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the Rice Thresher
Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 13
SINCE 1916
Friday, November 16, 2001
Demand exceeds seats
ID holders turned away from Greenspan, Putin speeches
by Mark Berenson
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Hundreds of students attempting to attend
this week's speeches by Alan Greenspan and
Vladimir Putin were unable to gain admission.
Some students who had tickets left without
seats, as did others who had waited on standby
for hours prior to the event.
Greenspan, Putin discuss world issues and
U.S. policies. See Stories, Pages 8-9.
Both speeches were held at Stude Concert
Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall, which seated
about 770 people for each speech, facilities man-
ager Marty Merritt said. The events were avail-
able by Webcast and on-campus closed-circuit
TV. Overflow rooms at Baker Hall, with seating
capacity of several hundred, were also provided.
W.O. King, the James A Baker III Institute
for Public Policy administrator, said 300 tickets
were available for Rice students, staff and faculty
for the speech by Russian President Vladimir
Putin, held Wednesday at noon (See Story, Page
9). In addition, 200 standby tickets were issued.
Tickets were available Nov. 5, and King said
they were all reserved by the morning of Nov. 7.
Some students who attempted to attend
Putin's speech said no one with a standby
ticket got in, and around 30 to 40 people with
regular tickets were unable to get in.
Wiess College freshman Carolyn Sylvan,
who got a ticket last week, said she arrived at
Alice Pratt Brown at about 11:20 a.m. and was
told she would not be allowed into Stude Hall
because more members of the Russian press
showed up than expected. Seating opened at
10:30 a.m., and all audience members were told
they needed to be in their seats by 11:30 a.m.
King said he was not sure what happened.
Baker Institute Director Edward Djerejian said
See SEATS, Page 6
KONSTANTIN TSVAYGBOVM/THRESHER
Houston Police Department officers secure the area by the intramural fields where helicopters
transporting Russian President Vladimir Putin landed Wednesday.
A collection of twigs
ALEX HEMSATH/THRSHER
Anthropology Professor Benjamin Lee peers through a mesh of bamboo twigs pieced together to form a room-
sized sculpture called "Ikasu" at the Rice Art Gallery in Sewall Hall. The exhibit runs through Dec. 9.
SA debates Sept. 11 make-up dates
by Mark Berenson
THRESHER EDITOR1AI STAFF
The University Council will meet
Monday to begin formulating a pro-
posal to cancel classes Sept. 11,2002.
Should a replacement day of classes
be added, the Student Association
decided it would prefer that the Uni-
versity Council choose to add a day
of classes at the end of the semester.
At the Nov. 7 faculty meeting.
Student As socation Presidents Jamie
Lisagor and Gavin Parks proposed
creating a day of remembrance for
the events of Sept. 11 by canceling
classes on the first anniversary of
the terrorist attacks. The general
faculty referred the matter to the
University Council, with instructions
to formulate a proposal with a re-
scheduled day of class the faculty
could vote on.
Once the University Council for-
mulates a proposal, it will be sent
back to the general faculty for ap-
proval. The next faculty meeting is
scheduled for Jan. 29.
More students studying abroad in spring
by Kevin Grahmann
THRESHER STAFF
More Rice students plan to study
abroad next semester but fewer in-
ternational students are applying to
come here compared to last year,
study abroad advisers and Admis-
sion Office employees said.
Study Abroad Adviser Vicki
Seefeldt-We^t said 18 percent more
students plan to study abroad next
semester than last spring despite
predictions that the Sept. 11 attacks
would decrease the number of Rice
students studying in other countries.
Director of International Pro-
grams and Scholarships Mark
Scheid said he and the study abroad
advisers had expected the number
of students studying abroad next
semester to decrease.
"We found at Rice that the study
abroad fair increased in attendance
by about 37 percent," Scheid, who is
also assistant to the president, said.
Studying abroad
For many students, safety while
studying overseas is a primary con-
cern. but Seefeldt-West said little
has changed in the way the study
abroad office works.
"This is not to say that the events
Buses late after formal
by Lindsey Gilbert
THRESHER STAFF
Attendees of Rice's 18th annual
Esperanza, "Cosmic Disco," encoun-
tered two dance floors, hundreds of
space gadgets and one late-night
transportation problem.
Over 1,000 students attended the
formal, held at Space Center Hous-
ton and put on by the Rice Program
Council.
The center, although not a feder-
ally funded NASA facility, serves as
the official visitor's center for the
Johnson Space Center. The venue
houses a number of educational and
interactive space-related exhibits.
Given Space Center Houston's
ciistant location, transportation to
and from the dance was an issue for
many students.
Instead of making the 45-minute
drive, many opted to take the shuttle
arranged by RPC. The system con-
sisted of four 56-passenger charter
buses. Beginning at 9:30 p.m. and
ending at 1 a.m., buses left the
Sallyport at half-hour intervals.
Shuttles to the Space Center ran
fairly smoothly, Rice Program Coun-
cil formal committee co-chairs
Poonam MehtaandTiffanyTavernier
said, but buses returning students to
Rice ran into delays. A wave of return
buses left promptly after the dance,
sometime between 2 and 2:10 a.m.
The next shuttle did not arrive at
NASA until almost 3:30 a.m., with the
final shuttle following at 3:45.
At least 100 students, including
Baker College freshman Annie
Halsey, were stranded outside the
Space Center for over an hour and a
half waiting for a return shuttle.
"I didn't really anticipate leaving
[NASA] at two because there were
so many people leaving at the same
time," Halsey said. "But I thought
maybe 2:30 since the shuttles were
supposed to run every half hour."
Mehta and Tavernier said the
dance ended late, contributing to
the shuttle confusion.
Although the contract covered
the hours between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m..
Mehta and Tavernier said the bus
See ESPERANZA. Page 7
INSIDE
At Monday's SA meeting. SA Presi-
dents Jamie lisagor and Gavin Parks
presented three possibilities for re-
scheduling the day of classes missed
due to the observance.
The first option proposed hold-
ing classes on Sept. 2, Labor Day;
the second option on Oct. 15, the
second day of fall break: and the
third option on Dec. 9, the Monday
of "dead week," the period between
the end of classes and exams.
According to a straw poll taken at
See PROPOSAL Page 7
of Sept. 11 and their after-effects are
being taken lightly," Seefeldt-West
said. "Rather. Rice's processes for
ensuring the safety of our students
abroad were in place well before the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
Scheid said the study abroatl of-
fice will continue to oversee students'
safety while they are abroad with
the safety measures already in place.
"We are going to continue to be
vigilant," Scheid said. "We need to
make sure that the people who are
on these programs are at least as
safe as they are in Houston."
Rice sends students abroad
See ABROAD. Page 10
Move into the Allen
Center
Preregistration without a fee
ends today at 5 p.m. After to-
day, preregistering will cost $40.
Remember to sign-up for
self-scheduled exams next
week. Forms are available at
the Registrar's Office and are
due Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Getting out of town
Rice shuttles will be operat-
ing to and from Hobby Airport
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Meet in the RMC Circle Drive
Wednesday at9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,
12 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. or
4:30 p.m. Meet outside the bag-
gage claim area Sunday at 1 p.m.,
2:30 p.m.. 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.,
7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m.
Thankfully gone
There will be no issue of the
Thresher next week due to
Thanksgiving break. We will be
enjoying turkey (instead of our
usual pizza). We encourage you
to do the same.
Happy Thanksgiving!
OPINION Page 3
New war is indefensible
SPORTS Page 12
Volleyball at WAC tourney
A&E Page 17
Players, Dance Theatre shows
Quote of the Week
"And I said. 'If I'm doing this, I'm in
the wrong business.' And that was
the best economic move or
judgment that I have ever made. "
— Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Alan Greenspan, about
his decision to quit his job as a
professional musician to study
economics. See Story, Page 8.
Weekend Weather
Friday
Partly sunny, 55-78 degrees
Saturday
Sunny, 57-77 degrees
Sunday
Partly cloudy. 54-77 degrees
Scoreboard
Football
Rice 59, Tulsa 32
Volleyball
Rice 3, SMU 2
Rice 3, UTEP 2
Women's Soccer
Hawaii 2, Rice 0
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