• * HMMiSK ' Vol. XCI, Issue No. 16 SINCE 1916 Friday, January 23, 2004 University readies for Super Bowl Security precautions and events start Monday by David Brown Clinton Portis, Antwaan Randle El, THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF Jabar Gaffney, Billy Simms, Bob Golic, Dan Pastorini and Rod Smith. Rice students will not be permit- Rice Stadium will also be used ted to watch quarterback Tom Brady Friday night, when BMC Software and the New England Patriots prac- hosts a private gathering that will ticing on Rice's practice fields, but conclude with a fireworks display. they will be able to see San Diego The events at Rice and the antici- Chargers quarterback Doug Flutie pated influx of fans into the Houston and other current and former Na- area will bring heightened security tional Football League stars in the throughout the week leading up to Celebrity Flag Football Challenge at Super Bowl XXXVIII. Rice Stadium. NFL security will be present to The Celebrity Challenge, a ben- secure the Patriots' practices, which efit for the NFL Alumni Kids Chari- are off-limits to the public and the ties, will be held Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. media. The 2002 Super Bowl cham- Tickets are $20, but the first 1,000 Rice pions will practice three or four times students to present a student I.D. at at Rice. The Houston Police Depart- KATIE STREIT/THRESHER the Autry Court ticket office will re- ment will escort the Patriots' team ceive free tickets. Students may pick buses to and from their hotel. The Phantom Treehouse up the tickets Thursday or Friday Rice University Police Chief Bill Wless College senior David Barr hangs out on the treehouse that appeared near Fondren Library Monday night. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taylor said RUPD will not be in- The treehouse came complete with rules on Its use and a plaque dedicating it to Vice President for Student NFL stars playing in the Celeb- volved with security for practices Affairs Zenaido Camacho. rity Challenge include Andre Ware, but will increase various security Shannon Sharpe, Tim Brown, See SUPER. Page 8 Bookstore still missing Co-presidents give first addresses Clarence Yung future goals. The co-presidents tory by making more information half of late textbooks available. THRESHER STAF F also solicited opinions from the Moser said. audience through informal polls. The Rice University Police by Risa Gordon As the nation stopped to hear Debbink and Ixggett said the Department and the SA are work- THRESHER STAFF Associate Vice President for Fi- nance and Administration Neill President George W Bush give SA's accomplishments include ing together to create a student- Ten days after the start of spring Binford said he became aware of the the State of the Union, so will achieving the re-establishment of led orientation that would form a semester classes, 200 book titles missing books when he visited the Rice students have an opportu- spring recess for the Spring 2005 part of RUPD officer training. ordered by instructors had not yet Campus Store during the week of nity to hear from their Student semester and creating a campus- Leggett said. arrived at the Rice Campus Store. At Dec. 15. Association co-presidents. wide listserv. Debbink and leggett have at- least 45 professors teaching approxi- "The idea of the bookstore not SA co-Presidents Bryan Debbink also said the future of tempted to have 100-level language mately 75-80 courses in the School having books ready for class, when Debbinkand Michael Leggett pre- the shuttle service is promising. classes reinstated as distribution of Humanities have reported miss- the faculty had at least gotten the sented their State of the Univer- "I think we're going to get the credit, but the effort has stalled ing textbooks. books reported in on time or close to sity address at the Baker College best of both worlds," Debbink said. because the courses do not fit the Dean of Humanities Gary Wihl time, is unforgivable," Binford said. Cabinet meeting Tuesday and at "We expect shuttle service will not current definition of a distribution said the shortage of textbooks has Religious Studies Professor Bill the Will Rice College Diet meet- decrease, and due to unanticipated course, Debbink said. been "very disruptive" for students Parsons, who teaches RELI 101, said ing Wednesday. revenues, fees will not grow as Leggett said an SA plan to make and instructors. He said professors there is widespread agreement that The co-presidents, both Wiess much as expected." written course evaluations available have had to find alternate readings, Campus Store operations need to be College seniors, will continue to Debbink said the successes of online will be presented to the fac- make photocopies, delay using text- analyzed and problems fixed. visit college government meetings the baseball team, women's soc- ulty and may be implemented for books, and order textbooks through "We are happy that the bookstore during the next three weeks. cer team and men's basketball this semester's evaluations. online booksellers. responded in a positive fashion, but Debbink said the message of team have made this "quite a year" Debbink encouraged students "I think that the impact that this we do think that there are some the address is that students can for athletics. He said the Board of to vote in favor of a proposed $2 in- has created on so many different structural problems with the way make a difference on campus. Trustees has commissioned crease in blanket tax fees to en- courses is really unacceptable for a they do business and that should be 'The take-home message is McKinsey & Company, a consult- able Rice Program Council to pay major university," Wihl said. investigated and corrected," Parsons that students think that the ad- ing firm, to investigate the role for Beer-Bike. Division I athletics should play at "The bottom line is that with- Baker College freshman said. ministration doesn't listen, but in Rice, and student opinion will be out [the increase], Beer-Bike 2005 Mackenzie Moser said she had to go Binford and Campus Store Man- our experiences, that's not true," part of the firm's research. will not exist," he said. off campus to find the missing book ager Michelle Vanderwater de- Debbink said. "They look to the The SA Environment Commit- for her independent study religion clined to comment on the measures campus for a variety of opinions, Leggett said he and Debbink tee has begun raising funds for a course. The book is also required the Campus Store will implement including students."' have improved the SA Web site, plastics baler and working on an for the 203 students in RELI 101: in the future to avoid such delays. The address focused on the adding a calendar and other fea- environmental policy to present to Introduction to Religion. However, Binford said changes will SA's accomplishments of the past tures. He said they are working to enhance the online campus direc- See UNIVERSITY, Page 9 "I really wasn't very happy [that be instituted, although they may year, its current projects and its the books were not available]," See BOOKS, Page 4 Staff member caught driving drunk Last day of more for free OPINION Page 3 by Mark Berenson The situation is currently being dealt with Omigod. Does this make my butt look big? through on-campus means, Taylor said. Today is the last day to add classes THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF without a fee, so if you already know that "That he was released does not mean it is A&E Page 14 you're going to end up taking PHYS 203: A Rice staff member was stopped on cam- over with," Taylor said. "Because [he is] not a 2003film re-cap Weather, go ahead and add it now before pus by Rice University Police officers early student, it cannot go to University Court. But you have to pay for it. Tuesday morning for speeding and admitted there are other channels." SPORTS Page 18-19 to officers that he had been drinking. The Taylor said some administrators have been Wilks' long NBA road leads back home staff member was released to his on-campus informed of the incident. Petitions for elections due residence. "The administration is trying to determine Quote of the Week RUPD Chief Bill Taylor said officers who should deal with it, because there are Petitions for the Student Association "This win was crucial for us, because we stopped the vehicle after observing it enter some crossover issues involved — issues of General Election are due Jan. 30 at noon, reasserted our brand of basketball after a tough loss at Tulsa." the campus. who should do what," Taylor said. in the SA office on the second floor of the student center. — Junior guard Walt Chancellor on Tuesday's "It came in Entrance 8, and the vehicle Most staff members who live on campus win over SMU. See Story, Page 17. was moving through the campus at a high are college masters and resident associates. Scoreboard rate of speed," Taylor said. "The officers fi- However, Vice President for Student Affairs Weel id Weather Men's Basketball nally got the Vehicle stopped [in front of Zenaido Camacho, who oversees masters and SMU 40, Rice 80 Friday Ix>vett Hall]." RAs, said Wednesday he was unaware of the Rice 68, Tulsa 74 Rain, 60-52 degrees Taylor said officers did not conduct a incident. Women's Basketball Saturday Breathalyzer test on the staff member but Taylor said he does not think a ticket was Tulsa 69, Rice 76 Scattered thunderstorms, 72-52 degrees determined he was intoxicated based on his issued to the staff member Monday but one Women's Tennis Sunday own admissions and his behavior.