f \ ' * "• \ 'yp \ \ V V i '• ' ;; 18 Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 15 SINCE 1916 Friday, December 7, 2001 Seniors face tight job market y"1»1" " ? O tl by Iiora Danan job offers. In contrast, Assistant Dean seeing a big drop in campus recruit- THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF of Students for Career Services ing, like every university," Matherly Cheryl Matherly said that in recent said. Sixty-seven fewer companies ac- years the majority of seniors actively Many employers have also cut Hi tively recruited on campus this se- seeking jobs have reported offers by back on the number of college cam- mester than last fall, a decrease of 45 this time of the year. puses they will visit to recruit new percent according to information Matherly said most companies, employees, according to the Job provided by the Career Services including 16 that initially planned to Outlook 2002survey conducted this Center. recruit at Rice this semester but can- summer by the National Associa- About 10 percent of the 350 se- celed, cited hiring freezes due to the tion of Colleges and Employers. niors registered for on-campus re- economic downturn as the reason "There's been a huge shift of cruiting responded affirmatively to for not recruiting this semester. power," Baker College senior Vishnu an e-mail from Career Services in- "We knew this year was going to Kurella said. "Two or three years quiring whether they had received be a down year and in fact we're See CAREER, Page 8 " .. ' . ' " KONSTANTIN TSVAYGBOYM/THRESHER 11! ifis Junior guard Kara Liggett was named to the all-tournament team of the Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational after scoring a total of 30 points in Rice's two wins. • The Lady Owls beat No. 22 George Washington 67-54 in the championship game. " s -• Rice beats No. 22 GW V MARK BERENSON/THRtSHER by Jason Gershman Carolina at Greensboro 61-47 to earn THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF a chance to face the Colonials. Where the sidewalk ends ... But the celebration of the week- The sidewalk replacement south of the Ley Student Center will be completed in the next few days. Facilities In practice, they focus on it. In end did not last long, as the Owls Planner Max Amery said sections of the sidewalk in the academic quad will be replaced during winter recess. meetings, thev preach its impor- suffered a setback Wednesday night. tance. As they break out of their The OwJs traveled to Lubbock to team huddle, they chant it. face ninth-ranked Texas Tech Uni- Defense. versity, and Rice, now 5-1 on the In the championship game of the season, fell 74-43 to the Lady Raid- Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational ers. The Owls struggled through- Olympic torch coming to campus Saturday, emphasis on defense out, shooting just 20 percent from proved worthwhile as the Lady Owls the floor. put on a clinic in stellar defense and by Alison Griffith the Marching Owl Band will perform, is hoping for a large turnout and is While sophomore forward Elisa encouraging spectators to wear Rice upset 22nd-ranked George Wash- Inman struggled against Texas FOR THE THRESHER Rice Ambassadors will hand out bal- loons and free food will be provided. shirts and bring American flags. ington University 67-54. The Owls Tech, connecting on just two of 14 The Olympic torch will be com- Director of University Relations "We are trying to make it a really held the Colonials to shooting just field goal attempts, she had a break- ing through the Rice campus on Greg Marshall said he could not dis- nice, colorful event," Marshall said. 34 percent from the floor, and GW out game against GW. She recorded Monday on its way to Salt Lake City close which torchbearer is coming Students as well as administra- committed 23 turnovers. her second double-double of the for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. through Rice because of security rea- tors are excited about the event. "We weren't going to let GW year, finishing with 20 points and The torch is scheduled to pass sons. Marshall said he had originally "It's phenomenal," Brown Col- outhustle us on our own floor," 13 rebounds. Inman, who had re- through the Sallyport between 4:42 wanted to arrange for a Rice Olym- lege junior Stuart Sinclair said. "It's head coach Cristy McKinney said. corded six points and nine rebounds p.m. and 4:55 p.m. pian to run the torch through campus such an honor to be a part of "Defensively, in the first half, we the day before, was named the After a restroom break at the Rice but the Salt Lake Organizing Com- something so special." just smothered them. We gave tournament's most valuable player. Stadium, the torchbearer, preceded mittee had already picked all the run- Marshall submitted a proposal to them some breathing room in the "I was just glad that I finally had by a motorcycle enthusiast group, will ners before he contacted them. All the SLOC in early August 2001 after second half but never let them re- a complete game," Inman said. "It torchbearers are supposed to be lo- they contacted him about the possi- ally get back in the game. We made seems like some games my offense 1st continue down College Way until the group reaches Rayzor Hall. The torch cal heroes who have made a positive bility of using the facilities at the the big plays when we needed has been there but my defense |e, them." hasn't. But, I finally got it together |o. will then go through the academic contribution to the community. stadium. On Aug. 30 the SLOC ac- quad, where the Rice community is University Relations, which has cepted the proposal to come through A day earlier, the Lady Owls [against GW] and I hope to keep invited to watch the relay. In the quad, been involved in planning the event, See TORCH, Page 5 defeated the University of North See BASKETBALL, Page 13 fs 13. New grad housing purchased INSIDE by Kevin Grahmann The new apartments will have different THRESHER STAFF lease agreements than the Graduate Apart- ments that the university currently owns, lo- Rice's purchase of Morningside Square cated at 1515 Bissonnet Dr. Only full-time Apartments on Shakespeare Road will make registered graduate students can live at the 53 more apartment units available next semes- Graduate Apartments, so students' spouses or ter for graduate student housing. families cannot live with them. Full-time, registered graduate students will Ditman said the new apartments are avail- be able to sign leases for next semester for the able for graduate students with families. He said apartments located at 2401-2414 Shakespeare this change in the lease agreement was made to Rd., which were purchased by the university meet the needs of more graduate students. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KATIE STREIT Nov 1. Rent will start at $525 per month. "By adding another apartment complex that A year after Rice administrators temporarily shut down KTRU, students, faculty and staff The apartments were purchased because didn't have that requirement, it would provide a are evaluating KTRU's relationship to Rice. See Story, Page 5. they are suitable for graduate students, Hous- service to a population that had been essentially ing and Dining Director Mark Ditman said. left out of the housing," Ditman said. Hurry home OPINION Page 3 "They are about as close as you can get to The Shakespeare apartments' length of Arctic an oil-rich wasteland campus and they are very affordable," Ditman occupancy can be longer than at the Graduate This is the last issue of the Thresher for said. "It packages things very important to Apartments. the semester. We'll be back the week of A&E Page 12 grad students." "At the Bissonnet apartments, you have to Jan. 14, and you should be, too! Our five favorite movies Rice Real Estate Officer Janie Bowes said enter a lottery for a second year lease," Ditman the apartments are located close to the Rice said. "At Shakespeare, you can continue your Quote of the Week village so students have convenient access to lease as long as you are a full-time registered "I believe the next step, even before this one Friday grocery stores and restaurants. graduate student." is closed, will be [attacking] Somalia. Sudan, Scattered thunderstorms, 54-72 degrees Because the apartments are in good condi- The new graduate apartments will not have maybe Yemen." Saturday tion, few changes have been made to the prop- a shuttle stop like the current graduate apart- — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak Partly sunny, 42-65 degrees erty, Ditman said. Rice has upgraded the locks ments, Ditman said. However, occupants of said Monday about the U.S. fight against the Sunday al Quaeda. See Story. Page 6. and installed a new roof on the buildings. See APARTMENTS, Page 7 Mostly sunny, 41-67 degrees _J THE RICE THRESHER OPINION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7,2001 by i>avic> chien the Rice Thresher emembering the ese KTRU shutdown o As we mark the one-year anniversary of the KTRU shutdown, it is m imperative that we remember exactly what happened last year and just <T> how angry it made us. mXI "What shutdown?" some freshmen out there are asking. "You mean KTRU, that weird radio station, was shut down last year?" O Yes Virginia, there was a KTRU shutdown, and as insignificant as a student radio station may seem in the grand scheme of things, the event e>L3H &L3M economy e>LaH &L3H eDUCSTIOn IS niC6 e>L3H &L3H was the most important thing to happen to the Rice student body in 30 you'Re still hot s-ernna- a Joe> &uw &Lan ^i-a* e>uw years.