finance and Administration THRESHER STAFF Neill Binford, the parking system operates at an $800,000 deficit each Parking at Rice may be very dif- year, as costs to maintain the park- ferent and more expensive next year ing lots exceed revenue from faculty if a proposed parking plan is ap- and staff parking fees. proved by the Board of Trustees. Binford said that it is estimated The plan includes fee increases that Rice has as many as one million for students, faculty, staff and visi- visitors per year who do not pay to tors, as well as a proposal to gate park on campus. most of the parking lots on campus. Baker College sophomore Joy For students, the proposed Green, a member of the parking com- changes include the institution of a mittee, said the potential revenue $53 fee to park in the East Stadium that could be generated from visitor lllltll Lot, and a $6 increase in the shuttle parking fees was one reason the new * m /'''i''™' fflgjg S88K - ' ' ; fee to $37. Faculty and staff would plan was proposed. fm w , ' also pay $90 to park in the East "Nobody wanted to jack up park- Stadium Lot. ing prices for the lots, but at the £* UL President Malcolm Gillis is cur- same time we get thousands and rently reviewing the proposal, and thousands of visitors a year, and he can decide to present it to the we're thinking of how much rev- Board of Trustees for their approval enue we could be making," Green KONSTANTIN TSVAYGBOYM/THRESHER at the May meeting. said. "We believe the existing parking Binford and Green said the study Big man on the hill system is broken and needs fixing," revealed that many universities com- Freshman Jeff Niemann, a 6-foot-9 pitcher, follows through in Sunday's 16-4 win over Fresno State. The win pushed Gillis said. parable to Rice, such as Stanford, the Owls, ranked third nationally, to a four-game lead atop the Western Athletic Conference. See Story, Page 19. According to Associate Vice Presi- See PARKING. Page 10 Beer-Bike parade injuries increase

by Rachel Rustin dents during the races, so almost all ous five Beer-Bikes—there were just THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF of those 25 patients were injured a greater volume of them." Reiter said. during the parade," EMS Director Last year, tractor trailers were This year's Beer-Bike was an ac- Noah Reiter said. "In my recollec- used in the parade and two people cident-free race, had an average num- tion, it was probably the most active reported that their foot had been run ber injuries and an abnormal race parade we've ever worked in six over by the trailer. for last place. years." Beer-Bike coordinators decided to While there were no accidents return to large cattle cars for the pa- during the race, 25 injuries were re- rade in hopes of making the parade See pullout for bonus Beer-Bike ported during the day to Rice Emer- safer. While there were still a large coverage, complete with photos and gency Medical Services, and 7 of those number of injuries during the race, stories. went to an emergency room to seek none involved the trucks directly. further treatment. Though this total is Another addition to the safety a decrease from last year's count of 30, There were 23 injuries reported precautions for Beer-Bike this year last year's total included four students in 2000, 25 in 1999 and 13 in 1998. was a required biker safety meeting •M who fell during the races. "For the most part, we didn't see held by Director of Student Health "There weren't any major acci- injuries that we didn't see the previ- See BEER-BIKE. Page 6 Student center to install lockers

by Rebecca Tuuri owner will be issued a warning, and is really far and really scary. Having any property will be moved to the lockers is a really safe idea, and it is FOR THE THRESHER lost and found after a day or two, just really convenient for students." Fifteen lockers will be installed Sutera said. Tran said her idea received sup- in the Convenience Store this sum- Former Student Association In- port at a February SA meeting, mer, replacing the cubbyholes cur- ternal Vice President KimTran origi- though some students expressed rently used for temporary personal nally proposed the idea for lockers concern that lockers would give off- item storage, Student Center Asso- in the Rice Memorial Center two campus students another reason not § ji ciate Director Paul Sutera said. months ago. after a friend suggested to go back to their colleges. Tran KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER Students can use a locker key for that lockers near Willy's Pub would then took her idea to Sutera, who 25 cents for up to a day, and the be a convenient place for off-campus suggested the lockers be placed in The Eyes of Rice money collected will be used to re- students to leave their stuff while at the convenience store. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. R-Tx, shares her experiences as an place lost keys. The lockers will be the pub. Will Rice College senior Arjun anchorwoman at KPRC on March 28 at the Ralph S. O'Connor House. accessible during the hours that the "I just think it is a good idea," Reddv said for a quick Campus Store She spoke at a ceremony recognizing Rice's curatorship of The Eyes of Convenience Store is open. If items Trail said. "If I lived at the north trip, lockers seemed like an elabo- Texas series, which ran for 30 years. are left in the lockers overnight, the colleges, walking to a college locker See LOC KERS. Page 8 Autry Court gets high-tech floor INSIDE After The Cosby Show OPINION Page 3 flexible, more comfortable and leaves athletes Rice's hispanic ranking isn't the full story by John Koch Jon Stewart or Conan O'Brien? less prone to injuries," Facilities and Engi- THRESHER STAFF No, this isn't your choice for which neering Project Manager Hannes Hofer said. A&E Page 11 late-night TV comedian to watch, but pos- "When you jumped on the old court, you hit Fall in love with She Loves Me A high-performance floor is currently be- sible choices to nominate to be the 2003 hard surface every time. The UniForce court ing installed at Autry Court with construction Commencement Speaker. to be finished in time for the 2002-03 volley- has some give." SPORTS Page 19 All community members can go to ball and basketball seasons. The Athletics Department decided to Mularz, Hill make waves at NCAAs http://www. owlnet. rice. edu/~karla to give The floor to be installed is the Connor build a new floor because the old one was their recommendations for who should Quote of the Week UniForce "performance enhancing" model, out-of-date and contributed to many athletes' speak at commencement. which has more cushioning than a regular injuries. "Nobody wanted to jack up parking prices for Happy picking! the lots, but at the same time we get wood floor. The original floor at Autry Court, Men's basketball guard Jason McKrieth thousands and thousands of visitors a year, which was installed when the building was said he was excited about the floor. Weekend Weather and we're thinking of how much revenue we built in 1951, was built directly on a concrete "The new floor is going to be a great addi- Friday could be making." subfloor and thus had little bounce or cushion tion to the facility," McKrieth, a freshman, Partly sunny, 55-71 degrees — Baker College sophomore Joy Green, a to it. said. "For next year, they're bringing in a new Saturday representative to the Univesity Standing Among the benefits of the new floor is a floor, we're getting new uniforms and we are Mostly cloudy, 65 75 degrees Committee on Parking Committee, about the two-part cushioning system that helps soften going to have new excitement brought back to Sunday proposed parking rate increases. See Story. athletes' impacts on landings. Rice basketball." Istolated thunderstorms, 63-78 degrees Page 1. "The new cushioning makes the floor more See AITRY. Page 8 , V*'» *

THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 the Rice Thresher RanonaLe... e>y pavit) o-uen

Rachel Rustin Editor in Chief Paying to park Students were welcomed back from Spring Recess this week to find an array of rumors about a new parking plan buzzing around campus. The proposed parking plan calls for a hike in student parking fees, a fee for visitor parking and the addition of gates to campus lots (See Story, Page 1). We find the proposed parking plan alarming. Even more alarming is the fact that the administration could develop a plan you wanr this fully after having only one meeting with undergraduate leadership. While the administration may be able to surmise «e TO PG that students would be against the added fee, students — other F than those on the University Standing Committee on Parking, °R sTdOlua anyway—have not been given an opportunity to voice concerns p related to the plan. aRKinRice University ranked second the nation for Hispanics? Is it enough choose to be more involved on cam- among in the top 25 colleges and to know that a school has a certain pus. The question is: Why aren't universities for Hispanic students. percentage of Hispanic students, a they? Perhaps some Hispanic stu- bad play in international arena After all, I heard about couple of cultural organi- dents do not feel comfortable at Rice It may have passed under the economic downturn, this protec- Rice from Hispanic Maga- zations or a few classes or within the college system. Maybe radar of most Americans, but this tionist policy will not only increase zine. This ranking did not about Latin America? this explains the disproportionate month, President George W. prices for the average consumer, surprise me; what did was The article in Hispanic number of minorities living off cam- Bush has decided to impose a but it will also cause many work- how much it bothered me. Magazine says, "Latinos pus in comparison to their Cauca- 30 percent tariff on steel ers to lose their jobs in Although I have enjoyed can pursue Latin Ameri- sian peers. imports into the United other industries. This my time at Rice, I find it can Studies" at Rice. While The most important question States. This move, does not even include hard to believe that it is it's true that Rice has some never asked seems so obvious: How which is blatant politi- the wider world, where the second best school in classes pertaining to Latin do Hispanic students feel about their cal pandering, both U.S. steel tariffs may the nation for Hispanics. America, students do not experiences? I have not heard from hurts the average U.S. cause job layoffs in So how were these Amada have the option of major- all Hispanic students, but this is what consumer and damages places as far-flung as rankings determined? Ac- Armenta ing in Latin American some had to say: "Rice does a great our foreign policy rela- Britain, China and Rus- cording to the Rice Office Studies. There is no such job of recruiting minority students, tions. sia. These protection- of Media Relations, His- thing as a "Latin Ameri- but they don't do much for you once The reasoning be- ist policies are bad eco- panic Magazine ranks schools ac- can Studies" majorat Rice. Rice does you get here," and "I like Rice, don't hind the tariff revolves Jared nomics. cording to the number of Hispanic: have a Spanish major with a concen- get me wrong, but in terms of a great around the upcoming Hubbard Some of the foreign students, graduation rates, degree tration in Latin America, but this place for Hispanics, I don't think it congressional elec- policy consequences programs, student organizations, isn't helpful for students who do not would be number two on my list," tions. For the past four are even clearer. Just recruiting and minority support pro- know Spanish. and "I just feel like a number, not a years, steel companies and unions as Bush is asking China its doors grams, and faculty. There are more significant crite- cultural addition to a well-mixed stu- have been calling on the adminis- to our goods, we are closing our Despite this claim, the actual ar- ria for judging schools than those dent population." tration to impose 40 percent tar- doors to Chinese steel. The ticle never mentions Hispanic gradu- used, and there are many important Perhaps there is no such thing as iffs on steel imports. Since the groups we have upset look like a ation rates, Hispanic recruiting and questions that both this article and a "best school" for Hispanic students. 1998 Asian financial crisis, there veritable who's who of the world support programs, or Hispanic fac- I^ice have not answered. It would be false to imply that all has been a flood of low-cost steel stage. The International Mon- ulty for any of the schools it profiles. Are there Hispanic faculty mem- Hispanic students would be happy pouring into the American mar- etary Fund has "frowned" upon The measures consistently men- bers on campus? I'm sure we can all in a certain environment, and a blan- ket. Thirty-one U.S. steel compa- our new tariffs. China, Russia and tioned by the article are the percent- think of some (i.e. the Spanish de- ket statement has many shortcom- nies have gone bankrupt since others are expressing outrage at age of Hispanic students, cultural partment). How about tenured His- ings. Still, Rice will probably always the Asian financial crisis. The steel our decision. In retaliation, only organizations and Hispanic-related panic faculty? There are only a few be considered a top school for His- companies have been hurt both four days after the Bush adminis- majors. tenured Latino faculty members. In panic students given the criteria used by the strength of the U.S. dollar, tration announced the steel tar- At 10 percent of the student body, addition, there are more Hispanic in determining rankings. Despite our and from union deals for large iffs, Russia announced a ban on Rice has a relatively high percent- faculty members in the Spanish de- high ranking, there is still much pay packages and benefits to U.S. poultry; U.S. poultry farmers age of Hispanic students. Still, His- partment than in most other depart- work to be done. Until we examine workers, which the steel compa- sell almost $700 million worth of panic students tend to have a weak ments combined. these deeper issues, rankings will nies can no longer afford. The chickens to Russia. Even our sense of community partially be- Are there Hispanic students in- never reflect what the best schools key to President Bush's decision strongest ally, Great Britain, cause this 10 percent translates into volved in athletics, clubs, and stu- for Hispanics truly are. is the fact that steel workers live which has stood strong by a small number given the size of the dent government? There is not one in districts, like the Midwest and America since Sept. 11, has bro- student population at Rice. In addi- Hispanic student in the newly- Amada Armenta is a Wiess College West Virginia, that are heavily ken with us and is strongly criti- tion, does a high percentage and elected Student Association Senate. sophomore and co-external vice presi- contested in this fall's election. cizing our decision. The new small student body really make a I'm not saying this is Rice's fault; dent of HACER. Bush's motives are clearly politi- American tariffs may force the cal, but he fails to see the long- EU to institute its own set of tar- term consequences of his deci- iffs to avoid a glut of steel in Euro- I know who moved the cheese sion. pean markets that cannot make it The simplest economics into America. courses, even those at Rice, will This policy change stands to Aetna, ancient Rome reveal value of common law reveal the economic conse- reverse the recent momentum quences of protectionist policies. towards economic free trade that, Happy Easter. Now think for a woman's captive labor, no one would since both parties know what to ex- First, when prices are low, com- in fact, the United Stateshasbeen minute about Monty Python's Life of question that she has a right to that pect. So if Aetna knows it's going to panies that are not cost efficient, pushing for the last few decades, Brian, a movie about the loser born money plus damages. have to pay damages every time it like the U.S. steel companies Bush and that President Bush prom- next door to Jesus. The problem, of course is that goes to court, it will likely look to is protecting, go bankrupt and ised in his election campaign. It The movie forever the people asking for repa- settle the cases before they ever go exit the marketplace, while com- marks a major shift in U.S. policy changed my understand- rations are not them- that far. panies that are more cost efficient from economic liberalization back ing of Easter. After seeing selves former slaves — And the common law is some- survive. to protectionism. it, I realized for the first their claim is based on thing Rome never figured out. The Also, once tariffs are in effect, With these new 30 percent tar- time that Jesus and the crimes committed against Roman view of government would they protect the steel companies, iffs on steel, President Bush has events surrounding his life their ancestors. Arid in never have permitted such a decen- but duh, the price of steel rises. cast aside the free-trade policy and death were linked to wm y many cases it isn't exactly tralized and seemingly chaotic thing This means that everything that that has helped U.S. companies the Jewish struggle for in- clear who the defendants as common law. But it works, and in uses steel, from silverware to worldwide, and is instead institut- dependence from Rome. are supposed to be, since difficult cases such as reparations sport utility vehicles, will become ing protectionist measures for his It seemed like this was a most people's ancestors for slavery it works much better than pricier. Rises in commodity prices own short-term political gain. religious question—Jews weren't even in the coun- a rigid and arbitrary law passed by a translate into job losses in indus- What he doesn't realize, however, didn't like being ruled by try yet and many modern government. There isn't a perfect tries that use steel, producers are is the long-term damaging conse- a non-Jewish hegemon. companies didn't exist solution to this question, but trust- forced to cut back production quences, not only to the U.S. But as I thought about when slavery ended (com- ing interested parties to pursue and when costs rise. Job losses in economv, but also to American it, I came to see that the Jewish panies as old as Aetna are handle their own claims is the best steel-consuming industries are foreign policy. rebellion (and Jesus, by association) certainly the exception). So all kinds way to find a good one. actually expected to exceed job was actually a libertarian event: an of questions come up: Can the right losses in steel-producing indus- Jared Hubbard is a Jones College attempt by an oppressed group to to seek damages be inherited? How Brad Lega is a Hanszen College tries because of this. In a time of senior. free itself from an unjust tax policy much of our current wealth is due to senior. imposed by an ethical community slavery? lacking moral authority. Rome after Is it necessary to prove that one's all, wasn't a religious authority. Take ancestors were actually slaves? the perspective of a Jewish incencese What's the link between an The Rice Thresher, the official student salesman: What gave a immoral, individual's claim against an offend- newspaper at Rice University since 1916, is secular emperor the right to take ing party and the claim of all blacks, the Rice Thresher published each Friday during the school year, the salesman's (and the salesman's even those that are not the descen- except during examination periods and synagogue's) money? Time for a dants of slaves? holidays, by the students of Rice University. revolution. With all these complexities, writ- Editorial and business offices are located I'm only half serious with this ing a law that spells out the stipula- Rachel Kustin on the second floor of the Ley Student Center, idea. But it made me think about tions for seeking reparations and Editor in Chief 61(H) Main St., MS-524, Houston, TX 77005- another thing that happened this who must pay the damages is a 1892. Phone (713) 348-4801. Fax (713) 348- week. A group of people, claiming to nearly impossible task. Think of all 5238. E-mail: [email protected]. Web page: be the descendants of slaves, sued the interest groups and all the de- NEWS LIFESTYLES http://www. ricethresher. org. Aetna, the insurance company, and bates in Congress before anything I.iora Dalian, Senior Editor Corey E. Devine, Editor Mark Berenson, Editor Annual subscription rate: $50 domestic, a few other corporations for dam- at all happened, and then think of all Lindsey Gilbert, Asst. Editor CALENDAR $105 international. 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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 Students awarded Wagoner scholarships to study abroad

by Ben Home junior Victoria Zyp. THRESHER STAFF History graduate student Bheki Mngomezulu and anthropology Using funding from Wagoner graduate student Timothy Wood Foreign Study Scholarships, five were awarded Wagoner scholar- Rice students will be able to take ships in the graduate level competi- their academic pursuits overseas tion. next year to Morocco, Kenya, Cam- The winners were chosen from bodia and Great Britain. a pool of 13 applicants, and received Wagoner scholarships award up notification of their awards to $15,000 for a year of studying March 7. abroad and were made possible by "The Wagoner was created as a funds left by James Wagoner, a 1929 Rice-only Fulbright," Rice Executive Rice graduate. Director of International Programs and Scholarships Mark Scheid said. Fulbright scholarships are awarded

by the federal government to col- CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER CALEB REDFIELD/THRESHER 'Kenya, Uganda and lege graduates for study or research Sid Richardson College sophomore Martel College Junior Victoria Zyp History graduate student Bheki abroad. Victoria Gomez Mngomezulu Tanzania are currently Wagoner scholarship applicants expressed their visions for their year would have studied abroad for a political economy and North African Wagoner loved Rice and loved to reviving regional abroad, their personal motivations semester even without the Wag- art history. travel, which gave him the idea to and their qualifications in a series of oner scholarship, but the extra Rice's economic courses too of- create the scholarships, according cooperation, so I would essays and also had to submit letters money will allow him to stay for a ten have a North American or South to longtime family friend C.M. from faculty and an extracurricular full year. American focus, Zyp said, but in Hudspeth, who is also the executor like to see if they are leader. Gomez will be studying biologi- Morocco she will be able to take of Wagoner's estate. not repeating the Financial need was also a crite- cal sciences at Cambridge Univer- international economics courses Wagoner was a homebuilder rion for the scholarship, in compli- sity in England. Gomez said she has along her area of interest. who "built some of the finest homes wrongs of the past. I ance with the terms in Wagoner's always loved the sciences, especially Mngomezulu will be studying in in Houston," including the former will. biology, and she chose Cambridge Nairobi, Kenya, focusing on the poli- home of James A. Baker III, chose Nairobi as my "It's an extensive process, but for its good reputation in science. tics surrounding the establishment Hudspeth said. Wagoner was not a with $15,000, you'd expect that," She has wanted to apply since she of the University of East Africa and rich man, but he inherited a por- base because I have Huegerich said. visited the university her freshman how the institution faced its demise tion of his family farm. When High- established contact with Huegerich will be studying the year, but rising freshmen and sopho- in 1970. way 20 was built under the philosophy of science at University mores are not eligible for Wagoner "Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Eisenhower Highway plan, the land one of Africa s leading College London. As a double major scholarships. are currently reviving regional co- became very valuable, allowing in physics and philosophy, he chose Cambridge appeals to Gomez be- operation, so I would like to see if Wagoner to sell it for a substantial scholars who lives UCL because its physics program cause the "language barrier would they are not repeating the wrongs sum. had the highest rating in the British not interfere with the intense sci- of the past," Mngomezulu said. "I there.' rating system. Its philosophy and ences courses." She said she is also chose Nairobi as my base because I — Bheki Mngomezulu history of science programs are also excited she will be able to travel in have established contact with one highly rated. of Africa's leading scholars who The ministry and History graduate student Europe during her year abroad. "I'm pretty sure I'll study phi- Zyp will be spending her fourth lives there." losophy of science in grad school," undergraduate year at A1 Akhawayn "My home country [South Africa! residents of the town Huegerich said. He said he has University in Morocco. The univer- is currently merging tertiary institu- Undergraduate scholarships for already almost exhausted the pos- sity has a large percentage of inter- tions, and some of the problems are hoping that this the 2002-'03 school year were sibilities for taking courses in the national students, Zyp said, which faced by the South African govern- effort to re-present their awarded to Hanszen College sopho- philosophy of science at Rice, so will allow her to fit in well. She will ment in this regard are similar to the more Tim Huegerich, Sid he wanted to study at an institution be studying Arabic language and ones East Africa went through," past will attract foreign Richardson College sophomore that offers more courses in this culture and taking courses in inter- Mngomezulu said. "Therefore South Victoria Gomez and Martel College field. Huegerich had decided he national economics, North African Africa will learn from this experi- visitors to the otherwise ence." Wood will be studying histori- quite remote village' cal representation and social his- — Timothy Wood tory in Cambodia. He will use the Anthropology graduate student scholarship to complete the field- work needed for his doctorate. "I am focusing on sites of histori- cal remembrance, namely museums, Wagoner invested the money that are working toward represent- wisely, building his account, ing Cambodia's recent past," Wood Hudspeth said. Wagoner had no said. "The ministry and residents of children, and left almost all of his Science Historian the town are hoping that this effort fcstate to Rice. to re-present their past will attract "I'm not aware of any other school foreign visitors to the otherwise quite that has an endowment of this size remote village." for study abroad," Scheid said. 1 1, 2DD2 The scholarships were first Huegerich also praised Rice's awarded in 1997. They are de- scholarships and the study abroad signed to continue indefinitely be- staff. 'innovation and Change" cause they are funded by the inter- "The generosity of scholarships est gained each year on an endow- enabled me to come here, and now ment provided by Wagoner, Scheid they enable me to study abroad," he Called "one of the most intrigu- said. said. ing minds in the Western world," James Burke and his in- 2001-02 Hue nee on the public, under- President's Lecture Series "rn wtymm standingoi science and technol- Rice University ogy arc acknowledged in cita- * iy tions bv former Vice President I A! Gore and Microsoft CF.O Bill (iaf.es, among mam ... M •: ;av : sM others €§= STANFORD June 25 through In H-Hif) Burke began work with BBC-TV on Rice Memorial center "111 SUMMER SESSION August 17,2002 Tomonmn's World and went on to become the BBC's SiOO f '.M. chief reporter on the Apollo Moon missions. 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} ! I > L I I THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 Pousson to travel on Honor council constitution changed by Stephanie Dornschneider spots on the 28-person council. pated in the elections. Honor Coun- cil President Aaron Martz said he THRESHER STAFF The Honor Council constitution amendment changes the procedure was not surprised by the low turnout Watson scholarship Four Honor Council at-large rep- facing a student who violates the because of the timing of the election resentatives were elected and the Honor Code by combining prelimi- and Spring Recess and the fact that elections for some Honor Council me working there is how much Honor Council constitution was nary, trial and penalty hearings into by Sarah Cook positions had already been held in — and this is something that is amended in the Student Association a single hearing. FOR THE THRESHER February. very controversial among a lot of Spring Elections that took place from "The three hearings used to fol- March 29 until Wednesday. The elections also confirmed next This summer, Jones College more traditional physicians and low each other directly and in- year's Sammy the Owl mascot posi- senior Amelia Pousson will depart health authorities — sociologi- The new Honor Council repre- cluded the same people," Honor tion, which will be shared by for a yearlong trip around the cal factors play a major part in sentatives are Lovett College fresh- Council's Revisions Committee Hanszen College sophomores Kelli world on a $22,000fellowship from disease transmission and overall man Amanda Askin, Martel College Chair Jason Longoria said. "The DesRochers, Elizabeth Burney and the Watson Foundation. health," Pousson said. freshman Landon Jennings, Sid new way is more efficient and it is Justin Mintzer. Pousson, a bioengineering Richardson College sophomore An- also easier to understand for the major, received the fellowship to drea Melton, and Hanszen College student accused." "Since my freshman year, I defi- research the interaction between sophomore Evan Van Ness. Seven Of the total eligible voters at Rice, nitely wanted to be Sammy the Owl," religion and HIV/AIDS preven- ' One of the things people competed for these last four only 209, or 7.34 percent, partici- DesRochers said. tion in Brazil, Botswana, Djibouti and Thailand. After traveling to that was really the four countries, Pousson will brought home to spend six weeks in Geneva, Swit- zerland working with UNAIDS to me working there is produce a report for the 2003 sum- mit on HIV in developing coun- how much tries. UNAIDS is a United Nations program that brings seven world- sociological factors wide organizations together to address the AIDS problem. play a major part in To compete for the fellowship, disease transmission Pousson submitted a project proposal to a Rice panel, and overall health' which selected her to enter the national pool. From the national — Amelia Pousson pool, the Watson Foundation Jones College senior selects 50 scholars, whom they announced March 18. All Watson Fellowships are for $22,000, un- When planning her project, less the fellow is traveling with a Pousson chose countries spouse or dependent, in which to research based on their unique case the grant equals $31,000. religious situations. Pousson said Pousson said that her project that Djibouti, for example, is the idea grew indirectly from a Lead- only Islamic country in the world ership Rice summer internship that reports its HIV statistics. at the Baylor Teen Health Clinic, Pousson will depart in either where she still works. July or August and will not return SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER "One of the things that was to the United States until the really brought home to completion of her research. Gone to the animals A pygmy goat looks out from his temporary home behind Martel House. The goat was originally acquired by the college for a jack, but the college kept the goat until it was determined that it was Illegal. Environmental Club holds conference on energy projects. Alison Griffith There will also be panel discus- FOR THE THRESHER sions on alternative energy, mod- The 10th Annual Rice Environ- erated by Rice faculty and staff, 5814 Kirby mental Conference, hosted by Rice's and lectures about fuel cells, en- Environmental Club, will take place ergy activism and the steps an indi- In Rice Village Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at vidual can take to reduce his own the Student Center. It is free and negative impact on the environ- open to anyone interested and in- ment. Better Ingredients. cludes lunch. Among the moderators are Phys- The conference is organized, ics Professor Neal Lane, a former Better rizza. (7i3i432-7272 planned and run by Rice students with Director of the National Science the goal of informing other students Foundation. and the rest of the Houston commu- "It's an all-day event so we're try- nity about pertinent environmental ing to cover a lot of bases," Cagle issues. The Environmental Club initi- said. ated the conference in 1992 to raise The conference is sponsored by Large one topping pizza awareness of the role the individual Rice's President's Programming plays in energy consumption. Fund and the Energy and Environ- Lovett College junior Lee Cagle, mental Systems Institute, and will & one two liter Coke® Wiess College sophomore Shalene hopefully generate excitement Jha and Jones College junior within the community for protecting George Wells are the directors for the environment. the daylong event. All three are active in the Environmental Club $8.99 1424 Westheimer • 713-528-2788 and started planning and organiz- ing for the conference early in the school year; they picked a theme for the conference in October and started booking speakers XX in January. : A :ki- The theme of this year's confer- ence is Power to the People: The Future of Energy. "We picked the theme based on what we thought was relevant to the Houston community," Cagle said. Barbara Shook, the Houston Bu- SURF FLICKS reau Chief of the Energy Intelligence ON THREE SCREENS Group, is the keynote speaker and will be talking about the current state of energy. Representatives from Reliant Dflg and Green Mountain energy com- panies will speak to inform people ?&DAIQU^ of what they should know when choosing an energv provider. Win- Every Tuesday ners of the Greene Prize for Envi- ronmental Student Papers, which $2.00 Dos Equis We support Rice athletics. encourages environmental work from undergraduate Rice students, $2.00 Tequila Slammers will give presentations on their

YISTf OUR WEBSITE www.rdderrfrar.coM THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 No injuries result from bike races STUDENT ASSOCIATION The Student Association met last Monday. The following were discussed. order to discuss the escalating jacks BEER-BIKE, from Page 1 one to be down there and get smoth- • Campanile senior portraits will be taken Saturday from 12-3 p.m. in across campus. Those present at that Services Mark Jenkins. ered and injured," Hulsey said. the Grand Hall lobby and May 2 from 12-4:30 p.m. at the senior meeting decided to form a commit- Jenkins said he used information In another first, Martel College picnic. from motorcylce safety courses to debuted in this year's festivities. tee to look into the issue. The com- mittee is being chaired by Assistant • The senate approved Baker College freshman Alan Pham as the teach bikers how to handle situa- elections chair, Baker freshman Skye Schell as the director of tions on the track and race quickly Vice President of Student Affairs John Hutchinson and will meet for technology and Brown College sophomore Ian White as parliamentar- but safely. ian. Jenkins said the meeting was held 'We didn't see injuries the first time tomorrow. "I think our initial goal is to see if • The senate approved the ballot for the Spring Elections (See Story, on the track so that he could point out Page XXX). certain parts of the course to the bik- that we didn't see the we can agree on what problems there • Possible uses for the green space which will be created when old ers, many of whom had never raced are and see if we can agree on the previous five Beer- Wiess College is demolished were considered. Two main possibili- competitively in the past. Jenkins said most effective way to address those ties were debated: creating a full-size soccer field, which would that one year of the course isn't a large problems," Hutchinson said. Bikes — there were just eliminate almost all the trees on the site, or creating a smaller field enough sample to determine its real The committee will work with what and two sand-volleyball courts while maintaining most of the trees. effects but that he looks forward to some perceived as an increase in dan- a greater volume of A final decision will be made by the Office of the Vice President for offering it in future years. gerous, improper or personally tar- Student Affairs. Injury numbers may have also been them.' geted jacks that occurred this year. • The SA is creating the position of coordinator of the student affected by the fact that members of While this year's Willy Week — Noah Reiter institutional memory database. The student will create a reference the Rice University Police Department jacks may have caused in problems, Rice EMS director binder of student issues that have come up in the past several years, stopped many students from climb- there was plenty of good, clean fun which will eventually be computerized. Applications were due Wednes- ing the fort at Wiess College. elsewhere during the festivities. day. In years past, the fort has fallen Members of Sid Richardson Col- • Lovett College president Katie Ban and Martel College president relatively easily; however, this year's "We surpassed our own expecta- lege attempted to preserve their spot Anna Friedberg advised the senate that the college presidents will design included 4x4s with a cement tions with what we thought we could as the final college in the parade by discuss creating a Willy Week jack policy for next year. foundation into the ground, making do with half of a college living on fixing their truck so it appeared not destructing the fort tougher. campus," Martel President Anna to start. When that didn't work, sev- • Will Rice College president Steven Caufield shared what he learned Friedberg said. "Martel couldn't eral Sidsters trailed behind the pa- at a meeting with Parking Committee chairman Neill Binford. The have asked for a better event." rade, directly in front of Hulsey, who committee is recommending that most parking lots be gated, and that students be charged to park in the stadium lot (See Story, Page Martel felt the force of its share was at the end of the parade. 'We surpassed our own of jacks, including one which in- Convinced they were at the end of 1). expectations with what cluded three chickens temporarily the parade, Hulsey said the joke was residing at the college, and one in on them — he's a Martel associate. The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed. we thought we could do which parts of the Martel lawn were fertilized to say 'Traitor." • Students can go to http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~karla to express with half of a college Martel's power and water were BEER-BIKE FINES their preferences for the 2003 commencement speaker. The final also shut the Thursday night of Willy College Fine selection is made by President Malcolm Gillis. living on campus.' Week; while Friedberg, a sopho- Baker $400 • SA President Matt Haynie clarified some misinformation regarding more, has no evidence of the shutoffs Brown $300 the proposed parking changes (See Story, Page 1). — Anna Friedberg • Rice Broadcast Television presented the responses they received Martel College president being part of a jack, she said it would Hanszen $450 fit into a pattern of escalating jacks Jones $400 from surveys about whether on-campus students would be willing to this year, which also included cat- Lovett $550 pay a $6 annual fee to continue running movies on RBT past this fish bait being spread over door Martel $675 semester. Over three-quarters of the approximately 250 students RUPD Sgt. Les Hulsey said the handles at Lovett College. Sid Richardson $500 surveyed were in support of the fee. The senate voted 11-10 to sturdier fort caused many parade "It was a university-wide phenom- Wiess $300 recommend to Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs John participants to make an even more enon that the jacks were no longer Will Rice $550 Hutchinson that the fee not be implemented. A final decision will be aggressive effort at tearing it down, pranks, but just spiteful," Friedberg made by Hutchinson. especially as the fort continued to said. "You should be able to sit next Fines are the levels after • The senate discussed whether there is an alcohol problem at Rice, stand. As time went on, Hulsey said to the person you jacked the next reductions were taken for and if so what it is. Most present agreed that if there is a problem, officers feared the situation was get- day and be proud of what you did." cleaning up the Inner Loop on the existing framework of the alcohol policy could be sufficient if fully ting more dangerous. The college presidents held a Sunday. used. Individual colleges will see what they can do on their own, such "We just didn't want to get any- meeting the day before Beer-Bike in as using their social budgets to support more non-alcoholic events and having enough security, alcohol servers and drunksitters.

The next meeting will be held Monday in Farnsworth Pavilion in the Student Center at 10 p.m. Funds lacking for summer work study

by Lindsey Gilbert Although any returning work THRKSHKK KDITORIAI. STAFF study student is eligible for summer aid, only seven or eight have been This year's $336,000 federal work employed in recent summers, Rogers study allocation will be used up by said. Most of these students work in the end of the semester, Student the college offices or continue in year- Financial Services announced in long departmental positions. March. In an e-mail to all university de- partments, SFS urged both students and employers to prepare for a sum- 'Our focus is on trying mer without work study employment. Funds will be renewed for the fall. to make sure students "Essentially what has happened this year is that so many people have have resources for the participated in the work study pro- gram that all the funds will be spent regular academic year by the end of spring," Associate Di- — Bonnie Rogers rector of Student Financial Services Associate Director of Student Bonnie Rogers said. Financial Services Around 200 students participate in the work study program during the academic year, Rogers said. SFS subsidizes 75 percent of each salary, Summer work study is not guar- leaving the employing department anteed by the university and is not with only a quarter of the cost. figured into a student's initial finan- With this year's federal alloca- cial aid package, Rogers said. SFS tion exhausted, departments depen- does not actively reserve funds for dent on work study funding must the summer in order to ensure exact foot the entire bill or face a summer budgeting — if the university re- without student employees. turns more than 10 percent of its Will Rice College Coordinator federal allocation, funding for the Cece King said she hires a student following year is cut by that amount assistant every summer to help "In order to retain this funding around the office while she prepares we have to spend it," Rogers said. for Orientation Week. Without sub- "Our focus is on trying to make sure sidization, however, Will Rice can- students have resources for the regu not afford the extra employee. lar academic year." "There's just no way we can hire Rogers said SFS planned the mid- somebody," King said. "Our budget March announcement to give af- depends on us being able to hire fected departments and students work study students because we don't ample time to search for alternative have enough to pay 100 percent." summer employment solutions. THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 Rice grants to underwrite Recent alumnus to attend Cambridge humanities study abroad Fulbright scholar first Rice student to win Gates Scholarship ties students who study abroad. by Maeve Quigley law and economic growth isn't nearly man Bill Gates and his wife For the time being, the Mitchell by David Berry THRESHER STAFF that simple." Melinda Gates' charity founda- Fund is restricted to humanities THRESHER STAFF Blocher suggested his experi- tion has sponsored the scholar- Knowing what argent or dinero majors who participate in non-En- Recent Rice alumnus Joseph ence in Ghana was critical to his ships since October 2001. The means could soon earn humanities glish speaking programs. Students Blocher is taking a detour on his selection as a Gates scholar. scholarship provides one to four majors a grant to study abroad. cannot apply for the grant but will way to Yale Law School, spend- years of tuition at Cambridge, The Dolores W. Mitchell Fund be awarded it on basis of academic ing this year in Ghana on a plus fees, living expenses and is the first Rice-specific study merit. Fulbright Scholarship and next travel. College graduates from abroad grant for humanities ma- With 79 percent of undergradu- year to Cambridge University on any nation except the United jors and will award $1,000 to 20 ates receiving financial aid at Rice, '[Blotcher] cares about a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Kingdom are eligible to apply humanities majors studying abroad extra money to help cover traveling Blocher (Hanszen '01) re- for the Gates. Although more this year in language- costs is well-received, Study Abroad ideas, is curious about cently became the first Rice stu- Gates scholars have been cho- intensive programs. Adviser Vicki Seefeldt-West said. dent or alumnus to receive a Gates sen from the United States than "[Studying abroad] completely When students go abroad, their aid the world, and writes a Cambridge Scholarship. Rice from any other country, there changes a student's life," is transferred in proportion to their Executive Director for Interna- terrific prose. With his are no national quotas. said linguistics professor Douglas program's cost. Financial aid does tional Programs and Scholarships Blocher, a history major, said Mitchell, Dolores Mitchell's wid- not cover traveling and other living Mark Scheid said he considers rare combination of several Rice faculty and staff ower. "They see things in a new expenses. the Gates a rival to the Rhodes helped him reach success. way; they learn new languages." "In terms of summer programs, brains and Scholarship. He said his experiences in Mitchell said he and Dolores it makes a big dent," Seefeldt-West Blocher plans to attend Yale Scheid's preparation sessions for loved traveling and learning. When said. temperament, there is Law School after spending one the Fulbright and Rhodes com- she died last year, she left money in Other Rice scholarships for year at Cambridge studying for petitions were invaluable during her will to establish an endowment study abroad include two non-de- no telling how far he a master's degree in land the Gates selection process. for humanities majors at Rice, as partmental grants: the Goliard economy. Currently, Blocher is will go.' Blocher said he credits His- well as a chair in the Jesse H. Jones Scholarship, which awards funds looking into the interaction be- tory Professor Allen Matusow for Graduate School of Management, for summer work or travel, and the — Allen Matusow tween colonial and tribal prop- "banging h's writing into shape." and other grants for international Wagoner Scholarship, which History professor erty law and economic develop- He said Sociology Professor Wil- study and humanities at the Univer- awards up to $15,000 to four or five ment in Ghana. liam Martin helped him keep his sity of Houston, the University of St. students for a year of study. Some Blocher said his research has "academic vision from becoming Thomas and Houston Baptist Uni- departments also have their own led him to cast a critical eye on "They mostly asked me stuff about too tunneled." versity. grants, such as the German established opinions. my research in Ghana, like whether I Blocher's professors returned "It's a gift from the sky," Dean of Department's Earl Douglas "Development theorists and can speak Twi," he said of the Gates his praise. Humanities Gale Stokes said. Mitchell Scholarship, which awards the World Bank have been sub- selection committee. "They seemed "He is a special student," Forty percent of Rice students varying amounts of money depend- scribing to this idea that develop- to be looking for people with a spe- Matusow said. "He cares about have had an international work or ing on students' proposals. ing countries need to go out and cific research focus." ideas, is curious about the world, study abroad experience. Of the "In light of the fact things didn't give formal titles to all landown- After Cambridge, Blocher plans and writes a terrific prose. With 250 students who studied abroad work out with the language require- ers," Blocher said. to further pursue property and inter- his rare combination of brains last year, 91 were humanities ma- ment, I think this is a good chance "But what I'm finding is that national law at Yale. and temperament, there is no tell- jors. for humanities majors to broaden the connection between property Microsoft Corporation Chair- ing how far he will go." Stokes hopes to make this fund their understanding of a foreign lan- large enough to assist all humani- guage," Seefeldt-West said. POLICE BLOTTER

The following items were reported to the University Police for the period March 17-31. Items were removed for space. RICE SUMMER SCHOOL Residential Colleges APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR BOTH SESSIONS: MAY 18, 2002 Jones College March 20 Student struck in the face with a water balloon covered in lighterfluid. Take advantage of the summer credit courses at Rice. Enjoy smaller classes with motivated No suspects. classmates. You can complete nearly a semester of work by attending both sessions.

Jones College North March 21 Jones and Martel College students EARLY SESSION: MAY 13-31 GENERAL SESSION: JUNE 3-JULY 26 were throwing water balloons and ANTH 343 New Religious Movements in Africa ANTH 201 Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology trash cans. Martel students broke a ANTH 381 Medical Anthropology ANTH 313 Language and Culture window in the stairwell at Jones EC0N 211.1 Principles of Economics I ANTH 358 The Fourth World: Issues of Indigenous Peoples North. Case reported to Housing EC0N 212.1 Principles of Economics II ANTH 410 The Ethnography of Development and Dining. EC0N 370 Microeconomic Theory ANTH 513 Language and Culture EC0N 375 Macroeconomic Theory BIOS 207 Evolution, Genetics, and Society Jones College March 22 Student cut his hand when he broke ENGL 260 Introduction to the Study of American EC0N 211.2 Principles of Economics I a window in the stairwell at Jones Literature EC0N 212.2 Principles of Economics II North. Student was treated by Rice ENGL 362.1 American Fiction 1940-Present EC0N 448 Corporate Finance EMS, transported to Park Plaza ENGL 369 Literature of the American West: EDUC 440 Supervised Teaching- Summer School Hospital for stitches and will be Contemporary Women Writers ENGL 346 Survey of Twentieth-Century British Fiction billed for the broken window. ENGL 374 Survey of the Chicano/a Novel ENGL 358 Introduction to Film and American Culture ENGL 489 The Asian American Novel ENGL 362.2 American Fiction 1910-1940 Martel College March 23 Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. Three ESCI 2 ill Past and Future: Earth's Climate FREN101 Elementary French I, 4 credit hours students took a Disability Support Variations FREN102 Elementary French II, 4 credit hours Services golf cart and crashed the HEAL 407 Epidemiology FREN 201 Intermediate French Language, 4 credit hours vehicle into a brick pillar at Martel. HIST 117 The United States, 1815-1877 FREN 202 Intermediate French Language and Culture HIST 232 The Making of Modem Africa HIST 118 The United States, 1877-Present Brown College March 27 Student reported being harassed HIST 433 The Arab-Israeli Conflict HIST 318 The United States, 1877-Present during Beer-Bike. HUMA 201.1 Public Speaking HIST 331 Health and Medicine in America HUMA 308.1 Business & Professional Speaking HUMA 201.2a Public Speaking Academic Buildings KINE 260 Introduction to Sport Management HUMA 201.2b Public Speaking March 20 Wallet stolen from a lecture hall. KINE 362 Sport Marketing HUMA 305 Advanced Public Speaking Sewall Hall MATH 101.1 Single Variable Calculus I HUMA 308.2 Business & Professional Speaking March 25 Overhead projector stolen. MATH 102.1 Single Variable Calculus II ITAL103 Accelerated Beginning Italian, 8 credit hours Sewall Hall MATH 212.1 Multivariable Calculus (ITAL101 and 102 may be taken individually for MATH 355.1 Linear Algebra 4 credit hours each) Other Buildings March 22 Student who had previously been RELI 342 New Religious Movements in Africa KINE 120 Foundations of Kinesiology Willy's Pub thrown out of the Pub was involved SPAN 201.1 Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture I KINE 321 Exercise Physiology in a fight. Student was issued a 4 credit hours KINE 495 Independent Study: Cardiac Function and criminal trespass warning and told THEA 301 Acting I Ischemia/Reperfusion that if he returned to the Pub. he WGST 210 Islam and Politics UNG 313 Language and Culture would be arrested. UNG 513 Language and Culture All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise MATH 101.2 Single Variable Calculus I Parking Lots noted. Courses are subject to change. For updated MATH 102.2 Single Variable Calculus II East Stadium Lot March 24 Student's vehicle was struck and lists, complete course descriptions, and information MATH 211 Ordinary Differential Equations & Linear Algebra incurred extensive damage while on admission, application, tuition and fees, go to: MATH 212.2 Multivariable Calculus parked in the lot. MATH 355.2 Linear Algebra scs.rice.edu/SummerCredlt MUSI 633 Comprehensive Practicum in Piano Technology West Stadium Lot March 27 Items stolen from a truck. MUSI 686 Piano Technology or call "13-348-4803, ext. 701 PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology Lovett Hall Lot March 30 Car emblem stolen from a student's Email: scsummer(<7 nce.edu PSYC 231 Industrial and Organizational Psychology vehicle. PSYC 339 Statistical Methods - Psychology, 4 credit hours SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I, Other Areas 5 credit hours Entrance 4 March 21 Welder taken from Brown & Root SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II, construction trailer. 5 credit hours Administered by the SPAN 201.2 Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture I. School of Continuing Studies New Wiess College March 25 Office trailer burglarized. Computer RICE 4 credit hours construction site and electronic office devices taken. STAT 339 Statistical Methods - Psychology, 4 credit hours THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 MOB director resigns

by Lindsey Gilbert think Cesario was under pressure THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF from the administration to resign. Student Affairs administrators The Marching Owl Band will con- declined to comment on Cesario's tinue its trademark shenanigans next resignation. year under a new conductor. Conductor at Roger's State Uni- Current director Robert Cesario versity for seven years and music V • •• • ' submitted his letter of resignation in coordinator for Tulsa Public February, Assistant Director of Stu- Schools for eight, Cesario said his I dent Affairs for Student Life Cathi long-term career goals were ulti- Clack said. mately incompatible with the for- The Director of University Bands mat of the MOB. not only conducts the MOB and the "I've been thinking as I get to this BOB (the Basketball Owl Band) but point in my career what kind of a also oversees the university's other legacy I want to have," Cesario said. bands. "I'm interested in working with "Running the operation over people who are going to make music there is crucial because it's huge — or music education their profession." this person does the MOB, they do Cesario said his future plans in- the Symphonic Band, they oversee clude a faculty or administrative po- the jazz program," Clack said. sition at the college level. A six-member search commit- "I've been contacted by a num- tee, including two undergraduates ber of schools, some that are much and two graduate students, is in larger than Rice and one or two the process of choosing a that are smaller, all of which have new director. fairly active band programs," "We're reviewing resumes right Cesario said. - . • • ' v-' v< •«. * now," committee member Dan Many members agreed that the • i "iV; *v --x:'- •>;.• Phillips, a Lovett College senior and unique flavor of the MOB makes the head equipment manager for the search for a new director a difficult

CHRISTINE LIANG/THRESHER MOB, said. "We're just hoping that one. A construction worker looks over the maple wood beams of the base of the new Autry Court floor. The court will be we can find somebody new and fresh Will Rice sophomore Mike Gor- available to be used for commencement if inclement weather dictates. and get more people interested in don, a flute major who also plays the MOB." saxophone for the MOB, said he The committee will choose three hopes the new director will share finalists from a pool of more than 18 Cesario's open attitude. Floor will be ready for volleyball season applicants, Phillips said. Finalists will "He thought it was cool that I was be interviewed on campus and ob- a music major that was playing with served in conducting scenarios. the MOB because we don't do that AUTRY, from Page 1 people are needed to pull out the likely be different than the previous Clack said the hiring process too much," Gordon said. "Even when McKrieth said the new floor stands for events. center court logo. should be complete before gradua- I picked up a saxophone after two or would eliminate the concern many Renovation of the bleachers was Construction was originally tion, although the time table depends three days and said, 'Hey, can I play players had about the court causing necessitated with the installation of scheduled to be completed by be- on applicant quality. this?' he didn't mind it at all, he was injuries which would help out the the new floor, Hofer said. The total fore commencement, but comple- "It looks like we have a really all for it." program. cost for both projects is $250,000, tion has been pushed back to a later good group of people on hand," Clack Cesario said he has mixed feel- In addition to the renovation of which is being funded through the date. In case of rain, commencement said. "I'd like to see [the new direc- ings about his resignation but thor- the floor at Autry Court, the bleach- Athletic Department. will be held at Autry Court, and the tor] reenergize the MOB to the level oughly enjoyed his time at Rice. ers will also be refinished and mo- The design to be featured on the floor will be covered with a tarp to that people really look forward to "I enjoyed my four years with the torized by key switch. Currently, four new floor is still unknown but will make it usable. seeing them at games again." group very much," Cesario said. "I MOB membership declined dur- think we made a lot of progress dur- ing Cesario's four-year tenure, drop- ing the time I was here and the band ping from over 100 players to just program as a whole made some real half that amount. strides towards improving musician- MFAM "We've lost many members over ship." the last two years, for a lot of rea- Bryson said he has high hopes sons," drum major Kyle Bryson, a for the future of the band program. Will Rice College sophomore, said. "I'm sure that [Cesario] felt that Need a break from studying? "We want to build the band back up, leaving was the best thing to do for get behind a new person." us," he said. "We're trying to look to Several MOB members said they the future and build things back." Lockers may prevent thefts LOCKERS, from Page 1 that situation occasionally," Taylor rate solution. said. "Professional thieves come "They should have both cubby- through. If they see a piece of prop- holes and lockers just to serve the erty, they will take it. Anything sit- different purposes of the variety of ting out is vulnerable." people using the KMC," Reddy said. The locker unit costs about $2,000 Rice University Police Chief Bill and will be paid for by the Student Taylor said he thinks the lockers Association, while the Student Cen- may provide a solution to the theft ter will pay for the $500 installation problem that exists when students fee and any upkeep necessary. leave their belongings in cubbies Three of the lockers will be handi- and the hallway. capped-accessible and all will be "People will take advantage of large enough to hold bookbags.

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Wood said that in the past, the ..... w„•...... students who really want to get in- Pumpkin, RSVP's fall carnival, but is English professor poetry award had been only $1,000, volved in service, the opportunities smaller and has a more educational and that she was thrilled that the are there," Griswold said. "So it is emphasis, Children's Committee honored for poetry poetry award is now $5,000, the same just building on what has already Chair Zarema Singson said. as the award for best non-fiction and Iff Ut'M " English Department Chair Susan m . been successful." best fiction. Hi •i WfS&i ' ' Singson, a Wiess College senior, Wood won $5,000 as the inaugural Starting in mid-May when Syrett collaborated with Edlund, a Will Rice recipient of the Texas Institute of "It means giving poetry an equal goes on maternity leave, Griswold College sophomore, to organize this Letters Best Book of Poetry Award. place with the other two," Wood said. will run the CIC. Griswold said Syrett year's event, which is held for disad- Wood won for her Asunder col- This is not the first time Wood plans to come back on a part-time vantaged children from the Hous- lection that was published as part of has been recognized for her poetry. basis in August and then full time ton area. the National Poetry Series. The Na- She received a Guggenheim Fellow- again in November. ship for poetry in 1998, and her poem The fair will include educational tional Poetry Series is a competition The assistant director position "Diary" won the Pushcart Prize in booths sponsored by Rice organiza- in which five poets each choose a opened in July when Michelle 1999. tions and clubs. Rice EMS will run a collection of unpublished poetry, "Shelly" Errington left the center to booth on first aid, and there will also which is then published by major — Mark Berenson administer the Fulbright Scholar- be booths set up for activities like publishers. Asunder was selected by ship. Stacy Rasmussen (Wiess '01) cookie decorating, Edlund said. modern American poet Garrett New CIC assistant has served as a temporary commu- The kids will be divided into Hongo. nity service coordinator, but will be groups and given tours of the cam- Wood said she always finds it director starts leaving in August. pus. Volunteers will act as tour KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER difficult to describe what her poems The CIC will be hosting an open guides and work at the booths. Both are about, but that they include an Ryan Griswold, the new Commu- Ryan Griswold started working nity Involvement Center assistant Monday as the assistant director of house on Monday from 1-4 p.m. for Singson and Edlund said they would element of grief. any members of the Rice community like to see more volunteers. They are written out of my own director, started work on Monday, the Community Involvement Center. just weeks before Director Heather interested in meeting Griswold. "We'll take volunteers who just experiences and there is a lot about Griswold said he was impressed — Mark Berenson wake up in the morning and decide loss in those poems," Wood said. Syrett goes on maternity leave. While it is still being determined with the enthusiasm of students he to help out," Edlund said. "Just show "You experience a lot more loss as met when he came to campus for his up at Will Rice between one and you get older." what programs he will oversee, Spring Fling held at Griswold has started work on Urban interview. four." Immersion and various international "[Students] were active partici- Will Rice tomorrow Spring Fling was created last year service projects. pants in the interviewing," Griswold when the former committee chairs Griswold previously worked at the said. "That says a lot about how The Will Rice College quad will be decided RSVP should organize a University of Connecticut's Center much students really want to be in- filled with kids aged 6 to 12-years-old spring version of Project Pumpkin. for Community Outreach. He said he volved in the service program." tomorrow when the Rice Student Vol- Edlund said the event was a success was drawn to the environment at Rice. Griswold said he felt the role of unteer Program holds its second an- last year, with about 80 kids in atten- "I wanted an urban environment the CIC at Rice was to give students nual Spring Fling. The three-hour cel- dance. and also a smaller school," Griswold the opportunity to perform service ebration will begin at 1 p.m., and about "We just want to have a fun day, said. "I wanted students who are programs. 175 kids are expected to attend, RSVP another success and some more more engaged and students who "There are enough programs on Education Chair Renee Edlund said. good times," Edlund said. want to get involved." campus right now that if you have The event is similar to Project — Krissy Goode RSVP Chair Chad Chasteen, who was on the search committee that selected Griswold, said he was look- ing forward to working with him and RICE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM (RUSP) thought he would do a great job. (HONS470/471) "He has a lot of experience in student activities and especially working at a community service of- fice," Chasteen, a Jones College jun- Susan Wood received the Texas ior, said. "He flowed easily from be- Institute of Letters Best Book of ing a person that would be a mentor Poetry Award for Asunder. to someone who can be a friend." RUSP is designed for juniors or seniors from any department who are considering graduate school and/or academic careers. Students who are accepted into the program undertake independent research projects mentored by a faculty member identified by the student. Research grants in the range $250-$ 1,700 per year are awarded to help pay the costs of RUSP projects. Many students n ilwl m attend a professional conference and present a paper. During the first semester (3 credits), each student writes a 'TT?# I/"//?#*/# funding proposal, prepares oral and written progress reports and begins work on the research project. Weekly class meetings deal with a variety of topics related to research and scholarship. 'Mucho CerVeza Baby In the second semester, (variable credit, usually 3-6 credits), students focus on research/writing and present their results orally Come Party on and in the form of a scholarly manuscript. The RUSP faculty coordinators for 2002-2003 are: Our Don Johnson ECE ([email protected]) x4956 James L. Kinsey Chemistry (ilkinsev @ rice.edu) x4937 Big Deck! James Pomerantz Psychology ([email protected]) \3419 5611 Mornintfside (Next to Gingerman) 713*521 •BEER in IXEidtown For further information, consult the RUSP web page: 'Downtown Houston's Happy Hour Place" http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~hons470/ (or look up the HONS470 page from the Rice University home page).

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10 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY. APRIL 5,2002 Students express concern over lack of input in proposal

LOCKERS, from Page 1 "We're going to go from paying sented to students two weeks ago at mal way with students." then summer, and when we come charge significantly higher tees for nothing to paying a fee, and we won't a meeting between the college presi- Caufield said that he was con- back there will be gates up and fees to park in the stadium." on-campus parking than Rice does. see any improvements," Caufield said. dents, Binford and Architecture Pro- cerned that there was not much time left for students to register their "We looked at lots of other uni- Another aspect of the parking plan fessor Wdl Cannady, the chair of the Caufield said the SA is trying to opinion on the proposal. versities and how a lot of universi- is a proposal to gate most parking Parking Committee. arrange a date when Binford could ties are $450, $500 for parking, and lots, except for the north and south Haynie said that he was disap- "There's really not much of a speak about the proposal at an SA as far as I'm concerned, $53 is really college lots, to better enforce lot re- pointed that students had not been timeline to have a dialogue to change meeting. Caufield said he would like cheap," Green said. "Even though strictions. The lot restrictions would consulted earlier in the process. anything," Caufield said. "There are to hold a student forum to discuss no one wants to pay for parking, it's not change, and students would still "On initiatives like this that affect three weeks left cf class, then finals, the issue. still a heck of a lot cheaper than have access to faculty and staff lots in the student body, I would like to see other schools." the evenings and on weekends. the administration make a little more Student Association President Binford said the proposal would effort to get student feedback earlier EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED PARKING Matt Haynie agreed that the pro- have the various lots east of Alice in the game," Haynie said. "Consider- posed fee is relatively inexpensive. Pratt Brown Hall gated by Sept. 1 and ing that the head of the parking com- CHANGES ON COMMUNITY GROUPS: However, he said he felt Rice was the East Stadium Lot gated by Jan. 1. mittee has been going department to different from many universities re- A proximity card that could be department... I don't feel that they've Students • $53 fee to park in the East Stadium Lot garding parking. placed on the dashboard would ad- put as much effort into talking to stu- • Increase the shuttle fee to $37 from $31 "As much as it's going to be a mit only those authorized to park in dents about it." • Increase fees for college lots shock to have to start paying for a given lot. Visitors would be able to Caufield, a junior, agreed. • Allow students to purchase spaces in the parking, I think that $53 is not an use a credit card or possibly cash to "I was angry when I left [the parking garage under the new Jesse H. unreasonable amount to pay," gain access to lots. meeting between Binford, Cannady Jones School of Management Building if faculty Haynie, a Will Rice junior, said. Green said that she was con- and the college presidents], not even and staff do not fill the lot "The problem I see with it, cerned the gates would create diffi- just about parking, but just the way though, is that most universities, culties and delays. it's being presented to students," Faculty and staff • Increase the parking fee for the East Stadium especially the ones that they're com- "I think it's going got be a hassle Caufield said. Lot to $90 from $31 paring us to, are located such that and it's going to cause more traffic," Caufield said that he felt students • Increase the fees for close-in lots you don't need a car, and I think that Green said. had not had enough input in the • Charge $400 for contract parking in the makes a difference here. Houston is "I think it's going to be a hassle for development of the proposal. garage under the new Jones School Building very much a city that if you want to people who come to Rice often and "The one hour meeting with the do anything off campus, it's almost just love the environment and being college presidents two weeks ago Visitors • Pay $1 per hour to park in close-in lots or essential that you have a car." able to drive on campus and go for a was the first time they met with a 50 cents per hour to park in the East Stadium Lot Will Rice College President Steven nice walk. I think it's going to get a lot student group," Caufield said. "Other • Free visitor parking would be available in the Caufield said he thought students of complaints from the community." than the undergraduates on the West Stadium Lot would react negatively to the new fee. The parking plan was first pre- study, they have not talked in a for-

THE PARKING LOTS DEBATE The Thresher asked students Wednesday night, "What do you think of the Parking Committee's proposed changes to the parking lots?"

Lauren Melcher Chris Ni Andrew Allcom Jlrma Proctor David Barr Ben Riegel Stephen Forbes Will Rice senior Mattel sophomore Baker freshman Visitor Wiess sophomore Martel junior Hanszen sophomore "I think it's ridiculous "I think their thought on "It's a really bad idea. "If I was a visitor, I would "I think it's totally "I think it really would "I'm pretty pissed off that they are going to it is that if they can It's just one more fee park miles away in the absurd. The administra- change the feel of Rice about it because they start charging for the charge students for that we have to pay, and neighborhood some- tion is really controlling — it seems really open didn't first contact stadium lot — some- [parking], they could I think if we live off- where and walk through what the students have and free and if there are students. If there's been thing that previously use more of the campus, we should be there, which would not to do about parking." gates and you have to an issue, let us know so cost nothing." education money for able to at least park in be nice for the people pay to be here, it would we can have some kind educational reasons." the stadium for free." living in the West U detract a lot from the of input." area." feeling of Rice." COMPILED BY CHRIS LARSON PHOTOS BY LESLIE LIU

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THE THRESHER'S i ii ii.i. snorm 11 HORLS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVENTS AROUND Falling in love with Wiess's production of 'She Loves Me' HOUSTON THROUGH APRIL 11, 2002. • Stephanie Taylor "Will He Like Me?' and the elation of ]: , FOR THE THRESHER "Vanilla Ice Cream." Swick deftly < - Once again the talented students handles the task of denying any at- m\ r>\ of residential college theatre have traction to Ms. Balash only moments EDITORS' proven that some musicals and their before gleefully bursting into the ideals are timeless. title song. As if their successes in their indi- vidual parts were not enough, they picks 'she loves me' are pure magic when sharing the stage. The mixture of animosity and Wiess College tonight Rating: -kic-kir attraction shines through the glares (out of five) that Georg and Amalia so frequently 0 exchange in the first act, and they STUDENT Tonight, tomorrow and next are completely convincing as cheer- SONGWRITER Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ful, lovestruck co-workers near the CONTEST For reservations, send an e-mail end of the second act. to [email protected]. Their intense chemistry makes it easy for their supporting cast mem- Hear some of Rice's best Set in a 1930s Hungarian shop, bers to build scenes and steer subtle f student songwriters tonight She Loves Me takes us through a advances in the plot. I whirlwind love story between Georg I as they compete for a chance Nowack (Wiess College junior An- f to play at the Kerrville Folk drew Swick) and Amalia Balash The unlikely pair (Baker College senior Clara Festival. The free event, Rottsolk), two employees at Mr. bickers over trifles | sponsored by KTRU and the Maraczek's (Ben Graf, Wiess '01). by day and The unlikely pair bickers inces- Undergrounds, starts at santly over trifles by day and corre- corresponds 10 p.m. in Lyle's in the Lovett sponds through a Lonely Hearts ro- through a LONELY College basement and mantic pen pal program by night. The only thing that keeps them HEARTS romantic features special guest from realizing the truth and accept- performer Bill Ward. ing each other's love is the outward pen pal program antipathy that sprouts as soon as today Amalia gets hired and shows no by night. and tomorrow sign of waning until Georg gets fired. The only less-than-perfect mo- LE VOYAGER Sadly, Georg and Amalia are not ments with the leads occur when the only couple that has to struggle they attempt to express deep emo- SANS BAGAGES for happiness at Mr. Maraczek's. tions to the rest of the cast; the chem- Steven Rodaly (Wess College sopho- istry they have when interacting with Ever thought about starting all more Bryan Debbink) just cannot each other simply does not transfer seem to remain faithful to his signifi- to their interactions with the other over again with no memory of cant other, Ilona Ritter (Baker Col- characters. the present? Parlez-vous lege senior Laurie Scott), and quite Secondary roles such as the role | frangais? If you answered yes frankly, it really puts a damper on of Ilona seem to be slightly twisted things. by the actors in this show. While | or oui to either question, then The two leads have an extremely Ms. Ritter is supposedly naive and \ catch this play by Jean complex tale to spin, but they do an illiterate, Scott revamps the persona amazing job throughout their emo- into a seasoned and slightly naughty Anouilh about a man who KIJANA KNIGHT/THRESHER >. tional roller coaster rides. Rottsolk's woman, which prevents strong char- Unnamed customer #2 (Wiess College freshman Nicole Joy) picks up her impressive range easily maneuvers acter development and evokes less loses his memory after shopping bag in She Loves Me. The musical served as the basis for the movie over the waves of low self-esteem in See LOVE. Page 13 WWI and tries to find You've Got Mall. acceptance. Sponsored by the Rice French WIN JESSICA STEIN S BOOTY Theatrical Society, it is j performed in French. I $4 Rice community, $5 Experimentation creates inventive climax for 'Stein' * general admission, $6 at 0 the door. 8:30 p.m. Raj Wahi THRESHER STAFF Humanities Courtyard. To Who would have thought there 1 purchase tickets, send an was still room for invention and vital- ity in the romantic comedy genre? e-mail to [email protected]. Until last December, I was sure there wasn't. Then Amelie came out, and % today and my longtime prejudice against ro- tomorrow mantic comedies evaporated over- night. Good thing, too, because oth- BLOOD LINKS erwise I might have missed out on an even more satisfying entry in the See world-renowned genre. Kissing Jessica Stein, the big- photographer and screen debut of co-writers Heather I performance artist William Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt, f is easily the warmest, most reward- Yang trace his family ing film I've seen in the last five years. heritage from China to Australia in this significant performance of family 'kissing history. jessica stein' 4 ! $10, students. $15, Diverse Rating: it-kit* 1/2 (out of five) Works members. $20, general Opens today. admission. 8 p.m. Diverse Helen Cooper (Heather Juergensen. left) bumps into Jessica Stein (Jennifer Westfeldt) and consequently jolts her out of a romantic rut. Works Art Space (N. Main at If il lacks the quirky hilarity that Naylor). For reservations, call made Amelie so memorable, it more were a space shuttle launch: If there's is as funny as it is expected: "Noth- Jessica's nerve fails and she almost (713) 335-3445. than compensates with a masterful the slightest possibility that some- ing. 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THE RICE THRESHER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 13 Stereotypical portrayal of homosexual men only downfall of 'Stein' STEIN, from Page 11 tionship, and Kissing Jessica Stein does. Every facet of Jessica and her fussing and pushiness, under- gerated mannerisms to their ob- physically. does not shy away from the issue. Helen's shared love is treated re- stands her daughter far better than session with sex. It is a testament to the movie's As much as we tell ourselves alistically and with sensitivity. Ev- anyone suspects. You'd think that a movie like skill that the sweetest scenes be- that sex isn't an essential compo- erything they say to one another, Also of interest is Scott Cohen's this, with such a skillful examina- tween them are also the funniest. nent of romantic love, we know whether verbally or through their performance as Jessica's ex-boy- tion of non-heterosexual relation- Even the editing and the better. The movie knows this too. body language, feels real. friend, who serves as living proof ships, would know better than to soundtrack are integrated with So does Helen, if only subcon- Their physical timing reflects that lonely men are far less articu- resort to the all-gay-guys-talk-with- these scenes in a way that re- sciously at first. all the giddy, nervous and occa- late, but no less sincere, than a-lisp routine. Aside from this spects the tenderness between In a late scene, Helen beauti- sionally hilarious nuances of the lonely women. There was scarcely quibble, though, Kissing Jessica Jessica and Helen while still allow- fully articulates the central prob- tentative courtships many of us a moment during the entire film Stein is a delight to watch. It doesn't ing them — and us — to laugh at lem: "I need the whole package." still remember.Even the support- when I wasn't nodding in fond cop out with a forced happy end- the situation. And how can we not Jessica, however, has a different ing characters are carved out with recognition. ing, but it's not a tearjerker either. laugh? Love is often funny, even view of what the whole package a surprising attention to detail. The one imperfection in the It's a big-hearted movie with as it is sublime. includes, or at least she wants to. Jessica's mother in particular movie lies, believe it or not, in the equally big-hearted characters, and It is, of course, inevitable that There are so many ways this comes off as a well-rounded char- way it portrays the gay men in it treats Jessica and Helen as Jessica and Helen will have to deal movie could have gone wrong, and acter, a woman who's been around Helen's circle of friends. They are lovingly as they treat each other. with the sexual aspect of their rela- with one minor exception, it never the block a few times and, for all all stereotypes, from their exag- Above all, it just feels right.

Good music, clever lyrics make for good lovin' Exprespress your LOVE, from Page 11 refreshing choreography. The set help but become engrossed in her opinion. sympathy from the viewers in her design is simple and minimal, but it story as she coyly reenacts the de- many plights. is also charming and helps focus tails. Maraczek's "Days Gone By" is Fortunately, the frustrating mo- more attention on the riveting soap- by far the most moving as it induces Write reviews for us. ments of the play are overshadowed opera-esque action taking place in sympathy for the elderly while they by the chorus scenes, including the the little shop. reminisce about their youthful ex- lively restaurant scene, which Complementing the excellent istence. [email protected] breathe fresh air into a monotonous actors and crew are the musicians, scene here and there. who are close to perfection. The light- hearted lyrics penned by Sheldon Mad Libs could The two leads Harnick and the frantic voice of the orchestra, first composed by Jerry not have created ON SALE NOW! have an extremely Bock, still produce a miraculous ef- ZANIER content fect on the play. Musical director complex tale to and graduate student Joe Patrick than that found in spin, but they do does an excellent job of keeping the music as close to the original Broad- the lyrics an AMAZING job way performance as possible. beautifully sung The orchestra keeps its head even A group of customers chattering when dealing with sporadic open- by the chorus. away at the same time for what they ings of a soundless music box and wish to purchase makes for a hilari- upbeat tunes such as "Tango ous mixture of their sentences — Tragique" and "Ilona." In terms of Although this musical first de- Mad Libs could not have created lyrical genius, "ATrip to the Library," buted on Broadway in 1964, its mes- zanier content than that found in the which recounts the tale of the illiter- sages of trusting fate and treasuring lyrics beautifully sung by the cho- ate Ilona'sgood fortune with books, the present definitely still apply to 1 rus. is clearly the best song of the pro- people of the 21st century — both f She Ij)ves Me gets high technical duction. young and old — and are as endur- marks for its expert lighting and the Members of the audience cannot ing as "vanilla ice cream."

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He encourages under- of "I Need a Girl," which carries an and ease your fears,/ But ain't it standing instead of good grades and element of sweetness. strange the way Jack Daniels turns memorization, and claims too many Through it all, the music is up- to tears." Anyone who's ever had a people are being educated only for beat and the vocals high pitched. hangover will be hard-pressed to the purpose of getting a job. He pos- The rock is defiantly sugar-en- keep from singing along. tulates that the real self is suppressed crusted acoustics, layered with the One of the absolute standout sampler by "coats" society puts on the indi- comic moroseness characteristic of tracks has to be "The Everclear vidual, such as that of student, Sean Tillmann's music. Song" by Roger Creager. Creager brother, father, lawyer, etc. recounts drinking adventures, from KRS-One sees hip-hop not as a — Adriana Ramirez the high school date whose means to wealth, but rather as a way Everclear-spiked drink hit her so krs-one to "peace of mind." He warn s against hard that he had to leave her passed out in front of her house to the effect excesses of "money, sex and over- In a lot of ways, My Majesty is various artists FUNDAMENTALS intoxication" on one's way to suc- similar to the Beatles' Magical Mys- of Everclear-soaked watermelon on OF HIP HOP cess in a track titled "The Origin of tery Tour. They both contain 11 the Baptist church picnic. Hip-Hop." tracks. They both have album cov- BREWED IN TEXAS Other classic themes of the "lost VOLUME #1 Braggadocio rhymes are not for- ers that begin with the letter "M." my wife, lost my dog and I'm left eign to KRS; he openly claims to be Neither album has an overall con- Temple of HipHop crying" variety are far from absent, Temple of HipHop cept and both seem to offer a release Rating: *** 1/2 and a few prominent references to the greatest emcee (rapper) ever. (out of five) Rating: *** On "The Consciousness," KRS ex- from your "typical" music. Here is Willie Nelson and John Wayne round (out of five) plains he is the best because instead where most artistic similarities end. things out nicely. of doing things, he becomes them, Sean Na Na then takes on a "tour" I am from west Texas. Anytime I KRS-One is arguably the most and encourages other to do the same. of psychedelic proportions as topics go home, I crave country music. I'm significant figure in the history of "Be the things that you are think- range from suicide ("Big Trouble") not talking slick Nashville Shania IN TiXAS hip-hop. And for KRS-One, hip-hop Twain country. I'm talking about ing/And if you don't want to be the to a paraplegic-inducing Easter mism is not only a musical genre, but a things you are thinking/Stop think- Bunny ("Give Me a B-Side"). drinking songs for good ol' boys and way of life. ing it." The band's front man, Sean broken heart songs for cowboys. Most hip-hop careers are short KRS-One, with his own Temple Tillman, previously of noise-rock fa- That's the kind of music you'll — an album or two, or maybe just of Hip-Hop, gets a bit extreme at vorites Calvin Krime, is also known find on Brewed in Texas. I'd expect to one single,before the group falls off some points. His extreme confidence in some circles as "Har Mar Super- find these tracks on the jukebox at the map. KRS-One, as a solo artist and complete lack of self-doubt can star," the embarrassing diaper-wear- holdover honkytonks or one of those and recording as Boogie Down Pro- be humorous at times. ing, *NSync-impersonatingjokethat the-grill's-out-back barbecue joints. mm® ductions, has taken it upon himself Fundamentals is not far from a opened with a bang at a Strokes In "Ballad of the Devil's Back- to carry the banner of true hip-hop in religious experience. KRS-One is the concert in January 2001. bone Tavern," Todd Snider sings his 10 full-length releases. preacher. We already believe in the Good ol' Har Mar is back to his about singing in a "shack out in the Fundamentals of Hip-Hop Volume music of hip-hop. We are to be con- usual antics. Sadly, this band often hills" with a "loud crowd of cowboys MR. #i is a collection of lectures KRS has verted to its lifestyle. lets a lack of concepts take control and bikers in barroom fights." Slaid given. More than a spoken-word al- Fundamentals is a limited press- over its songs. Lyrics are rarely fluid. Cleaves sings a lonely hearts ballad, Overall, Brewed in Texas goes bum, this is a set of sermons on ing, available only from the Internet In "Third Life," a song containing "Down at the Horseshoe Lounge," down smooth and is a great sampler fundamentalism of hip-hop. While and at live shows. Class with KRS- only seven sentences, a string of about a girl he can't quite have. of what Texas country music can KRS-One is not universally acknowl- One is next in session on April 22 at unconnected images appear. Overall though, this is an album and should be. Nashville country is edged as the self-proclaimed "God Numbers. Granted, most of the songs have of drinking songs, from Reckless to the tracks on this album like wine of Hip-Hop," he is commonly seen powerful descriptions, yet Sean Na Kelly's "Drink Your Whiskey Down" coolers are to Everclear. My advice: as the most influential artist who — Ben Home Na chooses to leave these open to and John Rich's "One Bud Wiser," take this music straight, no chaser. carries the hip-hop banner with in- the imagination rather than go the advocating barroom booze as blues tegrity. extra step towards superficial com- chaser to Jerry Jeff Walker's live — Carly Kocurek "What you're about to experience is not designed for the average rap my majesty fan," the introduction states. SEAN NANA

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Slap on some sunscreen and drop your books: KTRU's 11th annual Outdoor Show will be pumping out free live music all day tomorrow.

11 KTRU's spring music festival

The Outdoor Show runs from noon until about 8 p.m. in the grassy field by the Ray Courtyard of the Rice Memorial Center. The rain location is Lyle's in the Lovett College basement. In addition to the musical performances, there will be a record and zine fair, and KTRU will be selling food, drinks and T-shirts.

The lineup Stone Forest 4 p.m. The Theater Fire 1 p.m. The Mirrors 5 p.m. Adult Rodeo 2 p.m. Sad Like Crazy 6 p.m. Jad Fair 3 p.m. Woozy Helmet 7 p.m. Danny and the Nightmares, featuring Daniel Johnston

Stone Forest rocks to Aussie beat The Mirrors 1 p.m. Stephanie Taylor ous experiences also help create the of Music. Since their first meeting, FOR THE THRESHER blend present in their songs. "I'm a they have lost and gained many mem- The Mirrors are kids (yes, kids younger than you) from nowhere Although three charming Aus- trumpet player, so I first started my bers, but the Stone Forest their cur- (the small town of League City, Texas), but they have somehow tralians, a proud Texan, a bow-wield- studying in a big band, so I knew a rent audience is familiar with in- jelled into a legitimate band. They are highly influenced by the ing Minnesotan and a slew of instru- little about jazz before coming [to cludes Barker on guitar and vocals; Rolling Stones blues vibe, but their main sound is late '60s ments came together to make magic America]. And then there's the whole Williams on guitar, trumpet, har- psychedelica. The guitar player fuels the psychedelic vibe and also almost two classical side, too," Williams said. monica and vocals; Sid Richardson rocks hard, but is tempered by an organ player. years ago, The secret behind their success, College senior Kristi Helberg on vio- Their first release was vinyl-only and their garage-psych style Stone Forest Barker said, is their spontaneity. "We lin; Will Rice College junior Dave NOON dominated it, from the album cover to the fuzzy tones. Holding the is still evolv- don't take ourselves too seriously Campbell on double bass; and re- record made me feel I was back in 1967 — I wasn't around then, ing and and I think people who come to our cent Rice graduate Bobby Rundberg I but the sound helped me imagine. improving (Wiess '01) on drums. shows will come again because we're Purportedly, their live show is even better than their records. upon their unique style of expres- growing and who knows what's go- They play either psychedelica or more high energy rock 'n' roll, sion through music. ing to happen next, especially see- depending on the audience, so we'll have to wait and see what they Their name comes from a scenic ing as how we don't!" The secret behind will bring. place in China that reminded Stone However, even a whirlwind suc- — Ben Home Forest's songwriters Bram Barker cess has its drawbacks. The one their success is and Ross Williams of an area in Aus- thing that I think makes a really their SPONTANEITY. tralia. The name is also the title of a good and really successful band is a Beethonven-inspired piece com- stable lineup and it's been really hard posed by one of Barker's music ori us to find people who are serious They do not know how long they instructors. and want rehearse," Barker said. will be together considering the com- Sad Like Crazy 2 p.m. Influences on the members of While bai. dmates have been "immo- plications of life after college, but Stone Forest are many and varied, bilized" by the real world, he and they do know they want to keep which may explain why so many Williams are devoted to their dream enjoying themselves. This may ex- Don't let the upbeat flavor of Sad Like Crazy fool you. This people relate to their music. Their and are determined to find lasting plain their popularity in bars and indie rock group laces its tortured poetry with seething sarcasm, sound can be classified as a mixture coworkers. their love for playing outdoors. They leaving a bittersweet taste in your mouth. Their latest album, of rock, folk and jazz and is inspired Founding members Barker and seem to relish opportunities to share Love Songs to Death, oozes with irony, supported in full by the by innumerable artists including Williams, met ten years ago in Perth, ideas and have a good time with softly insistent wails of the guitar. And they have no shortage for AC/DC and other Australians such Australia and are now finishing their their audience in a relaxed atmo- creativity, with no less than three prolific songwriters in force. as Neil Finn. The musicians' previ- doctorates at the Shepherd School sphere. Sad Like Crazy features favorite Houston names Trey Pool (Celendine, Trompedo), Thane Matcek (Linoleum Experiment, All Transistor), Gram LeBron (Schrasj, Golden Gram) and Mari Pool. At the time of the album release, they were already 10 songs ahead of themselves and revving up the engine for the next recording. So watch out for brand new stuff on their set this weekend. From pretty, dreamy pop to harder, mournful guitar- r Especially useful for students driven rock, this group will keep you entranced. * in computer science, natural — Caroline Shaw sciences, engineering design, or Leadership Rice. http://www. owlnet.rice.edu/ Woozy Helmet 3 p.m.

^engi305 Four weeks went by and KTRU couldn't peel Woozy Helmet off the top of its charts. When you listen, you'll fall off your heels and into a dance beat that doesn't have to use the floor. The drums slice up N EW VENTURES time and space while the lyrics fill in the gaps, and the guitar roughs c o m rn unicatio n up the texture just enough to keep you from getting too comfortable. ENGI/ They take the bubblegum pop vibe that took their parents' genera- tion to the floor and twist it into something disturbingly sincere. You'll hear touching love songs that chant nostalgically, "We were You'll learn to develop that all- the perfect combination / like ketchup and tatertots / ... like ulcers important business concept and Jim Beam." Toto Miranda cuts the drums, Jay Blazek Crossley NSCI 305 picks the grit out of the guitar, and Brandi DiPietro swallows the presentation and write an early- microphone whole. — Caroline Shaw stage business plan For Students to

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The Theater Fire 4 p.m.

In the independent music scene, name recognition is every- thing for a struggling band. Name changes typically require a drastic reason (such as the band formerly known as I am the World Trade Center). Even Nirvana, as anti-corporate as they were, kept their name despite disliking it. However, The Theatre Fire has risked the loss of their fan base and has ditched their former name Vena Cava. The Theatre Fire is a quintet from Fort Worth that has played a hefty number of shows in the past few years, though none, to my knowledge, with anyone of consequence. So maybe they figure this is their chance — change your name and play with Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair. A career opportunity? Think Southwestern soundscapes (like Calexico, mixing Cali- fornian and Mexican music). Think country music influences mixed with mariachi music. Think blues-influenced folk. Layers, ballads and maracas — a mix you will want to experience with The Theatre Fire. M. — Sen Home

Adult Rodeo 5 p.m.

Adult Rodeo can not-quite-exactly be described as a hoe-down with synths. More simply, they are alt country wonders from Austin with Stephanie Mankins and Rob Erickson providing coed vocals. Through several releases on Shimmy Disc, they have demonstrated their originality and have created a solid following. Firmly entrenched in lo-fi sounds, the band's pop sensibilities are at work just as much as its country vibe. Its songs are nothing if not short, usually in the two-minute range, and its albums pack 20 or more songs into a roller coaster of indie country enjoyment. Adult Rodeo is even quirkier lyrically than musically, showing the band's creative abilities. I don't know what the vocalists are singing about, but if you can understand it, you should change your major to psychology. Perhaps moving from Rhode Island to New York to California (and now of course Austin) since its 1995 formation has made the band's influences diverse. Lately, Adult Rodeo has been getting more abstract and volatile in its music, making collaboration with Jad Fair a logical choice. Alt country doesn't stop at the Meat Puppets, and is now reaching its potential. — Sen Home

Jad Fair 6 p.m.

Ann Arbor native Jad Fair is headlining, and will no doubt be a major draw for the outdoor show. Back in the '70s, Fair co- founded the popular indie band Half Japanese and was the only permanent member of the group. Impossible to pigeonhole, they were pop, experimental, punk and noise at various points (sometimes in the same song) in their lengthy career, which lasted until the mid '90s. One set of Tequila Bar their liner notes contained a note to their fans stating "Tuning the guitar is kind of a ridiculous notion ... It's completely up to you to decide how it should sound." Fair used many interesting Happy Hour 2-7 Monday-Friday techniques in creating music, including stringing his guitar with six strings of uniform thickness so that "whatever string he hit All Day Saturday Noon till 7pm would have to be the right one," his brother David said. Indeed, Fair never actually learned to play guitar the conven- 2.50 House Margaritas tional way. Half Japanese represented creativity, diversity and 2.50 Jose Cuervo Shots chaos musically and lyrically; their songs contained emotions ranging from fear to love. 2.50 Well Drinks But since then, Fair has continued to experiment, with music 1.75 Domestic Bottles anywhere from pop to hardcore. His solo career has included collaborations with Yo La Tengo and Daniel Johnston. Through- 4.00 Pitchers (Shiner*Bud Light*Coors Light) out he has kept the do-it-yourself work ethic, a love of home recording and a lo-fi approach. Fair will be playing the Outdoor Show with Adult Rodeo. Fair's experimental approach and Adult Rodeo's recent push toward Happy Hour Food Specials abstraction means this should make for an interesting performance. Fresh Oysters 250 a piece — Sen Home 1/2 Lb. Shrip Fried or Boiled 5.95 Tequila Joe's Shrimp & Crab Cerviche with Fresh Avocado & Mango 5.95 Danny and the Nightmares, 7 p.m. Featuring Daniel Johnston Boiled Crawfish Happy Hour Danny and the Nightmares is the namesake of outsider-music guru Daniel Johnston, the 41-year-old from Waller, Texas (near 2.95 Lb. Austin). Johnston has been recording for more than 20 years and has developed a catalogue of over 500 songs, that are both difficult and intriguing to listen to. His songs are usually about the things he's obsessed with, from Casper the Fric. .dly Ghost to Captain America to a funeral girl he fell in love with as a teenager. Johnston suffers from manic depression that has kept him in mental hospitals for much of his career. Through his crude, unusual recordings, we hear a man in despair — they reflect a voice that is unrestrained but humble, simple yet heartfelt. Johnston plays a variety of instruments, like toy pianos and cheap All Food Items with Student ID acoustic guitars. Now with a full band, expect Danny and the (excluding boiled crawfish and happy hour specials) Nightmares to present a faster-paced, punkier side of Johnston s music. — Jeff Geisinger Bayou City Crawfish Cafe 2414 University • 2nd Level Village Arcade • Across From Two Rows • (713) 520-1945 » - i •; i

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Carly Kocurek very small cast. We don't actually like. Women play men... old people THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF have a director—the actors just put play young people, young people play feth hi < v How long does it take to trans- the show together themselves," old people." form a long into a murderer? Alexander said. Alexander has been involved with Ask Bruce Alexander of Actors Touring forces the actors to work Actors From The London Stage since From The London Stage, who will without sets or elaborate costum- the late '80s, and while he has served be playing "Macbeth, the bleeding ing, an aspect of the production as an associate director for the com- sergeant, an English doctor, a Scot- Alexander feels helps ground it in pany, this is only his third tour. tish lord and a murderer or two" in the text of the play. tonight's production of Macbeth, "The feeling in a lot of sponsored by the Rice Players and Shakespeare productions, certainly the English department. at home and I think in this country Alexander said too, they get sort of overladen, really the cast focuses with design concepts and ideas that 'macbeth' directors put on them," he said. "This on helping is really a sort of back-to-basics exer- Hamman Hall cise, where we try and just let the students Rating: words speak for themselves." ENCOUNTER the (out of five) Since the cast consists of only five actors, all have multiple roles to fill. TEXT in a new way. LAURIE ASPREY/ACTORS FROM THE LONDON STAGE Actors From The London Stage Spring 2002 Tour members are Tony Bell, Tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. "We do all play several parts each, For reservations, call Jane Arden, Bruce Alexander, Charmlan Gradwell, Sam Dastor. The group will but I think that sort of plays into our (713) 348-PLAY be performing Macbeth tonight and tomorrow night in Hamman Hall. hands because it... makes the audi- Alexander said he has enjoyed ence even more aware that the play the opportunities provided by the coming on, saying 'Hello, I'm with these is to have to adapt the is a sortof storytelling exercise more small cast because of the chance to Westerland and you're Cumberland script in any way in order to accom- The cast, composed of members than an extravaganza or some great focus more on the play itself. and you must be Lord Thumberland' modate us," Alexander said. "We of Actors From The London Stag::, spectacle to go ooh and ahh over. "It's just worthwhile doing the ... would be so confusing to audi- want people to see the full play." is in the midst of a seven-week tour. It's actually about telling a story," work, because we have a much closer ences if we had actors swapping the "I hope that the play inspires them The group of professional actors Alexander said. relationship with this play than you'd parts as well, I think we're more or to use their imaginations so that from backgrounds such as the Royal ever have really in a 'normal' pro- less precluded from doing the his- rather than, say in a standard pro- Shakespeare Company, the Royal duction," he said. tory plays unless we adapted them." duction of Shakespeare you might National Theatre of Great Britain This is really a All the actors who work in the see a castle made of fiberglass rocks and the BBC Shakespeare Series productions are based in the Lon- or something, in this case you just tours the United States, presenting sort of back-to- don area, and act in a variety of mention the word castle and you Shakespeare's plays to students. productions outside their work for 'We have a much imagine the castle, and let the audi- Alexander said the cast focuses basics exercise, Actors From The London Stage. closer ence do that sort of work." on helping students encounter the where we try and "This is sort of one job amongst By eliminating many of the con- text in a new way. "English students, many in a way, but a very interesting relationship with ventions used in productions done who are sort of inclined to read this just let the WORDS one," Alexander said. by stationary casts, Alexander feels stuff in the abstract and sit around Shakespearean plays are chosen this play than ...in the plays become increasingly inter- and discuss all the possibilities of it, SPEAK for to accommodate the demands of the a "NORMAL" active. "It's a very rich medium as a actually when confronted with the themselves.' universities booking the group, but result because the audience ends up stuff of the working script, I think some work better than others. production' owning the play as much as the ac- they probably get a different angle "The comedies work as well as tors, from that point of view, be- on it," Alexander said. However, the small cast also gives anything else," Alexander said. 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Owls, ranked third nationally, disposed of On the surface, the finishes both in three-game sweeps at Reckling seem admirable. Park over the last two weekends. While the pitching was solid, at times Underneath the surface, Chris Larson dominant, it was the offense that stole however, the results are down- the show with its one-inning outbursts. right incredible. The first such occasion came March 22, In the last week of January, head coach Doug when the Owls greeted Nevada starter and Boyd dismissed the three active senior swimmers preseason ail-American Darrell Rasner with from the team, citing poor attitude and leadership. three consecutive hits to open the game The three swimmers comprised fully one-quarter and ignite a three-run first inning. The of the team's active roster and typically much more heart of the order knocked Rasner out of than one-quarter of the team's points. Beth Williams the game after just four innings, giving finished second in the 400-meter individual medley at Rice a 9-4 lead on its way to a 12-5 win. WmM The Owls trailed 2-1 March 23 into the last year's WAC meet, and Rachel Armstrong and mmm fourth inning, but sophomore outfielder Katie Hermann formed half of Rice's 200-meter Chris Kolkhorst came off the bench to KONSTANTIN TSVAYGBOYM/THRESHER freestyle squad that finished eighth nationally last deliver a pinch-hit, two-run single through Sophomore designated hitter Enrique Cruz takes his cuts against Fresno State Sunday season. the left side, extending his hitting streak in the Owls' 16-4 win. Cruz was l-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the game. The inevitable cost of cutting the three, it seemed, and giving the Owls a 3-2 lead in a 7-2 win. Herce returned from an elbow injury in one hit over the first five innings. was throwing in the towel on this season. I figured "I've just been finding a lot of holes," that game, hurling four innings of relief to The sixth inning saw the Owls rally Boyd had decided it was most important to make a Kolkhorst said. "It's probably not good to pick up his fifth win. He made it six with a from a 1-0 deficit to tie the game and load statement this year in hopes of building a more talk about [the streak], but I try not to think stellar performance last Friday night in the the bases with one out Junior outfielder cohesive unit for the future. too much —just see the ball and hit it" series opener against Fresno State. Dane Bubela was then hit by a pitch, giving Perspectives on Boyd's cutting of the seniors Kolkhorst's hitting streak stands at 17 Herce was in trouble early, allowing the Owls a 2-1 lead and bringing up sopho- afterTuesday's 1-0 loss to the University of the first three batters to reach and one run more shortstop Enrique Cruz. Cruz also varied wildly. Some thought it was the latest, most Houston, but sophomore outfielder Austin to score before stranding the bases loaded. worked the count to two strikes before tangible sign of a tyrannical, dictatorial coach who Davis and senior second baseman Eric After that, however, it was lights out launching a grand slam over the fence in demanded that his athletes either be brainwashed Arnold saw their streaks end at 15 and 14, "Once I got out of the first inning, I left field for his team-leading seventh home and conform to his system or take the next flight out. respectively. The anemic offensive perfor- realized that I wasn't going to be able to run of the season. Bubela later hit a three- Others thought it was a case of a few bad apples mance wasted a great outing by senior let the leadoff hitter get on," Herce said. run homer as Rice rolled by a 9-2 score and contaminating the whole batch, that Boyd had no lefthander Justin Crowder, who gave up "So my main focus was each inning go- Herce became the first Rice pitcher to choice but to get rid of the three in order to stop a just one unearned run. ing out and just getting the leadoff hitter throw a complete game this year. downward spiral of negativity and self-centeredness. It was Arnold, named WAC Player of out. Luckily, I was able to do that." The Owls' No. 2 starter, freshman Philip I don't know who's right — in fact, no one outside the Week for his play against Nevada, who Herce settled down and retired 14 Humber, was the beneficiary of some seri- straight batters at one point while strik- ous run support in last Saturday's game. the team can really know. I was, however, deeply put the capper on another big inning March 24 with a two-run homer to left ing out eight. However, Fresno State Facing another preseason all-WAC concerned when I heard the news — and that hasn't field, putting the Owls up 4-0 as they cruised starter Ben Fritz, another highly-touted pitcher in Fresno State's Bob Runyon, the changed. I refuse to believe that athletes' attitudes over the Wolf Pack 11-3. Junior ace Steven hurler, was blanking the Owls on just See BASEBALL, Page 20 aren't at least partly a product of coaching. The fact that the incident was in no way isolated, but rather part of a volatile coaching stint in which several other athletes have left the program is also a huge red flag. Mularz, Hill give Owls highest finish ever But there is no question that Boyd, and much more importantly, the nine remaining swimmers, must be by John Chao Mularz said. "Doug used to be a great sprinter, and he gave me some valuable commended for an unbelievable regrouping effort. THRESHER STAFF Instead of being defeated by the chaos, the nine athletes A LOOK BACK: SWIMMING tips." felt they had something to prove: that the team's talent With this year's swimming season com- Highlights: Finished third in WAC Another important element to and heart went far beyond the three seniors. pleted, the Rice swim team has every Championships and 25th in NCAA Mularz's success has been the support By now, no one's questioning the ability of those nine reason to be optimistic for next year after Championships. Junior Mandy she has received from her teammates. Mularz led the way, finishing "A lot of the credit for my success this swimmers. On the first day of the WAC Championships, sending two swimmers to the NCAA cham- pionships and finishing 25th in the coun- second nationally in the 50-yard year has to go to my teammates for not four Owls — two sophomores and two freshmen — set try — the best showing in school history. freestyle while setting new school letting me slack off," Mularz said. a school record in the 800-meter freestyle relay, a "We've never placed this high before," and WAC records. In sports, mental toughness often de- whopping 16 seconds faster than the previous Rice junior Mandy Mularz said. "It's great to Lowlights: The team's only three termines one's success. For Mularz, hav- season-best. Rice swimmers set Rice season-bests, in know what I did, but it'll be better when active seniors were dismissed ing faith in herself was easier this year at fact, in a stunning 17 of 19 events at the WAC meet. more people pitch in." from the team in late January as the NCAA Championships because of her The capstone of the team's efforts has been junior Mularz took second in the 50-yard the team lost four of five dual prior experience on the national level. Last Mandy Mularz, who became an all-world swimmer freestyle at the 2002 NCAA Swimming and meets to close the regular season. year, she swam both at the NCAA Champi- over the course of the season. Meet after meet, Mularz Diving Championships, finishing in 22.17 onships and for the summer national team. set new school and conference records in her specialty, seconds to set a new school record in the "I felt like I had more experience freestyle was quite unexpected. swimming at the national level," she said. the 50-yard freestyle, culminating in a second-place event for the third time this season. She followed up this performance by finishing "I never expected to win or get sec- "I knew I could do it." finish at the NCAA meet, Rice's highest finish ever in lltli in the l(X)-yard freestyle in 49.62. ond in the 50," she said. "I only wanted to The 25th-place finish at the NCAA an event at nationals. In her freshman year, Mularz "Her time was just phenomenal [in race as fast as I could." championships was the perfect ending finished just fifth at the WAC meet; a year ago she the 50-yard freestyle]," head coach Doug Mularz initially thought she had fin- to this season for the team. Because the was 21st at the NCAA meet. Boyd said. "We couldn't ask for anything ished toward the end of the pack in the Owls only had two swimmers there, a Does this mean the Owls didn't need the three more. She had a great race. To have our 50-yard freestyle. Since she only took number miniscule in comparison to other seniors after all? Absolutely not. Surely the three school record drop by eight-tenths in one breath during the whole race, her teams, the result was phenomenal. seniors would have contributed immensely and one year is very impressive." sense of ordering was skewed. Furthermore, the team fought through possibly pushed Rice into second place in the WAC. Freshman Lauren Hill joined Mularz "I thought the entire field had kicked adversity all season long as one of the smallest Division I squads. Despite facing It also certainly doesn't mean Boyd's decision was at the championships and swam a per- my butt. It wasn't until the scoreboard sonal and Rice season-best in the 200-yard that I noticed that I was second," Mularz those odds, the team was ranked as high correct. I still believe Athletics Director Bobby May individual medley, clocking 2:03.00 to said. "I didn't even see the winner until as 22nd in the nation this year. should take a close look at Boyd's program and his finish 38th. She also finished 27th in the we had both touched." "In any season, we're going to have up dynamic with his swimmers. 200-yard breaststroke. She was also proud to finish second and downs," Mularz said. "But we were The one ihing I am sure about, however, is that Mularz's second-place finish was the behind the University of Georgia's Maritza able to finish on an up, which was great." our swimmers have a ton of heart, drive and talent. highest ever for a Rice swimmer, and Correia, who broke the American record The team's focus is already on next And with their finish this year coming in the midst of only nine U.S. swimmers have posted set by Stanford'sjenny Thompson in 1992. year and the limitless potential for the such a tumultuous season, I can't even imagine what's faster times in the history of the 50-yard Three years ago, Mularz was not a program. in store next year if the waves are a little less rough. freestyle. highly-recruited senior out of high school, "We all finished off the year great, To Mularz, her finish in the 100-yard but Boyd recognized her potential and has and we're just excited about next year." Chris iMrson is a Baker College senior and the newly- freestyle was no surprise since she had the played a crucial role in her development. Mularz said. "We have recruits coming next week and we're going to try to re- retired sports editor. 10th fastest preliminary time. However, "The work that we do here at Rice has her second-place finish in the 50-yard definitely made me a better swimmer," cruit as many as we can." ' _ ; 7 •

** 20 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS FRIDAY, APRIL 5,2002 Track teams open outdoor season SPORTS NOTEBOOK Women's lacrosse hosting Trinity University (34) at by Dylan Hedrick 5 p.m. at the lacrosse field. THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF struggles against UT "Trinity's the game we're hyping up," Cahn said. "It's a big While the rest of the university The women's club lacrosse game, and we're getting really up was enjoying its spring recess, the team couldn't have caught the for it. I think we're going to win." men's and women's track and field University ofTexas at a worse time. Rice concludes its season Sun- teams were staying on track for their Rice hosted the Longhorns day by hosting Texas Christian outdoor season. Last weekend, both March 24 — the day after Beer- University (3-3) at 1 p.m. teams competed in the 20th annual Bike, and the day after ninth- — Chris Larson Rice Bayou Classic held at the Rice ranked UT lost its first match of Track/Soccer Stadium. Although nei- the year 8-7 at Baylor University. ther team had full squads competing, The revenge-hungry UT NBDL Sportsmanship the men's team finished second with squad blitzed Rice in the first half 134 points behind Harvard University's on its way to an insurmountable Award for Mike Wilks 149, while the women totaled 132 13-3 lead and a 19-7 victory. Former Rice Owl great and cur- points to finish behind Steven F. Aus- The loss prolonged UTs domi- rent National Basketball Develop- tin University's 176 points. nance over Rice — the seniors on ment League professional Michael "This meet is always fun," men's Rice's team have never defeated Wilks was honored with the head coach Jon Warren said. "It's in the Longhorns. The game was also NBDL's first Sportsmanship its 20th year and we saw some nice the second straight contest in Award for exemplifying the ideals things happen." which Rice started slowly, as the of character and conduct on the One of those "nice things" was Owls fell behind 8-1 in a March 16 court. junior Ryan Harlan's first-place finish loss to Baylor. Wilks started all 37 games in in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of "I think they came out really which he played for the Hunts- 14.23 seconds. Harlan is the Owls' top ready,"freshman attacker Amanda ville Flight, averaging 10.3 points decathlete, as he has already auto- Cahn said. "They're one of the best and over 30 minutes per game. matically qualified for the N CAAcham- teams in the country. They're a "Michael is truly deserving of pionships in that event and hopes to really strong team — they do a lot this award," head coach Bob qualify outright in the 110-meter more conditioning exercises than Thornton said. "He leads by ex- hurdles. Sophomore Ben Wigginsalso we do, and they were subbing a ample and represents the charac- showed well, winning the 400-meter whole lot We only had two or three teristics of a professional athlete hurdles in 52.70 seconds and finish- subs, and their girls were saying to — he's a hard worker, he's dedi- ing third in the 110-meter hurdles in us, *Wow, you must be so tired.'" cated and competitive, all while 14.65. Junior Kevin Bowen finished While Rice never got into posi- respecting his teammates, oppo- second behind Wiggins in the 400- tion to threaten UTs lead, the sec- nents and fans." meter hurdles in 55.15. ond half was more evenly played. — Rice Sports Information "I didn't get to run in the [400- STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER The Owls, keyed by senior attacker Junior Sarah Wheeler strides her way to a third-place finish In the women's meter hurdles] finals at the TSU Dianne Henry, who led Rice with 3000-meter race in the Rice Bayou Classic with a time of 11:14.62. Relays due to a football scrimmage," four goals, began to click against Rice scholar-athletes Wiggins said. "So it was nice to come fied for the NCAA championships in sweeping the top three spots and the stingy UT defense — Rice's here and get a win." the high jump at 5-10 3/4. capturing five of the first eight places. seven goals were the second most honored as all-WAC The Owls also performed well in "Keitha was unbelievable," Junior Tanya Wright took first in UT has allowed all season. Eight Rice athletes were hon- the high jump, with senior Reed Ballis women's head coach Victor Lopez 4:36.16 followed by senior Liza "We definitely played a much ored Wednesday with academic and junior Tommy Oleksy finishing said. "We were not expecting that." Ruckman, just 15-hundredths of a better second half," Cahn said. "I all-WAC awardsforwinter sports: in first and second place, respectively. Moseley's jump set a new national second behind. Sophomore Shan- think we got our second wind. Our Kimberly Lawson, Kara Ballis crossed the bar at 6 feet, 9 3/4 record for her native Barbados. non Murto took third, with senior passing got a lot better and we got Liggett, Lindsey Maynard, and inches while Oleksy cleared 6-8. "I was ecstatic to put it together," Erin Brand finishing seventh and a better feeling for their team." Jennifer Rigg were honored for In other jumping events, fresh- Moseley said. "To set the record is sophomore Whitney McAlpine tak- The loss dropped Rice to 2-4 women's basketball, with Omar- man Jason Powell won the long jump unbelievable. It was unexpected so ing eighth. on the season, enough for ninth Seli Mance the men's honoree. with a leap of 22-111/4, while senior early in the season." In the longest women's event, place in the 11-team Texas Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran, Todd LeBlanc won the triple jump, In other field events, junior the 5,000-meter run, Rice runners Women's Lacrosse League. and Mandy Mularz were honored posting a measurement of 45-9. Rebecca Perry won the triple jump finished second and third, with se- The Owls begin their final week- from the swim team. In the distance events, sophomore with a measurement of 39-3 while nior Katie Waite second in 17:54.05 end of the season tomorrow by — Rice Sports Information Adam Davis won the 1,500-meter run sophomore Ally Daum placed sec- and McAlpine third in 18:21.52. in 3:53.64, with freshman Scott Loftin ond in the pole vault clearing 12-0. "It was a good meet," Lopez said. finishing third in 3:55.31 and senior Junior Tiane Burke earned second "We used it as a preparation to get to Keith Pierce placing sixth in 3:59.09. place in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.84, the outdoor season." In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Loftin while freshman Yvonne Umeh ran the The Owls' next meet is this Owls visiting San Jose survived the water jump to place third 400-meters in 55.19 to also finish sec- weekend's Clyde Littlefield Texas in 9:22.34 while senior Lachlan ond. Umeh also anchored the 1,600- Relays at the University of Texas in BASEBALL, from Page 19 on the team in batting average at .381 McArthur finished fourth in 9:36.42. meter relay team, finishing off a third Austin. Owls rapped out five consecutive hits and has appeared at third base and in "Harvard has a good team," War- place time of 3:53.34 with teammates "We hope to go to the Texas Re- to open the game, topped off by a the outfield before settling in as a ren said. "They b.id more people than Moseley and sophomores Keia lays and do good things," Moseley three-run homer from senior third starting shortstop. Janish may be a us in the meet, but our guys ran well." Watkins and Megan Smith. said. "We did well indoors and we baseman and current WAC Player of freshman, but he knew how impor- On the women's side, senior The Owls' 1,500-meter distance are looking forward to a good out- the Week Hunter Brown. tant the series with Fresno State was. Keitha Moseley provisionally quali- crew earned a total of 27 points by door season as well." "Hunter's been hitting the ball "Beating Fresno was huge—they great," Kolkhorst said. "We got guys looked like they were going to be who can get on base, set the table our competition in the conference," and then we got some big hits." Janish said. "We put it to 'em, made There were big hits aplenty in the them have a sour road trip." sixth inning last Sunday, as Rice sent The Owls now have their own road 13 men to the plate and scored nine trip, visiting second-place San Jose A Fall Pilot Project Course: BIOS 305 runs. 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The iV Owls doubles teams of Goodrich Stuck in a slump, the Rice men's A weekend without any games andJudithHagedornatNo. land tennis team is hoping that its week off was just what the doctor ordered Briaud and Karen Chao at No. 2 will provide enough time to turn things for the Rice women's tennis team. were victorious, 8-4 and 8-3, re- around for the end of the season. In their last three matches, all spectively, capturing the doubles "It's been a huge underachieve- at home, the Owls were defeated point. ment so far," sophomore William by No. 50 University of Iowa 6-1, "Annie and I focused a lot es- Barker said. "We can't make excuses the University of Tulsa 4-3 and pecially because we were on cen- for losses, and we have to win as a Southern Methodist University ter court," Hagedorn said. "We team." 4-3. The latter two matches were definitely wanted to perform well The Owls have gone 2-4 over the especially excruciating. not only for us, but for those that last two weeks, beginning with the "The matches against Tulsa and were watching us. We played a Rice Invitational March 22-24. Host- SMU were so close," sophomore very clean match with very few ing Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Annie Goodrich said. "For two of errors. We needed this win. We State University, Oklahoma State the losses to be tossups I by a 4-3 needed to prove to ourselves that University and the University of Loui- score ], it shows yet again that we're we could win it for the team." siana at Lafayette in the tournament close but we just aren't there yet." However, the only Owl that proved to be a tough task for the Against SMU, Jeri Gonzales posted a victory in singles play Rice squad. and Erika Villalobos, playing to- was Fisher, who again came back Facing VirginiaTech the first day, gether for the first time, recorded from a set down to defeat her the Owls got just one point — a a victory at No. 1 doubles, but the opponent 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. singles win from junior Cody Jack- Owls were unable to clinch the "I just wanted to win," Fisher son — before the Hokies secured doubles point, losing at both No. 2 said. "I knew that my match was the victory 4-1. The doubles team of and No. 3. winnable — I just focused and junior Matthias Mathaes and senior "It was really fun playing with relaxed." Prakash Venkataraman won the only Erika because she is a really great other match of the day for Rice, as player," Gonzales said. "It is too Tech's David Emery won a three-set bad that she has not had the op- battle over junior Ramez Qamer to 'For two of the losses , . ) •am gag % y<\ portunity to step into the doubles clinch the victory. lineup as much because the teams Lining up next against Oklahoma were pretty set. She was very to be tossups, it State University, the Owls came out aggressive. We got along really •y n shows yet again that gunning and took the early lead with well and we had a great time." the doubles point. In singles play, Despite losing the doubles we're close but we Mathaes emerged with a three-set point, the Owls came out in their victory at the No. 1 spot, and sopho- singles matches fired up. Senior just aren't there yet.' more Vuk Rajevac stepped in at the STUART SINCLAIR/THRESHER Sophomore William Barker serves in Rice's 4-1 loss to Virginia Tech March 22 at Natalie Briaud quickly defeated her — Annie Goodrich fifth spot with a win in a third-set opponent 6-1, 64 at the No.l spot. the Rice Invitational. Barker's match was halted when Tech clinched the match. Sophomore tennis player tiebreaker to earn Rice's final point "I went out there and I be- of the day. Qamer couldn't pull out WAC Player of the Week, was one of second set, but their matches were lieved in myself a little more than the win at No. 6 despite taking the three singles players to win in straight suspended when TCU clinched the I did in the past," Briaud said. "I first set from OSU's Loren Collins. sets as the Owls took the match de- match. was really sick of losing — we The Owls earned their final Sliding into Sunday winless in the spite Leber's victory at No. 1 singles. Rounding out the trip against had lost 4-3 a number of times in point by default when Tulsa failed invitational, the Owls were desper- Southern Methodist University, the the past — and I had been one to field a player against Goodrich. ately looking to end their five-match Owls were again hoping to rebound that consistently lost. I came out This weekend the Owls host losing streak. The day didn't begin as from a loss, but it wasn't in the cards. strong at the beginning of the the University of Arkansas at planned when Louisiana-Lafayette 'It's been a huge SMU took the doubles point, and match and played the big points Little Rock and Texas A&M Uni- took the doubles point for the lead, wins by Mathaes, Rajevac and Jack- better than I ever have." versity at Corpus Christi. but Rice rebounded in singles play. under achievement so son in singles weren't enough as the The other victors in defeat for "This weekend should help Venkataraman, Barker and fresh- Mustangs took the match 4-3. the Owls were sophomore Yasmin us set up for the two ranked teams men Take Morita and Harding far. We cant make The team now has a week off Fisher, who came back from a set ... that we play in the near fu- Brumby each pulled off victories in before its next match April 12 against down to defeat her opponent 1-6, ture," head coach Roger White their matches. Barker won handily at excuses for losses, and Texas Tech University. The Owls 6-2,6-0, and Erika Villalobos, who said. "We hope to gain some No. 2, while Venkataraman and Morita we have to win as a will look to focus in hopes of regain- won by a score of 7-5, 6-1. momentum for the conference both won in closer two-set matches. ing lost pride in the upcoming weeks. The Owls came out strong tournament." Brumby's match was the only one to team.' "We have a week and a half to go to three sets, and his win gave Rice practice," Barker said. "Each guy the final point to take the match 4-3 — William Barker has to worry about themselves to and finish the Invitational 1-2. sophomore tennis player improve as a team." Last weekend, Rice traveled north The postseason is approaching to the Metroplex in Dallas, where the quickly, and with only four matches University of Texas at Arlington was left before the Western Athletic Con- the Owls' first opponent. Boasting The Owls next faced No. 24Texas ference tournament, Rice is looking Andy Leber, ranked second in the Christian University. Rice again for some momentum to carry into the country in singles, the Mavericks were grabbed the early doubles point, but conference and NCAA tournaments. EZ LIVN not a team to take lightly, but the Owls it was the only point of the day for "I think the team is pretty strong," * >A fttJV.'. A >MSi again came out strong in doubles. the Owls, who were defeated from Rajevac said. "As long as everyone Mathaes and Venkataraman won at the baseline by the strongTCU team. thinks only on their own match, we No. 1, and Barker and Jackson won at Barker was winning in the third set, can play well and should win the No. 2. Rajevac, who would be named and Rajevac was fighting to win the conference." All Kinds Of Drivers Save With GEICO. 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Score by innings r R H E 9. Vuk RaJevac (RU) vs. Jacob Martin (TCU) 6-7,66, VIRGINIA TECH 4 RICE 1 BY THE Nevada (11-12, 0-1)003 100 100 — 5 121 TULSA 4 MCK S susp. Rice (21-4, 4-0) 302 400 03x — 12 19 0 6. Daniel Wqjnberg (TCU) d. Cody Jachson (RU) 6-4, 6-4 TRACK AND FIELD Nevada: Darrell Rasner, Bryan Johnson (5), George 1. Mich (TU) d Natelte Bimud (RU) 6 2, 6 3 Moran (6), Jeff Tolotti (7), Ryan Leake (8) and Craig 2. AM** OurtM **» *. m (RUI6 2, 6 2 (TCU) 84 and Justin Ruchti. 4 W-wrf* W**** <1 Mmm* BaoK»» (TU) 36, Win — Crowder (3-0). Loss —Rasner (3--31. 2. Qlraud/T ake Morlla (RU) vs. Menlchini/Chrls Brand! Men's team standings Townsend (5). 2B — Nevada: Magu«« . HR 2. Rice 139 Nevada: Hass (2). Rice: AmoM (6): SII*>I* (4) *rw>n 6 *rmtf (WW (*U)« iv pHw (TU). default 3. Sam Houston 129.5 dance — 1.667. RICE 4 UT-ARLINQTON 3 4. Stephen F. Austin 120 5. UTSA 84 WOMEN'S TENNIS l floodrloh («:) d Pillav S«Nllvec o Sane Aortas (SMll 7-5 6-1 (UTA) 8-4 Arnold 2b 0 0 Cho 3b 3 Singles NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Sinisi lb 0 0 Snyder c 2 1 William Sarkei (RU) vs. Toni Gordon (TCU) 6-2, 2- 3. Bentzen/Carrilio (UTA) d. Rajevac/Brumby (RU) 86 Brown 3b 0 0 Msslwht 2b 3 Doubles 6, 3-0, susp. 1. Auburn 474 Cruz dh 0 0 Scalise rf 3 1 Jeri Gonzales 'Vlilalohos 'RU d Carson/Cortss 2 f abr-,,-10 Sestmi (TCU)d. Matthias Mathaes. iRU)6 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3 RICE 4 2. Georgia 386 Davis rf 0 0 Coolev lb 3 (SMUi 9-8 (7; ! 3. 6-1 3. Stanford 301 Janish ss 1 0 Bruce dh 2 2. Jones I anger 'SMI n Hagedorn 'Goodrict Rl 3 Alex Mfntehint (TCU) d. Fatten Giraud (RU) 6-4, 63 4. Southern Cal 300.5 Ruchti c 1 0 Whatley ph 1 8-5 OKLAHOMA STATE 4 RICE 3 4 Daniel Sc.holten (TCU) d. Piakash Venkataraman 5. Arizona 291 Crowder p 0 0 Lucas If 3 3. Leusziei 'Rambalh SMu d. Chao 'Briaud.RUi S-6 (RU) 7-5. 6-0 25. Rice 23 Aardsma p 0 0 Zell p 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 Faught p 0 Mitchell p 0 Totals 25 1 ALLEY THEATRE AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE Score by innings R H E AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS (AIPAC) Rice 000 000 000 — 0 4 2 UH 010 000 00X — 1 3 1 .ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ATSI E — Arnold (9); Sinisi (4): Musslewhite (6 DP — Houston 2. LOB — Rice 6: Houston 2. HBP — Simsi; BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Brown. SH — Porfirio (4). SB — Kolkhorst 2 (7i. CS BMC SOFTWARE — Crain (1); Snyder (3): Cooley (2). wanted: CAROLE ANNE CHAMBERLAIN. ATTORNEY AT LAW IP H R ER BB SO CITY OF HOUSTON Rice Crowder 7.0 2 10 2 9 CITY OF HOUSTON: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Aardsma 1.0 10 0 0 0 AND ENGINEERING UH Zell 5.0 4 0 0 1 2 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL HOUSTON (CISH) Faught 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION Mitchell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 COUNTRYWATCH.COM Win — Zell (2-0). Loss — Crowder (3-1). Hold — CRAWFORD-DOHERTY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP Faught. Save — Mitchell (4). HBP — by Zell 'Brown); by Faught (Sinisi). CRIME STOPPERS {English, Sociology, Political Science... }= (iTGcllly.) DE LA GARZA PUBLIC RELATIONS, INC. Attendance — 1.611 DESIGN AT WORK PUBLIC RELATIONS {Writing, Analyzing, Organizing...} FRESNO STATE 4 RICE 16 EDELMAN PUBLIC RELATIONS WORLDWIDE EDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Score by innings R H E = {in demand} Fresno (1716. 5-4) 001 002 100 — 4 8 2 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS Rice (26-5. 9-0) 120 019 30* — 16 17 0 FORBES MAGAZINE Fresno State: Zach Minor, David Bair (6). Sean FRENCH-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Ruthven (6). Nathan Lee (6), Matt Scott (7), Fran- GLOBAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INC. cisco Nieves (8) and Ben Fritz. Rice: Jeff Niemann, Philip Tribe (4), Bobby Bryan (8) and Justin Ruchti, GOGIRLSMUSIC.COM Jeff Biackinton. GREENSHEET EDUCATION FOUNDATION Win — Tribe (3-2). Loss — Minor (4-3). 2B — Rice: Joint Venture Arnold 2 (9); Brown (9); Janish 2 (7); Ruchti (4). HR GRUBB & ELLIS CAREER SERVICES — Fresno State: Pierce (7). Rice: Kolkhorst (1); Brown (5). Attendance — 2,105. HESCO HILL VALUATION GROUP FRESNO STATE 5 RICE 12 HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER HOUSTON ASTROS What? Score by innings R H E Fresno (17-15, 5-3) 020 111 000 — 5 7 1 HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES Rice (25-5, 8-0) 500 024 01* — 12 15 3 HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL ALLIANCE • A semester-long internship program for liberal arts majors Fresno State: Bob Runyon, Francisco Nieves (6), HOUSTON PRESS • An opportunity to earn 3 credit hours by taking a neat Matt Scott (6), David Bair (8) and Brad Harper. Rice: HOUSTON WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL Philip Humber, Justin Crowder (8) and Jeff Biackinton, seminar class, HUMA 295: Current Issues in the Workplace Justin Ruchti. HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL Win — Humber (5-1). Loss — Runyon (4-6). 2B — HOUSTON HOUSE AND HOME MAGAZINE Rice: Davis (5); Arnold (7); Brown (8): Bubela (6). HR • A great way to start your career path and get excellent work — Rice: Davis (2): Brown (4). Attendance — 2,314. HOWARD FRAZIER BARKER ELLIOTT, INC. J. M. HUBER CORPORATION experience FRESNO STATE 2 RICE 9 J.A. COMPTON & CO. Score by Innings R H E JEFFREY COMMUNICATIONS Fresno (17-14, 5-2) 100 000 001 — 2 5 1 KATHRYN RISLEY DESIGNS LLC Rice (24-5, 7-0) 000 006 30* — 9 10 0 JY Internships KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Who? Fresno State: Ben Fritz, Sean Ruthven (6), David Bair LAW OFFICE OF DEDRA DAVIS • All undergraduate liberal arts (8) and Brad Harper. Rice: Steven Herce and Justin Nothing takes the place of experi- Ruchti, Jeff Biackinton. LAWNDALE ART AND PERFORMANCE CENTER Win — Herce (6-1). Loss — Fritz (5-3). 2B — Rice: LONE STAR STRATEGIES majors ence; the opportunity to test classroom Davis (4). HR — Rice: Bubela (6): Cruz (7). Atten- dance — 2,012. MAGIC EARTH • Great Houston companies theory and ideas in the context of the MCCANN-ERICKSON SOUTHWEST real world of work. By completing an RICE 5 SOUTHWEST TEXAS 8 MERGER COMMUNICATIONS (look left) internship, you come away with many Score by innings R H E MERRILL LYNCH & CO. Rice (23-5) 004 000 010 — 5 8 0 MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES benefits: clarification of career deci- SW Texas (16-12) 250 001 OOx —890 MICHAEL GAERTNER & ASSOCIATES sion, confirmation of career choice, ex- Rice — David Aardsma. Philip Tribe (2). Wade MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCE How? Townsend (7) and Justin Ruchti, Jeff Biackinton. SW perience to add to a resume, the feel- Texas — Brian Nemec, Michael Gultz (3), Nick PAMPLIN MUSIC • Apply online at Lankford (6), Dickie Gonzalez (8). Cory Covert (9) and PAPERCITY MAGAZINE ing of having made a significant con- Cody Farr. www.rice.edu/projects/careers Win — Gultz (1-0). Loss — Aardsma (5-1). Save — PLANNED PARENTHOOD tribution to an organization, and a re- Covert (3). 2B — Rice: Porfirio (9). SW Texas — PROPORTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. alistic perspective of work. Tierce (4). HR — SW Te*as: Younk (6): Coles (6|. • Register for HUMA 295 if you Attendance — 1.261. RBC DOMINION SECURITIES want academic credit During the fall or spring semester RHODES 4 ASSOCIATES NEVADA 3 RICE 11 ROBERT D. JENKINS, JR., ATTORNEY AT LAW you have the opportunity to obtain in- Score by innings R H E ROCKETBALL LTD (HOUSTON ROCKETS & COMETS) ternships in a variety of fields, and gain Nevada (11-14, 0-3)001 100 001 - SALOMON SMITH BARNEY firsthand experience of the operations Rice (23-4, 6-0) 040 310 30* — 11 15 1 When? SALVATION ARMY and managment issues facing an or- Nevada — James Holcomb. Craig Norns (3). David SCOTTSDALE SECURITIES, INC. • April 12: Deadline for Woods (7) and Craig Markel, Tony Cappuccilli. Rice ganization. You choose the compa- — Jeff Niemann, Steven Herce (4), Bobby Bryan (8), SERVICESAUCTION.COM application to Joint Venture Philip Tribe (9) and Justin Ruchti, Jeff Biackinton. SHANDWICK INTERNATIONAL nies and positions you prefer prior to Win — Herce (5-1). Loss — Holcomb 11-3). 2B — Rice: Sinisi (12). HR — Nevada: Cappuccilli (4). Rice: SPENCER STUART • April 1-5: Preregistration the start of the program. The organi- Arnold (6): Brown (3). Attendance 2.042. ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HEALTH CHARITIES (SLEHC) for fall semester - sign up zations receive your resumes, and in- STAGES REPERTORY THEATRE NEVADA 2 RICE 7 terview and hire selescted tudents. In- STYLE MAGAZINE OF HOUSTON for HUMA 295 Score by innings R H E TEACH FOR AMERICA ternships require normally between Nevada (11-13. 0-2)011 000 000 — 2 8 3 Rice (22 4, 5-0) 001 300 30x — 7 101 TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICA- 10-20 hours a week. TIONS Nevada: Mateo Miramontes, Bryan Johnson (7) and TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Craig Markel. Chris Gimenez. Rice: Philip Humber, Huh? David Aardsma (8) and Jeff Biackinton. Justin Ruchti. THE LUKENS CONSULTING GROUP Win — Humber (4-1). Loss — Miramontes (2 4), THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY • Stop by Career Services, second floor of the RMC or Attendance — 1,945. 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friday APR 5 The sho« runs at 8 p.m. tonight, tomorrow and April II-13 in the Wiess Commons for Today is the last day to $4 for Rice affiliates or $6 general. Send for the fa|1 PREREGISTER an e-mail to Tim Lott at [email protected] for reservations. semester! Get your butt to the Registrar's Office by 5 p.m. or else incur massive Calendar fines. The French department presents Le VOYAGEUR Sans Bagpge in Entries for the $100 Academy of American French in the Humanities Building Courtyard Poets Prize and the $1,000 George tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. Buy The orgiastic Roman festival and toga thursday APR 11 Williams PRIZE of Poetry and Prize tickets in the French department office for party known as BACCHANALIA of Fiction are due by noon today to the $5, or $4 if you are a Rice student. begins at 10 p.m. at Brown College. Science historian and former BBC English Department. Contact Susan Wood reporter James Burke speaks on at (713) 348-2646 for more information. Saturday monday •INNOVATION AND APR 6 APR 8 CHANGE'"the |ast talk in the Sexual Assault Awareness Week The Rice Environmental Committee Amnesty International sponsors a free, President's Lecture Series at 8 p.m. in the culminates in the ARTEMIS Rice sponsors an environmental conference, public HUMAN RIGHTS Grand Hall of the RMC. Admission is free. 1 THROU H Concert, held in Ray Courtyard in the Rice 'POWER TO THE PEOPLE FILM FESTIVAL E Sunday. Memorial Center today from 4 p.m. to the Future of Energy," from 10 a.m. to Films will air at 7 p.m. in the Rice Media friday midnight. Rice women musicians will APR 12 5 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion. Center today and Tuesday, in Keck Lecture perform and all donations will benefit the Hall on Wednesday and Friday, and in the The Rice Band department sponsors a Houston Area Women's Center. The women's TENNIS team battles Kyle Morrow Room in Fondren Library on free, public LATIN JAZZ concert the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Thursday. For more information visit http:/ from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Ray Courtyard. The Native American Student Association Come t0 at 11 a.m. and Texas A&M University at /www.ruf.rice.edu/~amnesty/fiimfest/ Contact Lawrence Slezak at hosts a POWWOW' the Corpus Christi at 3 p.m. Both matches are filmfest.html. [email protected] for more information.

lacrosse field from 6:30 to 11 p.m. to at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium. A faculty RECITAL features James enjoy food, dance, music and crafts. Visit tuesday APR 9 http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~opa.povmow/ for KTRU sponsors its OUTDOOR Dunham on viola and Jon Kimura Parker more information. SHOW featuring Daniel Johnston & Houston Friends of Music presents the on piano at 8 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall m Jad Fair with Sad Like Crazy, the Slurpees, TOKYO STRING QUARTET in Alice Pratt Brown Hall. Jones College Theater presents the play the Mirrors, Vena Cava and Stone Forest. at 8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall in Alice iHUNH? at 8 p.m. tonight, The free public show is from noon to Pratt Brown Hall. The concert Calendar submit items: tomorrow, April 12,13,19 and 20 at 8 8 p.m. in the Ray Courtyard of the RMC. commemorates the Holocaust and the p.m. in >e Jones Commons. Send an e- Sept. 11 tragedy. Call (713) 348-5400 to mail to Andrew Johnstone at [email protected] Sunday reserve tickets for $25-$42. A limited • by CAMPUS MAIL to Calendar to reserve tickets for $4. APR 7 Editor, Rice Thresher, MS-524. number of complimentary tickets are t0 • by FAX Calendar Editor, available for Rice people. a CHAMBER MUSIC (713) 348-5238. The Rice Players co-sponsor Actors from the recital featuring Shepherd School B • Y E-MAIL to [email protected]. London Stage, performing MACBETH students begins at 5:30 p.m. in Duncan ARE Wednesday Calendar submission FORMS tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Hamman APR 10 Recital Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall. available at the Student Activities Office or Hall. Visit http://www.rice.edu/players for The Center for the Study of Languages on the Thresher office door.

tickets and more information. At 8 p.m. David In-Jae Cho conducts the concludes its international film festival The DEADLINE for all items is 5 p.m. CAMPANILE Orchestra and the with the Chinese film TO LIVE the Monday prior to publication. Wiess College presents a Tabletop Rice Chorale in a performance in Stude with subtitles, at 7:30 p.m. in Rayzor Hall, Submissions are printed on a space- production of SHE LOVES ME! Concert Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall. Room 205. available basis.

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Contact Information: Beth at [email protected] or Desrcy at [email protected] For more information about Rice University Native American Student Assoc: wwvv.rui.iice.edu/~naiamei/ 24 THE RICE THRESHER BACKPAGE FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002 Liberal language can go too far o Sid, Gillis DQ'd at Beer-Bike As Sid's men were We live in liberal times. With healthy discussions about college cheers and sexual finishing the women's harassment, we've discovered varying degrees of comfort with the language and ideas of race and Will Rice's insulting speech. Yet, many of us do not realize that people of older generations can come women were looking from different moral backgrounds and take differently to name calling. I therefore plead for their helmets, Presi- with you generous public, to limit calls of pubic lice and ass spelunking to those of your dent Gillis was disquali- immediate class. I propose, for our amusement, that we consider the case of Jeff Bishop. fied from his job as Jeff is clearly more intelligent than most bottom-dwelling amoebae. However, much like starting-gun firer after them, he does consume his own bodily waste and eat his brothers and sisters. I can feel deliberately holding up comfortable saying this to his face and in print, because the age difference is smaller than the distance the race. between his ears (big ego ... get it?). Nevertheless, I would never feel comfortable mentioning any of my "Every year Sid gets professors in such a statement. to be last, and I've just So I return to the issue of Jeff. Jeff is a doody-head. Sources who wish to remain nameless reveal that Jeff been waiting my turn couldn't get laid on the layingest day of his life with an automatic laying machine. Were he a dildo, he would for seven years when be short, floppy and bristly. And don't get me started on his mother. (I hate waiting in line). Martel just comes last*" "liC sakl° Dr Camacho fires the starting pistol. counter-point counter-counter-point "Dammit, it was my turn to be last." The older generation likes us Beer-Bike regulations clearly state that the race will be started after calling them names. Just yester- Dr. Gillis has fired the starting pistol. Yet, as the crowds swayed in day, I saw an old man fall in the Will Ouch. anticipation, Gillis was nowhere to be found. Rice Commons. I called him 'brittle The Backpage editors, being too lazy for footwork or research, can bones.' It was funny, and the doctor only hypothesize as to why Gillis would shirk his codified duties. liked the added attention. Perhaps he was breaking shit at Will Rice College to cause more fines. And Jett Jones is a stupid-head. Or taste-testing Martel's new CK dish, "goat spectacular." Or perhaps hobnobbing with Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in exchange for more donations. In Gillis' absence, Camacho stood in and fired the starting gun ... straight at KTRU. Upon finding that there were only blanks in the gun, madlib misclass Camacho threw the gun at Ben Home's head. Camacho, whose wife had the privilege of firing the starting gun for the women's race, was later asked for a statement regarding his behavior at the races. Recently, actual misclass went a step too far. Rather than dull the humor, we wish to let you, the reader, "Lindsay Botsford is a giant tool," Camacho said. take that step. Feel free to fill in the blanks with whatever offensive sayings you can think of. This year's campus Beer-Bike coordinators have been debating Warm ups The Real Deal Gillis' punishment. Buckling under the pressure, Baker senior Laura Madlib translations: Schwent proposed marriage to a squirrel and eloped to Mexico, while Baker junior Mani " (n) -hair (n) -bag fee) I eat (nrn) live chickens a day" Kumar suggested that (n) noun — All of Lovett — Eric Libby (as Dr. Gillis) Will Rice be fined for (cc) college cheer Gillis' disqualification. (v) verb "We (v) your mom!" "Can Lovett still change it's theme A voice of reason — Written in Mattel's grass to (dwo) week? (usa) unimportant student came from Director of — Alex Fay activity Student Activities "Hey! I'm still involved in (g) Gao Mona Hicks. She pro- (usa) ! I'm not a traitor!" I want to (v) here because I (v) (nm) number posed that Gillis be fined like a regular col- Arbitrary Martel junior freshmen. (dwo) dirty word ending in '0' lege, with four years of — an Aloha-week application (vp) verb, past tense (co) college object — construction outside of "Then you kill all the alpha, you his house. 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SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER Beer-Bike 2002 Story by Dylan Hedrick, Layout and design by David Chien

Beer-Bike 2002 was one for the north riders took their turns on the bike. Riders colleges. included a woman wearing a wide-brimmed Brown College easily captured the men's hat under her helmet, a man smoking a ciga- race, and Jones College narrowly won the rette while riding, and "million-dollar man" women's race, and Martel College made their who had play money attached to his blue suit. first Beer-Bike appearance. Will Rice College The women's race was next, with the start- effortlessly rode to first place in the alumni ing gun fired by the "unofficial first lady of competition. Rice University" Carol Camacho. Pumped up by a parade of wild water bal- Although ten teams started the race, it loon fights and a crazy week of balloon filling, quickly became a battle between three col- late-night jacks and bike practices, students leges — Will Rice, Jones and Brown. By the were was ready for the races on the sunny fourth rider change, Will Rice had established Saturday afternoon. a quarter lap lead ahead of Jones and Brown. With Team Wiess's battle sow flying high The race went on with Will Rice in the lead, so in the sky and the smell of pizza drifting the focus shifted to the race between Brown through the air, the first race of the afternoon, and Jones for second place. the alumni race, was ready to begin. At the last rider change, Jones senior Emi At the sound of the starting gun, Hanszen Nomura held a two bike-length lead ahead of College's riders jumped out to an early lead Brown junior Marie Schwieterman. with Will Rice and Jones right behind. By the During the last lap, Nomura was able to first change of riders, Lovett College had taken fend off Schwieterman and finish a bike-length the lead, followed closely by Hanszen and Will ahead, taking second place to the Will Rice Rice. team. Hanszen soon started to fade but Brown "I thought I was an idiot for not drafting," came soaring from the middle of the pack to Nomura, Jones women's bike captain, said. "But take the lead. Brown's sprint did not last long, I didn't save anything. Marie and I are friends though, as Will Rice took the lead for good and its all fun and games outside of the race." during the seventh lap of the race. From that "It was a lot of fun," Schwieterman, Brown point on, there was no stopping the Will Rice women's bike captain, said. "[Nomura] is a team. strong rider and I expected her to hit a wall The Will Rice alumni won their seventh and blow right past. It was great competition consecutive Beer-Bike in 15 minutes, 52.43 and the [Brown] girls raced well." seconds, with Lovett and Brown following at Will Ricers began to think that a sweep was 16:47.00 and 17:00.00, respectively. . possible after the women's race, but their "We rely on the support of our alums [to hopes were dashed. Due to penalties for win]," team captain and Director of Student chugging, pit interference, and a rider without Health Services Mark Jenkins (Will Rice '83) a helmet, the Will Rice team finished in third said. "We are banking on the community to place with an official time of 17:51.53. Jones help. This year, they pitched in for plane was bumped up to first place, their first win tickets for members to fly all the way from since 1990, with a time of 17:41.21, followed Colorado and even Paris. These are just a closely by Brown in 17:44.00. Will Rice Col- bunch of people motivated by fitness." lege members then began to chant and shake After the Graduate Student Association was their keys in disgust. SUSHI SUZUKI/THRESHER lapped on the third lap, a parade of strange See Beer-Bike, Page 3

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Left: Women bikers give it their all during Saturday's race.

Top: Will Rice College members cheer for a Beer-Bike sweep.

Above: Sid Richardson College seniors Rajiv Bala and John Glassmire await their next turn to chug.

Right: Lovett College freshman John Belanger and Hanszen College senior Scott Berger try to intimidate one another before the Beer-Bike parade.

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THE RICE THRESHER —————BEER-BIK—E FRIDAY, —APRI L 5,200• ~ 2 Beer-Bike 2002 Beer-Bike, from Page 2 After the controversy was settled in the women's race, the men lined up at the starting line. After his wife started the women's race, it was only fitting for Vice President for Student Affairs Zenaido Camacho to start the men's race. Wiess, Jones and Brown riders jumped ahead of the pack at the start of the race, but by the first rider change, Lovett had caught up while Jones dropped behind. At the second rider change, Lovett took the lead when Brown senior Phil Caldwell's foot slipped from the pedal clip. "I was pissed," Caldwell said. "They pushed me out [of the pit] and it clicked out. I just coasted and thought [other riders] were going to hit me. Once I got it in, I was just thinking that I had to haul ass to catch up." By the fourth change, the race for first was down to three teams. Brown regained the lead with Lovett falling to fourth place. Wiess maintained their second place posi- tion, followed by the unlikely GSA in third. With five laps remaining in the race, Wiess riders finally lost their steam as GSA and Will Rice riders passed them. The order remained the same until the finish with Brown coming in first, followed by the GSA in second and Will Rice in third. Brown won their third men's race overall and their first since 1995. "It was awesome," Brown junior and bike captain Blake Borgeson said. "Our team took some hard hits with other VJ commitments and injuries, but it just made us work harder. - < We started to get committed about a month and a half ago, and we worked really hard the last few weeks." Due to penalties, the official order was Brown in first place at 25:15.43, followed by Will Rice in second at 25:35.80 and GSA in third at 25:39.00. In their first Beer-Bike appearance, the Martel women's team placed fifth and the men finished seventh. "It was just amazing to have a team," Martel senior and men's bike captain Dave Cerutti said. "We did well — the girls are awesome and the guys are coming along." "It was a great way to bring the college together," Martel sophomore and women's bike captain Maeve Quigley said. "The team was so supportive. It wasn't about winning but about showing them we are here. We have spirit like everyone else." > * * • '• •> »• Sid Richardson College achieved their expected dis- •i qualifications with five men riding for the women's bike team, and with freshman Ben Ochoa biking all thirty laps of the men's race. "We didn't have enough competitive people to make up a full team, either men or women, so in the end we decided that maybe if we put together a coed team, we could win," KATIE STREIT/THRESHER Sid senior Ben Black said.

Above: Matt Taft. who visited Rice the weekend of Beer-Bike, helps Baker in its cause for balloon victory.

Right: Wiess College junior Tom Hayes bombards a Hanszenite trying to attack the Wiess fort.

Bottom: Lovett Coliege junior Nath Pizzolatto nails Martel College sophomore Andrew Engrot during the parade

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Above: Will Rice moves in a pack during Saturday s parade.

Left: Wiess College junior Cyrus Davoudi embraces Lovett College sophomore Kat Messick in the muddy scene surrounding the Wiess fort.

Below: Lovett College senior Dan Phillips strolls along the parade route.

Below left: Brown College members attack the Wiess fort near the end of the parade route.

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Above: Brown College junior Blake Borgeson crosses the finish line in first place. Right: Hanszen College junior Uchenna Agbim and Hanszen freshman Stacy Frankle gives Hanszen junior Amber Castleberg some loving care during the festivities. Below: Lovett College junior Joanne Braun laughs as Lovett junior Matt Davis prepares to chug.

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Above: Jones College junior Lisa Cassidy pushes hard in the women's victory.

Left: A GSA chugger boasts his speed.

Below: Sid Richardson College freshman Ben Ochoa completes the 30th lap after riding the entire men's race.

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