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HIT BY HARVEY Tearing down to build up

EMILY ABDOW NEWS EDITOR / [email protected]

Over 2,000 Rice students have signed up as volunteers through the Rice Harvey Action Team, according to Doerr Institute Director Tom Kolditz. Students and staf formed R-HAT to connect those in need with volunteer demolition teams that deconstruct damaged houses, Kolditz said. “Ironically, we had to cancel Outreach Day this past weekend and now we’re doing Out - reach Day every day,” Caroline Quenemoen, director of the Center for Civil Leadership, said. R-HAT is a collaboration between the Doerr Institute, CCL, Student Association and Gradu - ate Student Association, according to Kolditz. R-HAT’s eforts have ranged from smaller teams of students carpooling to worksites to 200 students riding buses to Crosspoint Church before heading out into local communities. The majority of R-HAT’s work has been concentrated in Bellaire, Meyerland and the Third Ward as those are the closest to Rice’s campus, Kolditz said. The Doerr Institute is footing the bill for relief eforts which currently amount to a few thousand dollars. Jones College senior Grace Jenkins coordinated with a local Black Lives Matter chapter to expand the reach of Rice’s volunteers. “Although I love the way we at Rice have been taking care of each other and our community, in volunteering with BLMHTX we can also work to support those who need it most,” Jenkins said. Youssef Machkas, who volunteered as part of a demolition team with BLMHTX, said he was struck by the optimism of the people whose homes were fooded . “Their houses were basically destroyed but it seemed like they were trying to stay positive,” Machkas, a Sid Richardson College senior, said. “That’s just the vibe I got, like they won’t let it sink them.” Ranjini Nagaraj helped a sixth grader clean out her bedroom. “[Her mother] told us that she had hidden many of her daughter’s belongings that had been ruined so that she wouldn’t be upset when the time came to throw them out,” Nagraj, a Jones College junior, said. “I can’t even imagine Courtesy riCe publiC AFFAirs And ChristinA tAn/thresher R - HAT CONT. ON PAGE 4 Students formed demolition teams to deconstruct houses damaged by food water and collected donations for food victims through the Rice Harvey Action Team and other initiatives. Over 2,000 students have signed up to volunteer through R-HAT. how I would handle a situation like this if I were

SPOTLIGHT SPOTLIGHT H&D rides out storm Students weather Harvey together

ELIZABETH RASICH important here. You all don’t ELIZABETH RASICH well as dodgeball against Wiess private spaces,” Liebster said. SPOTLIGHT EDITOR / [email protected] have any place to go. My family SPOTLIGHT EDITOR / [email protected] College. With all of the events held could leave if they needed to.” at Hanszen, Liebster said that “You have to, quite literally, During an emergency event Alyssa Alvis rode out it almost felt like Willy Week. tell your family ‘I can’t help like a hurricane, Housing and Hurricane Harvey at McMurtry Other students also took the you,’” Mark Ditman said. As Dining splits into two camps: College. There, she saw We had students lead in hosting activities to Associate Vice President of the rideout crew and the students adapt to the storm who are doing a good stave off boredom. Housing and Dining, he is one recovery crew. The rideout crew in a variety of ways: watching At Hanszen, sophomore of 50 H&D staff members who stays on or close to campus “Mulan,” playing Cards Against job of taking care of flute performance major Megan rode out Hurricane Harvey during the emergency to ensure Humanity, cheering on Rice each other, keeping Torti organized a spontaneous and its aftermath on campus that Rice students are cared football during the game against concert along with Hanszen alongside the students they for, and the recovery crew stays Stanford on Aug. 26. McMurtry themselves occupied sophomore Ben Lanners on helped feed and house. at home until the emergency students also gathered in without making any cello and Baker sophomore Susann Glenn, H&D’s is over, at which point they the commons to watch the Gregory Martin and Brown manager of communications, come back to work. Those with McGregor-Mayweather fight extra work for RUPD. sophomore David Danjul also stayed on campus while dependents to care for, such as and in the college’s movie room playing the piano. her family dealt with Hurricane small children or seniors, are for the “Game of Thrones” Clemente Rodriguez “We traded off and played Harvey at home. A third of the on the recovery crew. finale. RUPD Captain some flute and piano sonatas, houses in her neighborhood Glenn and Ditman said staff At Alvis’ home college cello and piano sonatas, and a fooded, and water crept up her typically volunteer to help in Hanszen, student government few works for cello, flute and driveway. these types of situations. planned out a number of events piano,” Torti said. “It was a “As a mom, it’s sometimes “I would argue that almost for the week. Hanszen External “It doesn’t seem like people great way to pass the time and hard to take care of 4,000 everybody here is not here Vice President Nikolas Liebster are sitting around on their own, those who were in the commons students while my kids are because they are required to be, said the college hosted movie but rather are coming together told me how much they enjoyed at home,” Glenn said. “But but because they chose to be screenings of “The Princess and fighting off boredom listening.” they know what we’re doing is H&D CONT. ON PAGE 9 Bride” and “Wonder Woman” as together, both in public and STUDENTS CONT. ON PAGE 7 2 NEWS OC students shelter on campus RUPD braves fooding

EMILY ABDOW “My stuf was all safe because I live on ANNA TA could tell she was very afraid,” Tate said. NEWS EDITOR / [email protected] the 15th foor, but the building is still trying NEWS EDITOR / [email protected] “She didn’t speak much English, if any at to recover,” Todd said. “I apparently left all, but she knew that we were there to Many undergraduates living of campus just in time because the frst foor partially As Houston took on over 40 inches of help her. It was a good feeling.” moved into residential colleges during fooded while I was away, and I would’ve rain, Rice University Police Department REMS personnel Austin Cao and the hurricane, sleeping on couches and been stranded had I stayed much longer.” ofcers received helicopters flled Brenda Zhou were also paged to help infatable mattresses in every style of room. with evacuees from a hospital and a ofoad and transport patients to At Will Rice College, Anika Gautam’s nursing home, and waded into neck- Memorial Hermann hospital. 212-square-foot double was home to six Who knew two beds, a deep foodwaters in student rescues on “I thought this was a really cool people total as four of-campus friends came Sunday, Aug. 27. moment, to see the government, to wait out the storm together. mattress topper and a futon The Texas National Guard frst paramedics, RUPD, EMS, all sort of “While our spirits started out high, we could all ft? called RUPD dispatch at roughly 5:45 working together towards a common goal learned a lot more than we ever had in the p.m., requesting to land a helicopter in that came up only an hour ago,” Cao, last three years,” Gautam, a senior, said. Anika Gautam Greenbriar parking lot for three dialysis a Hanszen College senior, said. “I was “Harvey brought us closer together. Who Will Rice senior patients. Without warning, seven other defnitely very honored to be a part of knew two beds, a mattress topper and a helicopters quickly followed suit. that and I’m glad that we helped patients futon could all ft?” Rakesh Vijayakumar, who stayed in the Over 10 RUPD ofcers, along with Rice get out safely.” Some of-campus students who had not common area of a quad with four other Emergency Medical Services, helped In between rounds of helicopters left their apartments were rescued by the of-campus students, said he enjoyed the unload evacuees and patients over a two- coming in, RUPD ofcer Christopher Rice University Police Department. free servery food that began Friday, Aug. hour period, according to RUPD Chief Bick said he was able to take a moment A few rescues involved students in 25 and extending through Monday, Sept. 4, James Tate. to talk to evacuees from nursing homes apartment complexes that had fooded out, according to an email from Rice Dining. “When you see the faces of the folks who were carrying what possessions they according to Rice University Chief of Police “My roommate and I stocked up on food you’re helping, and how stressed they were able to salvage in large trash bags. James Tate. To reach these students, RUPD the Thursday before the hurricane but we are, but how they’re thankful, it puts it “It put it into perspective, how bad worked with the owner of a high-water only bought enough for about four days,” into perspective for you,” Tate said. “This everything was,” Bick said. “Just looking rescue vehicle who provided transportation Vijayakumar, a Brown junior, said. “We is why we’re here. This is why we do what at some of them, you just wanted to take to at least fve students. probably would have run out or would have we do.” their place or take some of that hurt away “We will go the extra mile in every case come close if we stayed at our apartment.” The ofcers were tasked with from them. Because they lost everything.” for students, faculty members or staf folks,” Sarah Asson’s suite at Jones College went ofoading elderly people who required As foodwaters reached their highest Tate said. “We just will.” from four to nine on Friday night. wheelchairs or walkers, as well as point on Sunday, RUPD was unable to Brown junior Brice Todd said he had “People started going back to their of- those who required hospital care, and move their vehicles farther than West Lot. to leave his apartment after he lost power, campus apartments and we slowly emptied transporting them to either the Texas RUPD ofcers Bick and Gary Evans went stranding him with no running water and out,” Asson, a Jones College junior, said Medical Center or the George R. Brown on foot to ensure there wasn’t anyone only perishable food. RUPD brought him “But since move-in day, our suite has almost Convention Center. stranded or in need of help and incapable to Brown College, where he stayed for had more nights with visitors. Now it feels a “There was a pregnant lady in one of RUPD CONT. ON PAGE 3 three days. little empty.” the helicopters, and as I held her hand, I

AFTER THE STORM: Damaged facilities around campus

Many buildings on campus faced fooding, leaks and other damages during Hurricane Harvey. Among the most severe were seen at the Rice Memorial Center basement, where water penetrated through the foor. In the Allen Center, water intruded upon the purchasing/photography room and shut of an elevator, while the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen saw wet automation controls. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 THE RICE THRESHER NEWS 3

RUPD ofcers ate meals whenever they could during the six days they were responding to Hurricane Harvey. Although H&D gave them access to the serveries, some of the ofcers were unable to partake in the service because they were taking calls during servery hours. COURTESY RUPD/REMS

RUPD FROM PAGE 2 better. That one made the most impact, of contacting RUPD. According to Bick, other than the helicopter.” they walked about 15 miles, and were on Tate said police chiefs nationwide foot for over eight hours. have reached out to him, checking in and “Since we couldn’t get the cars out ofering resources. there, it would’ve left the campus empty,” “I got a call two days ago from a Bick said. “No one would’ve been able to university chief of police in Florida that get to them. So we said, well all right, I do not know,” Tate said. “He doesn’t we need to do something. So we started have many ofcers, but he was willing walking.” to send two to help me out. He said he was doing it just because they’ve been through hurricanes and he knows how difcult this kind of operation can be. I It puts it into perspective told him I was okay for now, but just a for you. This is why we’re really heartwarming call to accept.” Six days after the RUPD ofcers came here. This is why we do onto campus to stay during the storm, what we do. other ofcers were able to provide relief, allowing some of the 14 who had been James Tate there since Friday to go home. According to Nipe, as the most senior ofcer, he was RUPD Chief ofered the choice to go home frst, but deferred it to others who had kids or any known damage to their homes. Simultaneously, ofcer Kenneth Nipe “Everything’s good at home and I can responded to calls and performed routine weather a couple more days if I need to, campuswide checks on the buildings on but it’s long,” Nipe said. “It wears on you. bike until the water receded enough for I’ve been here so long not for any reason the vehicles. According to Nipe, even on other than I like to be at Rice.” a bike with 29-inch tires, the water rose According to Evans, students thanked to mid-thigh. them at least a hundred diferent times as “At one point, you could hardly see they performed their rounds. anything because of the rain,” Nipe said. “Students actually brought cookies “The water was deep and the wind was to the police department for us, because blowing. So yeah, whether you ended up they knew we were here 24 hours a day,” on the sidewalk or into the deeper water, Evans said. “It was a good way and a bad that was a concern. Other than that, it’s way to start of a school year. It lets the kind of what we do, unfortunately.” students see that we are here for them in During those periods of restricted their time of need, and dealing with that vehicle movement, Nipe also coordinated type of crisis at the same time.” with REMS to deliver medicine to the Rice Bick said students brought a platter of Graduate Apartments. cookies into the police station to thank “We couldn’t get her to the doctor, so I the ofcers for their work. got to play pharmacist,” Nipe said. “I had “It was nice, really nice,” Bick said. to ride my bike over to health services, “Especially that day on Sunday. We go into their pharmacy section, unlock changed uniforms and shoes twice, just it, pull out the right kind of medicine, constantly drenched, and just when you dispense the pills into an envelope, and think you’re ready to throw in the towel, bike it over to the RGA. And we got a text they bring in a plate of cookies and it just later that day that she was feeling much keeps you going.” 4 NEWS THE RICE THRESHER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

R-HAT FROM PAGE 1 in their shoes.” Professors make changes in wake of storm Carly Frieders volunteered at a house owned by a Rice staf member. JAECEY PARHAM on how to proceed, in light of of the “There is defnitely an ebb and fow to “Almost all of the students I volunteered THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] cancelled classes, includes sacrificing each semester,” DeNicco said. “You get alongside were not Houston natives,” some course material. used to things being due on certain dates Frieders, a Brown College sophomore, said. Classes resumed Tuesday after a week “The trick for professors [will be] and covering a certain amount of material “A lot of them were frst-year students who of cancellations, leaving professors to fnding time to cover the material they in a given time to take an exam. This will had lived in the city for less than two weeks. decide how to alter lesson plans. think is most important,” DeNicco said. delay that and put added stress on the And yet, we all came together and took Provost Marie Lynn Miranda sent an “If they think it is all important they are students I am sure.” ownership of Houston in a way that I haven’t email asking faculty with available time going to have to sacrifce in some areas.” Alexia Rauen, a Baker College senior, ever seen Rice students do before.” to engage students during the period of said she recognizes the difculties students Freddy Cavallaro said he was nervous canceled classes. and professors face, particularly for longer to volunteer at Lakewood Church after “For those of you who have some classes that meet once a week. seeing the recent press about the church not capacity to interact with students during It may be difcult for some “[However], I think rescheduling a initially opening its doors to food victims. these two days of canceled classes, I little class is minor compared to what “We worked our asses of,” Cavallaro, a write to solicit your help,” Miranda said. of the faculty and students many members of our Rice community Will Rice junior, said. “I was impressed by “Because we are a university and because to focus as they try to either have had to deal with due to Harvey,” the sheer bulk of supplies and people going we want our students to have more to do Rauen said. through after it was open for one day.” than beer-pong, we would like to fnd pick up their lives or help Biosciences professor Michael Gustin Duncan College junior Maurice some ways for them to stay intellectually others pick up their lives. said he has made changes to his courses Frediere helped lead a campuswide engaged with you, their professors.” by prioritizing certain classes and content. donation drive that resulted in 10 carloads In a second email to faculty on Sept. 1, James DeNicco “Implicit in my adjustment is a plan of items including clothing and blankets Miranda recommended professors remove that does not increase workload to for food victims. a week’s worth of content from courses. Economics lecturer compensate for time lost to Harvey,” At Lovett College, junior Chloe Wilson “We do not want to cram makeup Gustin said. said she and sophomore Taylor DeWoody classes into evenings and weekends According to Amy Tao, a Lovett collected toiletries for Housing and Dining because this will unduly increase the Mechanical engineering professor College senior, despite hesitancy about staf who stayed on campus during the stress on students, including those who Eleazar Marquez said the time of of classes how her professors may decide to storm. They also organized 90 volunteers sufered losses in the storm,” Miranda will not be harmful to students’ learning. proceed with workload, she is confident for the night shift at NRG stadium. said. “In addition, we believe our students “I encouraged [my students] to get in their choices. “We had so many volunteers that around will want to stay engaged in Houston – involved with our community and volunteer “I trust their judgment and am sure I’ll 15 of them ended up having to go home at and that this is a good thing.” in helping those in need,” Marquez said. still get more or less the same academic around 2 am because there weren’t enough English lecturer Amanda Johnson “But once classes begin, I want the students experience I would’ve received if classes jobs at the shelter,” Wilson said. said she prepared online presentations to be operating in full throttle.” were not cancelled,” Tao said. On Friday, the SA organized a town hall on material for students to watch at their Marquez said that while he did cancel DeNicco said he is confdent in the Rice town hall where students signed thank you leisure during the days of. an assignment originally due the week community to conquer the challenges posters for groups including RUPD and “Generally speaking, when I have of Aug. 28, his classes will pick up where brought on by the hurricane. H&D. Students also discussed ways to keep to change a syllabus schedule, I try to they left of before the hurricane. “It may be difcult for some of the students volunteering as classes begin. do so in a way that creates more work “Engineering is a feld of study where faculty and students to focus as they try “The Rice Bubble has been popped and for myself and less for my students,” we cannot cover topics in a hasty manner to either pick up their own lives or help my deepest fear is that it forms again,” SA Johnson said. “Those presentations will [because we study] scenarios that can others pick up their lives,” DeNicco said. President Justin Onwenu said. pretty much get us caught up with where pose a threat to our society if we don’t “Going through hardships together and Kolditz said service will continue. we would be when our normal class consider them diligently,” Marquez said. helping others in such difcult times “A fooded home is a fooded home and schedule resumes.” DeNicco said students’ challenges tends to have a very cohesive efect on a so we’re just going to keep working to the According to economics lecturur might lie in fnding a rhythm within their community. I for one really can’t wait to best of our ability to put teams into those James DeNicco, professors’ choices academic semester. get back.” areas,” Kolditz said. Emergency plans pay of LIZZIE BJORK Other tasks, like cleaning the commons and THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] collecting trash from the residential colleges, were less urgent, Ditman said. Students Rice University remained safe during organized to clean their own commons, and Hurricane Harvey due to the preparedness trash collection was centralized or performed of its facilities and existence of improved city less often. infrastructure, according to Vice President for Hurricane Harvey did not pose any Administration Kevin Kirby. unforeseen difculties, Kirby said. With its own power plant, medical service Several years ago, Houston installed storm and police force, Rice was better positioned drains on Kirby Drive, which reduce water than most of Houston, Kirby said. fow onto campus through Greenbriar Lot and “Rice is like its own little city,” he said. past the Rice University Police Department “That has helped us a lot because we have the ofce, Kirby said. resources of a city under our control.” The crisis management team, which Kirby chairs, runs practice drills for hurricanes and is well-prepared for disasters ranging Rice is like its own little city. from violent protests to disease outbreaks to hurricanes, Kirby said. In a high wind event, Kevin Kirby for example, the university has precut pieces Vice President of Administration of wood to ft windows that are most at risk. “Teams across campus have well- Kirby said another important measure established emergency response plans,” FE&P performed to prevent fooding was Provost Marie Lynn Miranda said. “So we cleaning out storm drains. weren’t having to make stuf up as it arose.” Miranda said campus administration is A portion of staf members from Housing equally concerned with preparations for the and Dining and Facilities Engineering next few weeks. and Planning are designated as essential “It’s important to remember that there personnel in their contracts, according to are a lot of people who are dealing with Kirby, meaning they have agreed to remain on devastation in their homes,” she said. or near campus during any given emergency. Miranda said the administration has Throughout the storm and aftermath, launched two data collection forms to H&D had enough staf on hand to keep the help with long term solutions for the Rice four major serveries open to keep students community: a needs assessment form and a inside during the worst weather rather than match service. have them walk to South Servery, Glenn said. Between its launch on Aug. 28 and Aug. Sid Richardson College’s magisters, 30, the needs assessment form received 6,600 resident associates and some students responses, she said. helped cook for the college from Sunday The administration launched a match to Wednesday. service Aug. 29 to determine housing needs At no point during the storm was Rice in and available resources. As of last week, Rice danger of running out of food, Glenn said. found temporary housing for all those in need. H&D has a plan in place to maximize food “I just love this whole notion of all that inventory during natural disasters. strength in information science getting Over 21 years at Rice with three major married to our deep desire to service the disasters — Tropical Storm Allison, Hurricane world,” Miranda said. Ike and Hurricane Harvey — campus has This article has been condensed for print. never run out of fresh food, Ditman said. Read the full story at ricethresher.org. OPINION 5 EDITORIAL As classes resume, ASK THE STAFF stay engaged What did you do during Hurricane Harvey? Rice’s campus was lucky to be largely “Spent the week contemplating “Went on a spontaneous trip to Austin “Got Instagram.” unharmed due to Hurricane Harvey. actually doing something productive.” to see the Bat Bridge.” – Sarah Smati, Copy Editor Thanks to the administration’s careful – Christina Tan, Art Director – Biz Rasich, Spotlight Editor planning, students were safe and well-fed despite the storm. The crisis management “Frantically procrastinated.” team’s updates provided a constant fow “Googled the diference between a “Setting a new survival record in – Charlie Paul, Online Editor of information and Housing and Dining tornado warning and a tornado watch ‘Don’t Starve Together’ with Jasmine.” supplied on-campus students with plenty like fve diferent times.” – Lenna Mendoza, A&E Editor “Volunteered just enough to feel good of food. Facilities and Engineering made – Anna Ta, Assistant News Editor about myself, but not like so much sure buildings were safe before reopening “Sorted my collection of short-sleeve that I broke a sweat.” them and fxed any problems they found. “Hoarded a huge amount of snacks that button-down shirts.” – Joey McGlone, Backpage Editor As we know, however, the rest of the city lasted approximately seven hours.” – Drew Keller, Editor-in-Chief was not so lucky. Thousands of people are – Shannon Klein, Business Manager “Spent the week watching displaced. The death toll at time of print is “Floated around on a pretzel.” ‘Newsroom’ while not working for over 60 and rising. While members of the “As per the provost’s instructions — – Naomi Pringle, Assistant A&E Editor Thresher.” Rice community escaped serious injury, – Charlene Pan, Assistant Photo Editor many lost their homes. Others have family beer pong.” or friends who were severely afected. – Juan Saldaa, Editor-in-Chief “Jammed to Taylor Swift’s new song.” The stories of students volunteering – Emily Abdow, News Editor “Watched my Amazon package get cannot end with the beginning of classes. “Used Tinder.” delayed to the next day ... and then The Thresher encourages students to – Sydney Garrett, News Designer “Found the entire undergraduate the next ... and then the next ...” continue to volunteer through the Rice population sheltering in the Rec.” – Julianne Wey, Ops Editor Harvey Action Team or other organizations. “Was single.” – Isaac Schultz, Backpage Editor It will be easy in the coming weeks and – Catherine Soltero, Copy Editor “Impulse-purchased my frst pair of months to get caught up in classes and “Wondered how we thought a print rain boots.” day-to-day activities while victims of the “Flooded my room. With my tears.” edition was possible.” – Clara Tian, Video Editor storm are still rebuilding their lives, but we – Jasmine Lin, Managing Editor – Katrina Cherk, Sports Designer cannot forget our neighbors.

OP-ED Houston: This is your f---ing city Full disclosure: Houston is not my home. a deliberate attack. This storm is natural. probably in the most secure place in the Ortiz, this is your fucking city. You are I’m from Boston, where natural It is a catastrophe, an utter disaster. city and at times, I have feared for my #HoustonStrong. This city will create disasters are as rare for our city as losing Something we may never see again. safety. I can only imagine what people plenty of slogans of its own after the seasons are for our professional sports At the same time, Harvey has ofered driving their boats through the foodwaters storm. But as a Bostonian, I say feel free teams. I’ve lived there since I was two moments of hope. Houston has unifed are feeling. They’re showing a level of care to use any phrase Boston used in 2013. years old, and there have been few times behind a common cause in a way that I’ve that I can barely begin to fathom. The Houston has earned it. of crisis. There’s only one I can remember, only seen once before, during that fateful police ofcers, medical professionals and Let me go back for just a moment to and it happened in April 2013. week in 2013. reporters who are away from their families 2014. It was a year after the marathon The marathon bombings rocked our In Boston, marathon runners who had for the purpose of providing aid and bombings, the day of the 2014 Boston city. It’s hard to explain to people who just run 24 miles or more ran toward the information to those in need are heroic. I Marathon. Attendance did not decline aren’t from the area, but the marathon is hospital instead of the fnish line in hope don’t know how they can leave their loved because of the fear of another disaster. It a celebration of everything that Boston of donating blood. Doctors worked all night ones to work in a time like this, but they doubled. More runners ran the marathon stands for. Boston is a big city with the long and into the morning. Bystanders tore are doing just that. in 2014 than in any other year except 1996. feel of a small town. Everyone knows at their shirts of to make tourniquets for Even on Rice’s campus, there are The 2013 bombings did not rob the city least one friend, family member, neighbor victims. In Houston, people have used their signs of care. I saw students donating of its spirit. It reinforced what it meant or co-worker who is spending his or her boats to go door-to-door to rescue complete their belongings — many brand-new for to be a Bostonian, and it ignited a sense day off from work running 26.2 miles, strangers. Civilians are risking their lives the start of the school year — to RAs at of pride and togetherness that we never often for charity. And everyone knows to save people trapped in food waters. McMurtry, Duncan and Jones Colleges so truly had before. If the heroic eforts of dozens of people who are attending the Donations to victims are pouring in. that they could be driven to shelters in Houstonians are any indication, Harvey race. It’s a citywide celebration of the To be honest, I’m not sure that I knew the city. The RAs got so many donations will do the same to Houston. Yes, it will best of Boston. this was coming. I’ve been in Houston that they had to fll two cars. I heard a take time to rebuild and heal. But when For me, it was my uncle running the for only two school years, and I have student ask if he could help clear the that happens — and believe me, it will — race. He is an extremely talented runner yet to feel like I truly know the city. It building of trash because Housing and Houston will be stronger than ever before. — able to fnish a marathon in about three has always seemed fragmented to me — Dining is understafed. H&D workers have In your face, Harvey. hours. I was in class that day because my it’s just so big. It made sense to me that been away from home for days in order private school did not recognize the local Boston could come together for a common to provide students with food and other holiday. If my uncle was any slower, my cause so seamlessly because, by area and necessities. Hell, one of my classmates ANDREW GROTTKAU mom, brother, sister, uncle, cousins and population, it’s really not that large. But got locked out of her room last night and Thresher Sports Editor grandparents would have still been at the Houston? It’s massive. called McMurtry’s student maintenance McMurtry College Junior fnish line when the bombs went of. They Houston has proven me wrong in every representative, junior Lane Toungate, [email protected] left 15 minutes before the disaster. way. Here, it feels like a family. Maybe it’s only to fnd out he was busy rescuing This week feels a little like that one. not unique to Houston and Boston; maybe a pregnant woman from her frst foor Of course, Hurricane Harvey is entirely it’s just human nature. But the selfessness apartment in his kayak. diferent. The marathon bombings were everyone has shown is staggering. I’m So hey, Houston. In the words of David

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EDITORIAL CARTOON

CARTOON BY JULIANNE WEY AND CHRISTINA TAN Student gratitude in action.

EDITOR’S COLUMN: MY WEY OR THE HIGHWAY OP-ED Avoid impertinence on social Rice students: Continue to give back media in times of disaster to your home

Rice is a bubble — most students here my mind. Second of all, I can’t imagine Over the last week, more than 2,000 Rice show compassion and to work in service to will attest to that. that someone whose home was damaged students, faculty and staf signed up to help others even when we do not beneft directly. I don’t think it’s ever been more true by Harvey would look at those photos rebuild the city we all call home through the We are here at Rice not just to become great than in this last week. My parents texted and chortle at their cheekiness. Rice Harvey Action Team collaborative. They engineers, doctors or political scientists, me constantly asking for updates; my Yes, I know — it’s pesky and difficult have volunteered nearly 8,000 hours, waking but to become leaders who work for the grandpa was watching CNN’s Hurricane to take into account every reaction to up before the sun rises and working long betterment of the world. Being a leader Harvey coverage from Taiwan; old one’s posts. But at the same time, we after it goes down. The Rice community’s tomorrow requires that we act today. friends I hadn’t spoken to in years called all know that social media is in essence sense of civic duty has been inspiring to Social media is not enough, solidarity is me out of the blue to ask if I was OK. I your public persona. In a day and age everyone; however, we can and should ask not enough, staying inside the hedges is not told them all the same thing: We’re fine in which we follow people we don’t more of each other. enough. Don’t look to others to provide the on campus, we’re more than taken care know personally on Instagram and For many families it will be months before help Houston needs. It can’t just be the mayor of. One dinner last week, North Servery friend Facebook users purely based many areas are operational. Rice’s campus or the nonprofts or the construction workers had three round of desserts (How?!). on mutual friends (if at all), it’s rather might have sustained little damage during helping rebuild this city. But Rice is also home to many people clear that what you put on social media the storm, but a 10-minute drive paints an Take ownership of your home; many of from Houston, besides of course the is what you’ve decided to show about entirely diferent picture. Across southeast us grew up here and others will be here for faculty and staf. I went with one of who you are. Your social media is your Texas, thousands of families have lost only our four years at Rice. The length of my friends to his home in Bellaire and personality, and that’s what most others everything — cars, homes, schools and the your stay doesn’t matter — in this moment, witnessed frsthand what many outside will assume, whether or not that’s hope that binds their communities. you are a Houstonian. The volunteer needs of Rice are currently dealing with. Awful actually accurate. While we return to the normalcy of will continue beyond news reports of the smell aside, that includes probably I’m not from Houston, nor do I classes, kids taking refuge at the NRG don’t disaster, beyond our immediate memory months of waiting for insurance claims have relatives here. But some of the know where they’ll be going to school on of “the week we didn’t have school,” and and repairs before being able to go back Instagram posts I saw made even me Monday. After all is said and done, Hurricane beyond tasks that can be immediately related to some semblance of normal life at home. uncomfortable. I kept it to myself at Harvey will be one of the costliest natural to hurricane relief. In the throes of the hurricane, Dean first, thinking maybe I was just being disasters in history. Rebuilding will take To all the teams who stayed on campus Hutch sent out an email asking students overly judgmental, but multiple others years, and Rice’s community of students and for the duration of Harvey, thank you. To to please not go wading into the waters at commented a little tentatively in passing leaders is uniquely positioned to be part of all the students, faculty and staf who gave risk of bacteria, fire ants and who knows that, didn’t those posts come off a tad the recovery. up their free days to serve, you’ve inspired what else lurking in the murky tides. The insensitive? Everyone has done an incredible job us. During Harvey, we came together as a Jones magister informed us that a Rice I guess if I were a little less lazy stepping up to serve in the last few days, but community because we recognized that as professor had happened outside one day and a little more carefree, I would’ve this isn’t a congratulations — it’s a call to Rice Owls we had to be there for one another. during the storm and looked down to see considered venturing out to West Lot continued action. Through collaboration with From the H&D staf to the multitude of clubs an army of cockroaches crawling up her when it was flooded, if only to take a existing service clubs, campus opportunities working to keep students busy and upbeat leg. Naturally, some people decided to gander. Perhaps I would’ve taken a and connections, the Rice community will during tough times, we were there for each venture into the waters anyway. dip and risked it with the fire ants and be a resource to all of Houston in the months other. Now, while I personally think cockroaches. Perhaps I would’ve belly- and years ahead. It’s often hard to pinpoint exactly what it swimming around in West Lot is dived down a grass hill. But I really As students, most of our waking hours means to be a Rice Owl, but over the last week disgusting, I don’t really care. Do what think it goes beyond poking fun and are dedicated to tomorrow. If we work hard it’s been clear. Being a Rice Owl means giving you want in your own time — God knows risks impertinence to stage some sort of today, acquiring the knowledge and learning back, stepping up, and looking forward. We we had seemingly endless free time last photoshoot in the flood, as a result of the skills we need, we’ll be able to improve need to fnish what we started, let’s carry week — and it’s your body. something that proved deadly to many the world in the years to come. However, over our sense of communal responsibility What bothered me was a slow others outside of Rice campus. times of great need mandate that our focus and culture of care into Houston for as long but steady cropping up of Instagram There is a time and a place for be on making the world a little bit brighter as it takes to rebuild our home. posts that seemed to show off some brazenness — it might just not be now. for someone else today. Those kids without individuals’ awesome adventures in the a home, without knowledge of their school water with their floaties and canoes and or future or even the safety of their family JUSTIN ONWENU, MADELEINE galoshes. JULIANNE WEY members need us to be the leaders we plan PELZEL & MAURICE FREDIERE Thresher Opinions Editor SA President & R-HAT Co-Coordinators First of all, that’s so extra. The fact to be in the future, today. Sid Richardson Senior, Lovett College that some people went to certain lengths Jones College Senior It’s easy to become preoccupied with [email protected] Senior & Duncan College Junior to take not one, but multiple photos in immediate tasks and personal goals, [email protected], various flooded areas with a number but having a broader perspective on the [email protected] of prepared accessories, and then took surrounding city and region is important. & [email protected] the time to edit them on Instagram and Our ability to apply knowledge successfully choose some “clever” caption, boggles beyond the hedges hinges on our ability to SPOTLIGHT 7 Students fll week of with activities Without school, students free to play games, watch movies, volunteer

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Members of Will Rice College ride on the swings at Hermann Park Martel College sophomore Jacob Diaz rides a turtle foatie through on Aug. 29. Will Rice also organized karaoke and a dodgeball game food waters in West Lot. Diaz also participated in relief eforts against Lovett College. organized by the Secret Group, a downtown bar.

Brown College students play a game of volleyball in the rain. Many volleyball Duncan College students build a house of cards as part of Floor Olympics. courts on campus fooded during Hurricane Harvey. Throughout the week, students also hosted a talent show to raise money for hurricane relief and an impromptu two-step dance party.

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STUDENTS FROM PAGE 1 participated in at their colleges people sheltering under a pavilion. related issues should try to maintain the At Duncan College, college leadership allowed RUPD to focus on helping the “Everyone was really nice and what intellectual spirit of the university even also coordinated activities for students. surrounding community. struck is that the only thing they asked though classes were canceled. On Aug. 28, there was a dodgeball game “We had students who are doing a for was if we had food,” McMillan said. “Because we are a university and against McMurtry (Duncan won); later good job of taking care of each other, “Unfortunately, we didn’t have any on us because we want our students to have in the week there was a talent show and keeping themselves occupied without at that time but told them that we would more to do than beer-pong, we would a trivia night. Head Resident Fellow making any extra work for RUPD, so come back.” like to find some ways for them to stay Jenifer Bratter saw “nonstop puzzles we’re very appreciative and very proud,” McMillan and his friends gathered intellectually engaged with you, their in the commons” with different people he said. up the food they were keeping in their professors,” she wrote. contributing over the course of each day. dorm rooms as well as some clothes In response, faculty held a series of “It’s been amazing to see our and returned to Hermann Park to tell talks from Thursday through Monday. committee heads and student governance The storm has brought the homeless people to take what they These “Lyceum Lectures” included come together to help make sure students needed. “Physics of Music and Sound” by have healthy outlets for their time off,” everyone together and For Martel sophomore Jacob Diaz, professor of physics and astronomy Bratter said. strengthened our ties to one the hurricane was also an opportunity Frank Toffoletto and “Optimization in At Brown College, students stayed to volunteer to help those stranded the Real World: How to Search for an busy playing volleyball in the rain and another. by Houston floodwaters. He and two Underwater ‘Black Box’” by professor of participating in a Mario Kart tournament. other Martel sophomores, Mustafa El- computational and applied mathematics

“Activities hosted by each floor Gamal and Matthew Wester, attempted Andrew Schaefer. All the speakers were kept the week fun and helped alleviate Dean Hutchinson to volunteer at the George R. Brown college magisters who were already on feelings of cabin fever,” Brown College Dean of Undergraduates Convention Center, which is being used campus for the duration of the storm. freshman John Keogh said. a shelter for hurricane refugees. They According to a Facebook update, Captain Clemente Rodriguez said that Some students, like Alvis, went to were turned away due to the number of during the week of the hurricane Dean the Rice University Police Department evaluate the flood damage at Rice and volunteers already at the shelter. Rather of Undergraduates John Hutchinson was proud that students didn’t give them surrounding areas. than go back to Rice, they took McMurtry toured residential colleges and found “anything extra to worry about.” “Some of us went out and adventured sophomore Caroline Siegfried’s white students “taking the chance to spend “That’s probably been the biggest to see what was flooded,” Alvis, a pickup truck and loaded it with relief time together.” help to us, because if you told me the sophomore, said. “By [the Rice University supplies from Secret Group, a downtown “The upside to this whole situation entire campus was going to be cooped up Police Department station, the water] bar, to deliver to distribution centers like has been a shared experience resulting for six days I would have for sure guessed was thigh deep.” the Salvation Army. in a social bonding opportunity,” that there was going to be some things In a similar adventure on Monday, In an email to faculty, Provost Marie Hutchinson said. “The storm has brought we would have to deal with,” he said. Hanszen junior Nick McMillan went to Miranda said that if possible, faculty everyone together and strengthened our Rodriguez said the activities students Hermann Park and saw several homeless who were not occupied with storm- ties to one another.” 8 SPOTLIGHT THE RICE THRESHER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

IN FOCUS McMurtry junior rescues pregnant woman ELIZABETH RASICH rescue operations less than a mile away “Lane, on the other hand, behaved perhaps a sense of duty to a fellow man,” SPOTLIGHT EDITOR / [email protected] from where he was. like a professional rescuer,” Janoska Janoska said. When water was too high for his truck said. “Calm, cool and collected.” When both Janoska and the woman In the midst of the pouring rain on to drive through, Toungate paddled “We parted ways with nothing more made it to dry ground, they said their Sunday, Aug. 27, a man in his truck across a Randall’s parking lot and down than a big thank you and the lasting goodbyes. flashed his high beams at Lane Toungate an alley to reach her apartment. impression of how [a] complete stranger “[Janoska] shot me a text later that while he was driving down University Once there, he helped the woman into can jump into action,” Janoska said. night thanking me and asking me if I Boulevard. Immediately, he knew the single-seat kayak. She carried only “Help a complete stranger with [the] wanted to go out for a beer sometime,” something was wrong. her small dog and a bag of valuables in expectation of nothing more than Toungate said. “I said, ‘Absolutely.’” “I pulled over and he told me, ‘I have her lap. a friend [whose wife] is trapped in her single-story apartment that has four feet of water in it. She is pregnant and has her We’d drive down a road, dog with her,’” Toungate said. “I sprung into action after that.” then have to turn around Luckily, Toungate, a McMurtry College and find a different route junior, had a kayak that he uses for duck hunting in the back of his truck. He was because of high water. on his way to recreationally kayak the flooded waters of either the inner loop or West Lot. Lane Toungate Instead, he followed the man, Lubos McMurtry College Junior Janoska, as they drove as close to the woman’s apartment as they could — the intersection of Kirby Drive and Holcombe “My boat is a 12.5-foot fishing kayak Boulevard. Normally a five-minute drive, and is very stable, even when I shoot it took them about 15 minutes to get my 12-gauge shotgun out of it when I’m there. duck hunting,” Toungate said. “We’d drive down a road, then have Drenched in sweat on the inside of to turn around and find a different route his waders, Toungate pulled the kayak because of high water,” Toungate said. with the pregnant woman sitting on top Toungate put on neoprene waders— until the woman could safely step off waterproof overalls — in preparation for and wade through ankle-to-knee-deep the rescue. water. “I didn’t want to get any of the nasty “I did have to be very careful where ass shit water on me,” he said. I stepped while I pulled her out, as Janoska followed behind Toungate the water was nearing the top of my while he scouted in the kayak for a safe waders, and it’s very easy to drown in path. He passed the joint Houston Fire sunk waders,” Toungate said. Courtesy Bill arnold and lane toungate Department, Houston Police Department Janoska said that he isn’t used to and Harris County Sheriff rescue staging floods like the one he experienced McMurtry College junior Lane Toungate (left) rescued a pregnant woman and her dog in his duck hunting kayak (right) on Aug. 27. He was flagged down by Lubos Janoska, a friend of the area and saw Coast Guard helicopter during Harvey. woman’s husband, on University Boulevard. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 THE RICE THRESHER SPOTLIGHT 9

H&D FROM PAGE 1 on the freeway or stay and risk being fooded crew ran low on clean socks and underwear as not having to go outside and it was a very here,” Ditman said. out of their home. well as toiletries such as contact lens solution. important community activity for the college Five H&D staf members stayed on campus “Once your family can’t leave, that Lovett College set up a collections box for during a difcult time,” Ken Whitmire, the Sid in the North and Seibel Servery ofces as well becomes a stress point for people, making H&D staf. Other colleges made signs and Richardson College magister, said. as in the ofces in the main H&D building sure they’re okay, making sure they’re getting videos expressing their appreciation for H&D. According to Whitmire, Chef Sarah already while the rest of the total rideout crew, which rest,” she said. Now that roads are clear, the recovery crew knew all the food supplie she had available is about a third of the total H&D staf, stayed H&D administrators thought the storm has returned to campus, and staf members and the recipes she wanted to use. at the Wyndham hotel in Rice Village. might not hit Houston as predicted on who remained during the storm have gone “It was not hard work, but it was intense Glenn said those in the rideout team Saturday when there was little rainfall for home. According to Glenn, those still under a because of the need to get everything ready on supported each other like a family. most of the day. Then heavy rain hit Saturday mandatory evacuation order are staying with time,” Whitmire said. “Mark [Ditman] and I have walked this night and didn’t stop until Tuesday afternoon. friends and family. At Hanszen College, the staf asked campus so many times, hugging, talking to Ditman said he had to weigh whether to tell Student and faculty volunteers flled in to students to clean their tables after meals and people, making sure they’re okay, making his family to evacuate and risk getting trapped help H&D maintain the colleges throughout mop and sweep the commons. Students also sure they’re getting rest,” she said. on the freeway or stay and risk being fooded the storm. At Sid Richardson College, the took care of their own trash collection. H&D administrators thought the storm out of their home. magister, resident associates and students Conrado Asenjo Molina, a Hanszen junior, might not hit Houston as predicted on Satur- “Once your family can’t leave, that helped Chef Sarah cook meals in the servery spread the word on the Hanszen listserv. day when there was little rainfall for most of becomes a stress point for people,” he said. from Sunday to Wednesday. “I am very happy to see our community the day. Then heavy rain hit Saturday night The rideout crew prepared for a 3-4 day H&D administrators determined it would come together to help out during this time, and didn’t stop until Tuesday afternoon. Dit- hurricane, according to Glenn, but they were be safer for Sid students to remain in their and give a helping hand to those who have man said he had to weigh whether to tell his caught of-guard by Harvey’s stasis over college for meals rather than eat elsewhere. taken care of us during such a difcult time family to evacuate and risk getting trapped Houston. Some staf members on the rideout “The students here greatly appreciated for our city,” Molina said.

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While social media outlets are the smartphone era’s most immediate courtesy entertainment Weekly form of connection, they have also become a global addiction with TELEVISION the power to cause serious mental health issues. In the satirical “Ingrid Goes West,” actors Aubrey Plaza and Stale writing plagues Elizabeth Olsen tell a cautionary tale about loneliness, delusion and how personal technology has rewritten our ‘The Defenders’ definition of love. MICHAEL VERMEULEN The most successful scenes of “The For example, Alexandra is so underwritten THRESHER STAFF / [email protected] Defenders” are those in which they play of that even a Hollywood legend like Sigourney Her obsessive actions of one another, both verbally and physically. Weaver cannot escape her inherent Seeing the sardonic Jessica Jones chatting mediocrity. Villain Elektra (Elodie Yung) speak to our deepest THE DEFENDERS with the serious Matt Murdock/Daredevil and also utterly underwhelms — not even her desire to relate to people, witnessing kung-fu master Danny Rand/Iron previous appearance in the second season Running time: 50 minutes Fist going toe-to-toe with the unbreakable of “Daredevil” can buoy her inconsistent, even to total strangers, street warrior Luke Cage is exactly what bizarre behavior. in a world where the new Rating: R fans hope for from these types of crossover Other than Elektra, the efectiveness of projects à la “The Avengers.” This is partially returning side characters varies in terms of American dream is ‘social Genre: Action due to the excellence of the actors, specifcally how much they are given to do as well as how media fame.’ Cox, Ritter and Colter. Perfectly cast in their interesting they are. The best returning non- own shows, their acting skills shine through. main performance is Stick (John Glenn), who Finn Jones does not fare as well; while this is as awesomely gruf and wise as he was in After being released from a mental is partially due to the writing, he seems as his appearances in “Daredevil.” At the end hospital, Ingrid Thorburn develops an Since the launch of “Daredevil” two and serious as possible every moment he is on of the spectrum is detective Misty Knight obsession with Instagram influencer a half years ago, fans have been anticipating screen and fails at making you believe in (Simone Missick) from “Luke Cage,” not for Taylor Sloane. When her mother’s Marvel’s new series “The Defenders,” which the underlying emotions and motivations of her actor’s performance but for the role she is death leaves her with a $62,000 brings together superheroes Daredevil Danny Rand/Iron Fist. given within the context of “The Defenders.” inheritance, Ingrid uses the money (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Her main function is as an annoying legal to move to Los Angeles and rent an Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn obstacle that prevents the heroes from doing apartment across the street from Jones). In the interim, these characters The most successful scenes their jobs, and she contributes nothing Taylor’s house. At first, she simply went on their own adventures in their substantial or entertaining, no matter observes and imitates Taylor, but own shows, each varying greatly in tone of ‘The Defenders’ are those how much screen time Missick is given to before long, she weasels her way into and quality. When they all come together in which they play off of one demonstrate her natural charisma. Taylor’s personal life and becomes in “The Defenders,” does the team meet Overall, “The Defenders” is a show that I a close friend of the SoCal socialite. expectations? Unfortunately, it doesn’t another, both verbally and would only recommend for avid fans of the But as Ingrid becomes increasingly exactly live up to the hype. physically. Marvel superhero shows on Netfix. People desperate to keep the momentum The show begins by reintroducing our who want to spend more time with their going and Taylor’s dysfunctional heroes, letting us know their whereabouts favorite characters will be happy to get the nature starts to emerge, both women since their own shows aired. Through This is especially problematic considering chance to do so here; seeing all these heroes inch closer to a hard nosedive into the an array of wild circumstances, the four Iron Fist is maybe the most crucial hero to the spend time interacting with each other will reality of their so-called friendship. characters are brought together to prevent confict of “The Defenders,” as the villains make this audience even more pleased. At first glance, the film’s plot might the mysterious, ancient organization The are most closely associated with him. This However, the show does not function well as call to mind an episode of “Black Hand and their leader Alexandra (Sigourney lack of believability also befalls The Hand. its own story. It is quite fun to watch in specifc Mirror.” While not as emotionally Weaver) from destroying New York City. They Their plans are never properly explained, moments, but the writing and execution as a derailing, “Ingrid” is equally savage must avoid run-ins with law enforcement as and their motivations are so weak that caring whole do not nearly match the level of these in pointing out our unsettling well as dangerous fgures from their pasts. about the problems they cause is tedious. glimpses of greatness. INGRID CONT. ON PAGE 11

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INGRID FROM PAGE 10 MUSIC relationship with technology in the 21st century. We feel like outsiders looking in on a wonderland, like when LCD Soundsystem matures on ‘American Dream’ we follow the adventures of others online. When Ingrid gets a makeover or buys a cool book because Taylor GABRIEL TUGENDSTEIN always leave with a sentimentalism which notes from Kraftwerk and Daft Punk, but did, we get it. At the same time, we feel FOR THE THRESHER / [email protected] manages to avoid being saccharine. because it sounds like the LCD Soundsystem jealous when Ingrid does those things, Still, it would be unfair to label “american we’ve come to know and love. The highlight the way we would while browsing a 2017’s music scene has been full of indie dream” merely another good LCD album or of “other voices” is a surprise verse from stranger’s cool social media feed. The darlings like Arcade Fire and Broken Social perhaps a worthy edition to any Brooklyn Nancy Whang, which is awesome above all cinematography feels almost like an Scene reconciling their trademark youthful hipster’s vinyl collection. Maybe it’s just the for those of us who’ve followed the band and Instagram filter, especially when the passion with the fact that they’re nearing baggage that comes with a beloved band think she’s been too long relegated to back- lens is focused on Ingrid’s experiences. 40 years old, with children and mortgages. disbanding, reforming, then releasing their up vocals and chorus mantras. That moment At first, life with Taylor is sunny, chic How do you stay edgy without sounding comeback album a year after it was supposed now enters the LCD cannon, and further and magical. As reality sets in, it fights crotchety? Luckily, LCD Soundsystem has to come out, but it truly feels like “american develops the identity of the band itself, to maintain even a shred of those never had that problem, and “american dream” is a step forward for the band as beyond that of a glorifed cover artist. dreamy golden rays. dream” is no exception. much as it is evidence of their sustained This is the progress that elevates Aubrey Plaza gives a career-best From their very frst album, frontman excellence. “american dream.” “how do you sleep?” performance as the unhinged Ingrid. James Murphy was already lamenting plays out like a dramatized, slowed-down Her obsessive actions speak to our “losing my edge to better looking people “Dance Yrself Clean” (the opener of “This deepest desire to relate to people, even with better ideas and more talent.” They is Happening”) complete with aggressive to total strangers, in a world where were always a step back from action, making You experience a wide range synth-bass interjection midway through. the new American dream is ‘social sometimes snarky and ironic (but always of feelings in quick succession, “emotional haircut” strives for a more media fame.’ This is what keeps Ingrid heartfelt) peanut gallery commentary. malicious, less dancey punk atmosphere relatable, even when we wish she In the seven years since their last album, from the urge to dance to an we haven’t seen since the band’s self-titled would stop digging herself into a hole. they have broken up and been reborn. Now, overwhelming cynicism. debut on songs like “Give it Up.” These Elizabeth Olsen convincingly pulls off back from the dead, they fnally seem like too are things which push LCD from being the role of Taylor, projecting a veneer the elder statesmen they’ve always acted a talented, smart band with a lot of good of composure that hides a tumultuous as. Murphy’s beard is completely gray; what Unlike many of their contemporaries, LCD music, to artists with a true career arc, reality. Still, Taylor maintains that does this mean for the band? Soundsystem has always been consciously something very few are able to achieve. alluring illusion long enough to make In “american dream,” it means more of the unoriginal, ripped straight out of the post- So, I suppose that answers the question: the truth even more bitter. O’Shea same. That is, impeccably produced disco- punk work of the late ’70s and early ’80s, If you’re already old, nostalgic and grumpy, Jackson, Jr. beautifully expands his punk fusion, a combination of facetious and that is as obvious now as ever. Cover up how do you age gracefully in indie music? acting wings as Dan, an aspiring and sentimental lyricism (sometimes all at the album art and “other voices” suddenly A little bit of stagnation, and a little bit of screenwriter and Batman super-nerd once), and continued use of “yr” instead of becomes a forgotten track of of Talking subtle development. A gradual expansion of who finds an unlikely connection in “your” in song titles. Like its two immediate Heads’ “Remain in Light,” the magnifcent your list of infuences, including the addition Ingrid. Billy Magnussen is wickedly predecessors, “This is Happening” and “change yr mind” sounds like a version of your former self. It seems like as much as annoying in an effective way as “Sound of Silver,” it is obvious that of David Bowie’s “Repetition” that’s been they’ve looked to legends like Bowie, Eno, Taylor’s drug addicted brother, Nicky. “american dream” works sonically within remixed from the therapist’s ofce to the and The Clash for musical inspiration, they’re Social media provides constant the frst few minutes, but its lyrical strength dance foor and “oh baby” and “i used to” now taking a page from their playbooks connection, but warps our conception and emotional resonance only start to hit blatantly evoke New Order and Joy Division. regarding artistic growth and career of people and success, and even towards the middle of the album, and fully What diferentiates this album from past development. So the next time some cynical ourselves. “Ingrid Goes West” blends blossom in the fnal third. And that’s what eforts, however, is that as much as they’re New York frontman claims “I’m losing my comedy, drama, tragedy and farce to makes an LCD Soundsystem album so calling upon the work of past artists, they’re edge” to those who know every good group ask the question of how identity is efective. You experience a wide range of now referring back to their earlier work too. from 2002 to 2018, LCD Soundsystem and affected when being noticed is such a feelings in quick succession, from the urge to When the album’s third single, “tonite,” was their funky, bleak American dream will be priority. dance to an overwhelming cynicism, but you released, it was exciting not because it takes there, somewhere very close to the top.

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In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Rice student-athletes have done their part to help the city recover. Teams including swimming and men’s basketball have organized fundraisers and volunteered at shelters to help those afected by the storm.

SWIMMING Senior swimmer Jaecey Parham and junior swimmer Hanna Huston helped the swim team raise over $6,000 via an online fundraiser to aid victims of the food. The team has also gone on trips to volunteer at shelters around the city and collected swim equipment for Houston swimmers who lost supplies to the foods. “Everybody was interested in helping and everybody on the team wanted to give back to the city,” Parham said. “You could tell that everybody really cared.” The team has a volunteer committee, headed by Parham and Huston, that typically organizes team trips to places like food banks. When the hurricane hit, however, Huston said the committee jumped into action.

Everybody was interested in helping and everybody on the team wanted to give back to the city.

Jaecey Parham Senior Swimmer

“The week leading up to Harvey, we were talking about goals for the volunteer committee,” Huston said. “We’ve already almost exceeded those initial goals. It was a little slap in the face that our goals were probably too low.” Senior midfelder Nia Stallings accelerates past a defender during the frst half of Monday night’s game against the University of Most of the team’s volunteer trips have Houston. Stallings scored three goals in a span of eight minutes in the second half for her frst career hat trick in the win. been to the emergency shelter at George R. Brown Convention Center. Team members ANTHEA LYU/THRESHER have taken part in everything from dishwashing to sorting clothes to spending time with those staying in the shelters. Huston said people were grateful to see the Stallings’ hat trick leads soccer to win swimmers volunteering to help them. “We’ve gotten so many thanks,” Huston ANDREW GROTTKAU later when a defender committed a hard a highlight-reel finish. She took a pass said. “People would thank me for doing the SPORTS EDITOR / [email protected] tackle in the box against a Cougars’ from senior defender Mallory Radtke, smallest things. The police ofcers were forward, but the referee did not give UH then dribbled to the center of the field on asking for our swim schedule. Some people In the 57th minute of the game, senior a penalty shot. According to head coach the edge of the box and fired a looping staying there were saying they’re going to midfielder Nia Stallings had zero goals Nicky Adams, it was frustrating to trail shot that just cleared the goalkeeper’s come to our meets. They’ve noticed the this season. Eight minutes later, she had so early in the game. outstretched arm and settled in the back Rice presence.” three. Stallings’ second-half hat trick of the net. Topolski said the goal was Huston said the team began a swim broke a 1-1 tie and led Rice soccer to a a product of a great deal of first-half equipment drive because it knew that 4-1 win over crosstown rival University of effort. among the thousands of people who were Houston. The Owls are now 2-1-1 on the It was just a rush of “I was frustrated when I didn’t shoot displaced, there would be some swimmers season. adrenaline. But it’s an it [right away] because I had missed a who lost everything to the storm. The team Stallings said she was still in shock couple easy shots in the beginning,” is collecting swimsuits, swim caps and about the hat trick after the game. unreal feeling being able to Topolski said. “I’ve been working on goggles. According to Parham, the drive “It’s cool,” Stallings said. “It all score three in one game. that shot all week because I figured I addresses a need that is easily overlooked. happened so fast, so it was just a rush wouldn’t get a lot of breakaways against “The swimming community is one that of adrenaline. But it’s an unreal feeling this team. So I basically just shot it and we can directly help,” Parham said. “It’s a being able to score three in one game. Nia Stallings prayed.” community that we’re a part of and it’s a That rarely happens.” Senior Midfelder The score remained level at halftime need that might go unnoticed if it weren’t The game did not look promising at despite Rice’s 13-4 advantage in shots. for swimmers to directly help their own.” the start for the Owls. Rice outshot the Then, Stallings took over. She scored The team is hoping to collect more Cougars 7-2 in the early going but allowed “It’s tough,” Adams said. “You have her first goal off a scramble in the box donations for the equipment drive and the first goal. In the 19th minute, the tons of opportunities in the final third in the 58th minute to give Rice its first is planning to build on its volunteering Owls’ defense had a lapse and allowed and you’re not putting them away. But lead of the game. Her second came early eforts throughout the rest of the school a cross to fall straight to Cougars’ [junior forward Marissa Topolski] kept in the 65th minute off a pinpoint cross year, Parham said. midfielder Hannah Dauzat in the box. fighting. She found a way to get us back from Topolski. Her third came later in Dauzat buried the close-range shot past in the game.” the same minute off a rebound from MEN’S BASKETBALL the goalkeeper to give UH the 1-0 lead. Indeed, Topolski managed to even a goalkeeper gaffe. In a span of eight The men’s basketball team has also set Rice barely avoided disaster just minutes the score less than 10 minutes later with SOCCER CONT. ON PAGE 14 VOLUNTEER CONT. ON PAGE 14 14 SPORTS THE RICE THRESHER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Members of the Rice football team help to move furniture out of a fooded Houston home after returning from their trip to Australia. The Owls stayed at Texas Christian Unviersity for much of the last week while waiting out Hurricane Harvey.

COURTESY CHUCK POOL VOLUNTEER FROM PAGE 13 afected I couldn’t imagine how other but because we felt like we could make OTHER TEAMS up fundraisers and volunteered at shelters people felt,” Cashaw said. “Houses could a diference,” Cashaw said. “It’s been a Swimming and men’s basketball are and homes around the city. According to have been even worse than that, and blessing in disguise to see the chemistry and just two of the Rice teams helping out in the sophomore guard Grant Youngkin, the team people are left with nothing. It’s going to see guys getting along and wanting to make Houston community. Once the football team wanted to aid in any way it could. take a while to rebuild the city, but we can things happen for other people. returned from Texas Christian University, “We realize that our platform as really help with that.” One person the team has not yet been team members helped teammates who student-athletes gives us an ability in After the worst of the storm, members able to help, however, is its own head coach, had fooded homes and cars to remove all the community to help out and have an of the team visited the George R. Brown Scott Pera. Pera’s home fooded during the salvageable items. impact,” Youngkin said. “When we weren’t Convention Center where they made and storm and his street is still underwater. He Men’s and women’s tennis partnered with all afected directly, we felt like we had an served food to victims of the storm. They has only been able to see the team a couple the University of Houston tennis programs obligation to help out.” also went to homes to clear furniture and of times since the storm, but the team plans to take donations of shirts and shoes for The team created two separate online other items and salvage property from the to help move furniture for him as soon as the food victims. Rice accepted shoes while UH relief funds that it has promoted via social fooding. One of those homes was Cashaw’s water recedes from the streets. Cashaw said accepted shirts. Rice players also volunteered media and word of mouth. One fund gives grandparents’ house, where Cashaw, it has not been easy to see Pera struggle, but at shelters. directly to the Red Cross and another that Youngkin and other teammates carried rugs, the team is going to support him through the Women’s basketball and women’s soccer will be donated to an organization yet to be chairs, mattresses and couches outside. recovery process. also volunteered by helping people clean out determined. As of Monday, the combined According to Cashaw, the team’s eforts “We’re going to do whatever he needs,” fooded homes. Even volleyball, which did not funds had nearly $100,000. Junior guard in the wake of the storm have built unity Cashaw said. “Everyone looks up to coach return to Houston until Sunday, found time to Connor Cashaw said he was motivated to start amongst the players, many of whom are new Pera. He’s been one of our best mentors help out the community by clearing damaged one of the funds because his grandparents to Rice this year. on and of the court, so seeing how he’s homes of furniture. Teams indicated they are were afected by the foods. “Hurricane Harvey brought this team handling this, we have his and his family’s planning to continue their volunteer eforts “When I saw my grandparents were closer not only because it afected us back 100 percent.” throughout the year.

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minutes, the game went from 1-1 to 4-1 thanks to Stallings. Asked if she had ever scored two goals in a minute, she Don’t Horse Around laughed. “No, I haven’t ever done that before,” she said. Adams praised Stallings’ performance with Auto Repair! on defense as well. “What I loved about her tonight was her fight defensively,” Adams said. “I thought she was all over the place and in the end, she got goals for it. Both Our collision repair & sides of the ball she was fantastic. Definitely player of the match.” mechanical service The game was the first athletic event Rice hosted since Hurricane Harvey. will make your vehicle Rice made it a Houston benefit game, meaning all ticket proceeds went look & run like new. directly to the United Way charity for Harvey victims. According to Adams, it was wonderful to see Houstonians come together for the match. “It’s important for us to realize how great Houstonians are,” Adams said. “They came not just to support both teams but for a great cause as well.”

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Rice next plays two former Demo’s Automotive Center Conference USA rivals on the road in Memphis, Tennessee this weekend. The 2438 Tangley at Kelvin in Rice Village Owls face the University of Memphis, which has a record of 5-0-0, on Friday 713-526-3781 night. Then, they play the University of *Some geographic restrictions apply. Tulsa, which has a record of 1-4-1, on Sunday. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 THE RICE THRESHER SPORTS 15 Road-weary volleyball fnally back home

ANDREW GROTTKAU in Boulder, Colorado. While in Waco, Rice pulled away with an 8-1 run in the SPORTS EDITOR / [email protected] players ate in Baylor dining halls, third to win 25-18 and won the final four attended events on campus and visited points of the fourth set to clinch a 25- When the volleyball team left for local attractions such as the Magnolia 21 win. Junior McKay Kyle and freshman its season opener in Dallas, the plan Market in their spare time. Senior setter Seyvion Waggoner paced the offense was to be gone for a weekend. Then, Madison McDaniel told KXXV-TV in with 14 and 13 kills, respectively. Volpe the hurricane struck. The Owls finally Waco she felt welcomed by Baylor. said Kyle’s performance has been returned on Sunday after traveling particularly impressive. through three cities, playing seven “McKay Kyle really has been matches and winning four times. You have no idea how extremely consistent over the past Head coach Genny Volpe said being couple of weeks and has been a huge away from home throughout the storm excited we are to be home. spark for us,” Volpe said. has been difficult. Rice finally concluded its road trip “It’s been humbling for all of us,” We hope to have a huge Saturday night against the University Volpe said. “We have been so saddened crowd of student support. of Colorado Boulder. The undefeated to hear about all of the loss of lives and Buffaloes swept the Owls 25-15, 25-20 property damage.” and 25-20. Colorado outhit Rice .318 Rice began its season with a trip Genny Volpe to .208, though Rice freshman Nicole to Dallas beginning on Aug. 25 for Volleyball Head Coach Lennon led all players with 15 kills. the Southern Methodist University Although the trip ended on a sour note, Doubletree Invitational and claimed the Volpe said she is proud of how the team tournament crown by winning two out “We’ve felt [at] home here,” McDaniel handled the inconvenience of being of its three matches. said. “It’s been great that they’ve taken away for so long. That weekend, however, Hurricane us in and let us use their facilities. It’s “They are a very committed group of Harvey hit Houston. Amid the been super nice.” young women,” Volpe said. “We didn’t devastation in the city, Rice had to always play well, but we found a way to change course. The team could not BACK TO THE COURT pull together and do the job on several return home. Following a loss to Texas After the four-day stay in Waco, the occasions. I am impressed with their Christian University on Aug. 27, Rice Owls traveled to Boulder for the Omni ability to focus.” headed to Waco. There, the team dined Invitational. Their second weekend of Rice is now 4-3 on the season and will with Baylor University President Linda play began with a sweep against Wake open its home slate this weekend in the Livingstone, the mother of Rice junior Forest University. The Owls controlled first of two Rice Adidas Invitationals. hitter Shelby Livingstone, and moved the match defensively, holding the The Owls will play the University of into a local hotel. According to Volpe, Demon Deacons to a hitting percentage Louisiana, Lafayette, the University of the team was lucky to have a place to of just .031. Freshman Nicole Lennon California, Berkeley and the University stay in Waco. led the Owls with 11 kills and McDaniel of the Incarnate Word this Friday to “[Linda Livingstone] really hooked added 28 assists to help hand Wake Saturday. According to Volpe, the team us up with everything from meals on Forest its first loss of the season. is thrilled to finally get a chance to play campus to the hotel we stayed in,” Volpe Rice was back in action the next in its own gym. said. “The Baylor volleyball coaches morning against Abilene Christian “You have no idea how excited we are COURTESY MARK WALDRON allowed us to use their facilities to train University. The Owls’ defense again held to be home,” Volpe said. “We hope we Freshman Seyvion Waggoner swings during Rice’s so we were very grateful for that as well.” its opponent to a low hitting percentage, have a huge crowd of student support. weekend tournament at the University of Colorado, The team continued to practice in this time just .065, to lead Rice to a 3-1 We are really looking forward to being Boulder. Rice fnshed 2-1 on the weekend. preparation for its next three matches victory. After splitting the first two sets, in Tudor Fieldhouse.”

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While Rice University was generally spared the wrath of Hurricane Harvey, students have worked arduously to help those severely afected by the storm. Over the course of the week, students put in tireless hours of community service to discover something truly unexpected: an entire city beyond the hedges. “I always saw those hedges and just saw a nicely trimmed bush. Now, I look at them and see safety,” Baker College senior Ford Matthews said. “All I know is that shit was scary out there — haunting museums, bustling cofee shops, public parks?! I’m sorry, but I’m never going back.” As students trekked beyond their campus to pack foodstufs, knock down drywall and tear up foorboards, disbelief and shock resonated for all those involved. “Like, oh my god, that. was. terrifying,” stammered Tifany Wei, a Brown College sophomore who headed Tragedy hits Houston area out to help the community, but quickly Houstonians’ weekend lamented. “I mean I don’t want said. “We were really gonna rev “Is that a 10-gallon hat or are doubled back after deciding going plans were dealt a fatal blow to exaggerate. Maybe not the it up this year, but you can’t do you just happy to see me?” Jones north of Bufalo Bayou was simply last Friday when Martel College world, but defnitely the city.” the cattle-branding station in College junior Carlos Ruiz asked. too far. “I had been about before, you announced that Texas did, in The postponement was the pouring rain and there were “I joke, of course. But really — know, for like Esperanza and Rondelet, fact, get messed with, and their announced due to the arrival some security concerns about does this thing hold 10 gallons? and the Saturday dinners that I didn’t annual state-promoting party of Hurricane Harvey, which bringing the steers indoors.” HEB ran out of water jugs so we Postmates, but this was on, like, the would be postponed. wreaked havoc this week The season opener in a string fgure now’s the time for some NEXT level.” “What a catastrophe!” Sid by creating mild-mannered of consistently disappointing unconventional wisdom.” “Students don’t have to use the Richardson freshman Jack puddles in the engineering quad university-sponsored parties, Administration has stressed opportunity of being in one of the best Sheldon exclaimed. “My frst and forcing campus squirrels Martel remains a symbol of naive that in the wake of the storm, cities in America, if they don’t want to,” college party. Man, I was so to scramble up their respective optimism for the undergraduate Owls should not forget the three RUPD has assured. close to gettin’ laid, I could smell trees. community. The Backpage took Rs — riggidy, riggidy and rekt — “But we can’t promise students that the latex. I’ve got to be the most “It’s terrible and also shitty,” time to interview some would- which are the very foundation of RPC will continue to plan their social unlucky man in the world,” he Martel sophomore Josie Bekker be partygoers. fun for events like Martel. lives when students grow the fuck up.”

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