The Rice Thresher

volume 65, RKnumber 16 » Thresher monday, november 21, 1977 Monitoring system '• .'S now being installed by Greg LeRoy new unit, it will have a one year warranty. For the past two months, the Assuming that Rice accepts Johnson Control Corporation the system—if it saves money has been in the process of and is reasonably effecient— installing a complex computer more campus buildings will be system which monitors and included under the computer controls certain functions of program as more funds seven buildings on the Rice become available. It seems campus. Ruth Kendrick, who likely that residential colleges is in charge of implementing "are probably next," Kendrick this system, said that the unit stated, though the unit would was turned on a few weeks control large communal ago, and Johnson Control men spaces, not individual living "are still in the process of de- areas. The air conditioning/heating system of seven buildings is monitored on a 24-hour basis from bugging it." this station. -—mark linimon The computer controls important equipment for both air-conditioning and heating in the RMC, Abercrombie, Hackerman recommends WRC conversion Allen Center, Sewall Hall, by David Butler Houston Endowment, Inc., suggestions made to him by coed, a suggestion that Hamman Hall, Fondren and Lovett was established in Dean of Undergraduate Hackerman rejects: "I think Library and the Physics President Norman Hacker- 1968 with a grant from the Affairs Katherine Brown that choice (between single- building. To help co-ordinate man has recommended to the Brown Foundation. (which were reprinted in the sex and coed colleges) is a functions, monitors in the Board of Governors' Academic Since no specific language October 28 Thresher). Dean desirable thing in an system keep track of electrical Affairs Committee that Will in the donors' grants Brown recommended that Will insitution that says that one of usage throughout the Rice College be converted to authorizes Rice to convert Rice be converted next year, the reasons for its existence is university. coed status, starting next year. Lovett and Jones to coed and that Lovett and Jones be that there be freedom of Not only is the system However, he did not make any colleges, Hackerman feels that converted in fall 1979. When choice." (The second choice of supposed to save the recommendations on conver- prior approval should be asked by the Thresher if that the committee, to establish a university $40,000 a year on sion for Jones and Lovett sought before conversion is schedule would still be system of five coed, two men's fuel costs, but it provides Colleges, and will not make approved. The president said followed, Hackerman replied, and one women's college, was "much better control than the any recommendations "until that he does not foresee any "We will be making that adopted by the Committee of previous time clocks, allowing we get in writing the willing- difficulties in getting the attempt." College Masters and Presi- much more flexibility," so that ness of the donors" to agree to necessary approvals, al- Hackerman emphasized dents and Dean Brown in their separate areas of a building's such a conversion. though the Brown Founda- that he has no reservations recommendations.) air/heating may be shut off or Will Rice, whose old wing tion, also the donors of Brown about increasing the number Hackerman also proposed on as needed. was the "South Hall" of the College, have indicated that of coed colleges, although he that the "experimental" status Rice is not paying for the original 1912 campus plan, is Brown is not to be considered disagrees with the original of Baker and Hanszen as coed maintenance of this large and one of three colleges whose as a candidate for conversion. proposal of the ad hoc colleges be recognized as expensive system's initial construction was financed He noted that"there's nothing committee on coed college successful and permanent. His break-in—or "de-bugging'*— entirely by the university. The written in (Lovett's) case" to expansion presented last year. proposals will be considered which includes regular check- other two, Baker and prevent conversion from being That group recommended by the full Board at their ups and calibrations as the Hanszen, were converted to considered. converting all eight colleges to regular meeting in December. entire system is under a test coed in 1973. Jones was built The president's action period. When Rice accepts the in 1956 with a gift from the partially implements the Cooper named to chair Joseph Cooper, a member of before the U.S. Senate the Rice faculty since 1967, Subcommittee on Separation was recently named Lena of Powers and on the same Gohlman Fox Professor of subject before the U.S. House Political Science. Rules Committee in 1973. That Cooper is currently staff year he also appeared before director of the U.S House the U.S. Senate Conference on Commission on Administra- Separation of Powers and tive Review in Washington, before the U.S. House Select D.C., and will return to Rice in Committee on Committees January 1978. The Commis- testifying on congressional sion, headed by U.S. Rep. reorganization. David R. Obey (D-Wis.,) has already issued three major The winner of numerous reports bearing on the academic honors and awards, scheduling the work of the Cooper graduated from House, financial disclosure, Harvard University in 1955 and organization of the with a major in government, administrative system of the receiving his master's and House. doctoral degrees in political A specialist on the U.S. science from Harvard in 1959 Congress, Dr. Cooper has and 1961, repectively. He also appeared as a witness before started his teaching and congressional committees on research Career at Harvard. A several occasions, beginning former chairman of Rice's in 1966 when he testified on Department of Political the limitation of congressional Science, Cooper served as the debate before the U.S. Senate university's acting provost Rules Committee. In 1971 he during the 1973-74 academic -Charles jenkins testified on impoundment year. Start early to establish good credit rating You just got your diploma can apply right in the store account and withdraw month- show up on all future inquiries. pay well, or any other from Rice University and you and possibly walk away with ly payments (this is called an A "false" loan is not substantial amount of income. decide to set up your own your credit card. The applica- installment loan). At the end substantial on its own merits Most college students are in business rather than work for tion requires three years of of the term of the loan, you will for an unsecured loan of a debt already in some form or someone else. Everything's past history, including ad- have established a credit comparable amount. Several another. Besides, loans to coming up roses and you're dresses, employment and ranking. Such a loan is a secured loans are needed young people are regarded by confident that within five other, if any, credit references "false" loan in the sense that before a bank will give you an the industry as high risk. years you'll be a well- you might have. If you wish, the money was used purely for unsecured loan. Even then, it However, if an ambitious established businessperson on you can get your parents to the purpose of establishing is highly unlikely that a college student secures several your way to an early retire- cosign and get your credit card credit, but this credit will help college student could obtain loans with cash deposits, he or ment. You stroll down to your that way, provided your you obtain conventional loans an unsecured loan in any she can establish a record local bank to borrow a few parents have a good rating. in the future. Your bank will amount. The reason for this is which will make it consider- thousand dollars to get things Montgomery Wards works on send a good credit report to the that few full-time college ably easier to obtain loans started, confident that the a point system, with length of credit bureau, and this will students have secure jobs that after graduation. loan officer will be convinced address, length of employ- by your degree, your charm ment, and other credit refer- and your good looks to give ences having various point you a loan. Wrong!!!! The bank values. Wards does not accept calls the local credit bureau cosigned letters. and informs you that though your degree is impressive, and Gasoline cards are a little though you are charming and different. For a Gulf Travel not altogether ugly, you have Card, you must be gainfully no credit rating, and they employed (that means all the cannot give you a loan. You time) or else you best forget it. leave the bank depressed and If your parents have an mm angry that your roses are account with Gulf, their showing their thorns so early. signature will automatically Such a situation can be assure you of an account. At avoided by beginning to Exxon, your account cannot establish credit now. Besides be guaranteed just because benefitting yourself in the your parents have credit there. future, a good rating can help However, cosigned letters are you get oil company credit accepted if your parents have MA cards and department store credit. As a rule, if you are to cards now. These credit cards get credit on your own, you make it easier to organize your need at least two or three finances and to keep a running previous references such as a count of your expenditures bank, department store or than if you used cash all the other oil company.

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