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VOLUME 102, ISSUE NO. 24 | STUDENT-RUN SINCE 1916 | RICETHRESHER.ORG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 MY DEAR WATSON LO-FI CHILL BEATS BRING OUT THE BROOMS Fellowships send KTRU Outdoor Show Baseball executes their seniors around to feature eclectic first C-USA series sweep the globe local music and art of the season SEE SPOTLIGHT P. 6 SEE A&E P. 7 SEE SPORTS P. 10 SPORTS Athletics introducing new mental health initiative ANDREW GROTTKAU health as a pressing issue from SPORTS EDITOR / [email protected] both experience and outside research and wanted to approach Over 80 percent of male Rice the issue in a scientific manner. student-athletes and nearly 70 percent of female student- athletes reported stress levels of [Student-athletes] have six or higher on a 10-point scale, such different demands according to a research study conducted by senior Julie Litver placed on them. and juniors Mike Otoo and Molly Tilbrook. The study, which included 96 Julie Litver female student-athletes and 54 Senior Swimmer male student-athletes, addressed Rice Young Democrats President Franz Brotzen delivers the opening remarks at an topics including stress levels, “We noticed that in a lot of the April 7 town hall on gun violence. The event featured seven political candidates. eating disorders, depression and literature, there was concern for overall happiness. As a result of student-athletes because they have charlene pan / thresher the findings, the research team such different demands placed on is creating a new system of Peer them,” Litver said. “Their mental Gun control panel lacks bipartisan speakers Wellbeing Athletic Advisors to health needs might be different address the mental health needs of than regular students. We wanted student-athletes at Rice. to tap into that to see if there was a AMY QIN also organized the event, said both “I can’t particularly blame According to Litver, the group problem with that at Rice.” THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] the Democratic and Republican Rice students for not showing up identified student-athlete mental MENTAL HEALTH CONT. ON PAGE 10 campus clubs helped reach out to since we only had Democratic Two weeks after the March candidates. candidates who are running for for Our Lives, the Rice Young office, so the event probably wasn’t UNCOVERING ATHLETE STRESS Republicans and Rice Young super appealing,” Meeks said. A study of 150 Rice athletes found that feelings of Democrats hosted an on-campus “Not a single Republican [panelist] The other side of the stress and lack of support are common. town hall addressing gun violence, came to our event, which I think is though no Republican Party aisle is too caught up the attendance problem we should PERCENT THAT FEELS PERCENT REPORTING candidates attended. trying to earn that A+ be talking about.” UNSUPPORTED BY STRESS LEVELS ABOVE The Facebook page for the April The panel was comprised STUDENT BODY 6/10 7 event stated a goal of hosting on the NRA report card. of Democrats Laura Moser, both Democratic and Republican Carol Alvarado, Steven David, elected officials to discuss Carol Alvarado Todd Litton, Lina Hidalgo and solutions to gun violence, but Rita Lucido, and independent 83 among the panel of seven political Texas State Benjamin Hernandez. After candidates were six Democrats Representive opening statements from Brotzen, 69 and one independent. the president of Rice Young Franz Brotzen and Hannah Meeks, a Hanszen College Democrats, the panel answered 56 Meeks, who helped host the event, freshman, organized a Rice Call to questions that were submitted both said they were disappointed Action event against gun violence online or prepared by the student by lack of Republican attendance on March 24 that she said was only organizers. 32 at the town hall, despite invitations attended by a little over a dozen Quiet chuckles filled the hall extended to politicians from both people. She said the Rice student when the panelists were asked via parties, according to Meeks. turnout to this weekend’s town online submission how they would female male female male Officers of the Rice Young hall remained poor, possibly as increase bipartisanship. Republicans did not respond to a result of student apathy, heavy “On our side of the aisle, we multiple requests for comment, end-of-semester workloads and look for bipartisanship,” Alvarado, Physical stresses were the biggest contributor to but former Student Association the presence of only one political the sitting representative of Texas’ stress levels, followed by academic stress President Justin Onwenu, who party in the panel. GUN CONTROL CONT. ON PAGE 2 infographic by christina tan IN MEMORIAM Rommel Espinola, RUPD officer of 9 years, passes away in accident JAECEY PARHAM years old; he is survived by his according to Vice President for President David Leebron officer and serving the Rice THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] 9-year-old son, Cullen, according Administration Kevin Kirby. said both the police department community,” Rodriguez said. to news reports. and the entire Rice community “Rommel always came to work Espinola was a graduate have experienced a great loss in with a positive attitude and of Klein High School and Sam The only thing he Espinola’s death. would lend a hand to anyone who Houston State University; he “[Officer Espinola] served needed help. The only thing he worked as a teacher before joining loved more than the university with enormous loved more than police work was the police force. He served as an police work was his dedication for a decade,” his family. [He] stood by his wife RUPD officer for nine years. Leebron said. “He was beloved who unfortunately passed away According to RUPD Chief of family. by all who worked with him, and less than [six] months ago after Police, James Tate, Espinola is will be forever grateful for his a protracted illness. This is a the department’s first officer to contribution to the safety and tremendous loss for the Espinola have passed away while a current Clemente Rodriguez security of all in our community family, RUPD and the entire Rice RUPD employee. RUPD officer as a tireless investigator. We will community.” “We are completely miss him greatly.” A wake will be held on April 11, heartbroken over the loss of Former Interim Chief of 5-8 p.m. and a memorial service Detective Rommel Espinola,” “[He] was the consummate Police Clemente Rodriguez will take place on April 14 at 10 Tate said. “He was loved and professional — excellent in his said that while Officer Espinola a.m. Both events will hosted at courtesy rupd respected by everyone at RUPD. role as an investigator, highly was one of the most dedicated the Klein Funeral Home. Officer Rommel Espinola, Our department won’t be the respected by his law enforcement and compassionate officers in To support his 9-year-old of the Rice University Police same without him. May he rest colleagues, and loved by all,” the department, he was just son, donations can be made by Department, passed away on in peace.” Kirby said. “The Rice community as committed to being the best purchasing a ticket or sponsorship April 9 after being involved in a Espinola’s work earned him is deeply saddened and our hearts possible husband and father. to a memorial golf tournament at car accident. Espinola was 48 respect from all his fellow officers, go out to his family.” “He loved being a police bit.ly/2EhRXqt. 2 NEWS ‘Weed Freed’: Panelists debate best path to marijuana legalization ELLIOT STAHR when they repealed it, they had to undo that, to how certain states only sell liquor through Harris said she doesn’t think all illicit THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] get more states to sign on to do away with state-owned stores. According to Harris, drugs should be legalized and made publicly prohibition. For marijuana, they just threw these methods could mitigate concerns over available. Harris also said she would support Panelists debated the best course of out a bunch of morals.” black market sales while still generating tax a commercial marijuana market over American marijuana policy as they discussed Becker said Harry J. Anslinger, the first revenue through a system that is better for prohibition but would prefer a model that the effects of legalization on the economy and commissioner of the Federal Bureau of public health. balances public health concerns as well. public health at the Rice Federalist Society’s Narcotics, was a moralist who “spread his Each of the three panelists had a different McMurtry College freshman Sanat “Weed Freed” event on April 5. BS around the country,” demanding that preference forms of legalization. Mehta said the panel addressed the issue of Solicitor General of Oklahoma Mithun prohibition of marijuana move forward. Mansinghani said legalization should marijuana legalization comprehensively and Mansinghani (Martel ’08) was the only Becker read aloud various anti-marijuana occur in one of three ways: passing legislation that the dialogue was productive. panelist who declined to comment instead quotations from Anslinger, including one in through Congress, lowering the classification “My main takeaway is that most rational of expressing support for legalization. He which Anslinger said, “Reefer makes darkies of marijuana in the Controlled Substances people agree that current federal laws said state-level efforts to legalize the drug think they’re as good as white men.” Act or overturning Supreme Court rulings on against marijuana are too strict, but people have violated the balance between state and “There is no real justification for laws interstate commerce such as the Wickard v. disagree about what sort of system to move federal authority as set by the Constitution. against marijuana or any of these other Filburn ruling.

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