The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1973 Page: 2 of 16
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editorial
threshing-it-out
Recently, a proposal which would have placed two
students on the Board of Governors was rejected by that
Board.
Undoubtedly the Board had its reasons; neverthe-
less, the decision is a regrettable one. Giving students
this much voice could only have aided the University.
And it would not have hurt Rice's image; rather, it
would have helped.
The idea of student board members is no longer
radical; it has been suggested at many schools now, and
implemented at several. There have been no serious dif-
ficulties.
The proposal before the Rice Board was not just a
suggestion, but a complete plan for selection of student
board members and responsibilities. It would not have
been difficult to implement.
Recriminations, though, are not in order. The Board
changes slowly, but it changes. There is no reason to
give up on the idea.
Don't let it drop. Think about it, improve the pro-
posal ; then submit it again. Every year if need be. Don't
let them forget.
Tliis is not a demand we make of the Board. It is a
request, and a reasonable one; it is in the best interests
of the University. And it will eventually be irranted.
No monitors, no self-scheduling
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The following are excerpts
from a letter received by the
Student Senate and the Honor
Council from the Registrar.
Dear Sir:
At the time the system of
self- scheduling examinations
was instituted I attended the
meeting of the Committee
which prepared the recom-
mendations for the faculty. At
that time I was asked if the
Registrar's office would as-
sume certain functions in con-
nection with operation of the
proposed system, to which I
agreed . . .
The organization of canvass-
ing the faculty to determine
the type of examination to be
given, obtaining the examina-
tions in advance from the facul-
ty, providing the forms for self-
scheduling along with envelopes
to contain the exams, placing
the exams in envelopes, ar-
ranging them by day and time
for the monitors, rearranging
them after the examinations
have been returned by course
in order that the faculty mem-
ber may pick up his exams all
represents considerable effort
on the part of this office . . .
At the time the system was
adapted the Honor Council and
Student Association agreed, to
provide monitors for self-sched-
uled examinations. Last De-
cember, on at least ten occa-
sions, monitors failed to appear
to administer self - scheduled
exams and this office was
forced to provide employees to
act as monitors. In some cases
sufficient monitors were not
Peck fiked South Africa report
To the Rice community:
It is the opinion of the stu-
dent that the article entitled
"Apartheid: total segregation
"in South Africa" printed in last
week's edition is of considerable
value and interest which is des-
perately needed both for the
quality of any school paper and
for the informative benefit of
any University student. The
authors of the article have
mentioned that they would like
to form a group of Rice stu-
dents dedicated to bringing
about reform in South Africa.
Being an organizational, human-
rights-type may or may not
shootin' blind
be anybody's idea of fun
that is quite beside the point.
The fact remains that a situa-
tion so alien and degrading to
man's essential freedoms and
happiness persists, is rational-
ized and is perpetuated in
South Africa by a minority
dedicated solely to their own
egotistical supremacy. Once
again, it's time somebody did
something.
Rice students are well aware
that apathy changes nothing.
Sincerely,
Michael Peck
WRC
even assigned for particular ex-
amination times. In response to
our calls attempting to obtain
additional monitors, we under-
stood that the students had all
left for the holidays and they
were simply not available . . .
Certainly, the students, if
they feel the process is of
value, should be willing to ac-
cept the monitoring respon-
sibility.
If the students, as repre-
sented by the Student Associa-
tion and the Honor Council,
are not willing to continue thu
duties of monitoring, and the
office finds it necessary to pro-
vide paid employees of the uni-
versity to monitor examinations
at the end of the current se-
mester, I see no alternative but
to recommend a re-evaluation
of the entire procedure.
Sincerely,
James C. Morehead, Jr.
Registrar
I hope this will act as suf-
ficient warning that self-sched-
uled final exams are in jeopar-
dy and a similar failure this
semester will mean the end of
self-scheduled final exams. Con-
tact Scott Thurston at X320,
or 521-0120 or the Registrar's
Office X347,348, if you are able
to monitor any self-scheduled
exams, either in seniors' final
week April 28- May 3 or the
normal schedule May 2-9.
Gregg Young
Honor Council Chairmain
Exam regulations
Below are listed some suggestions that will help everyone
enjoy the advantages of the Honor System:
It is the student's responsibility to know the rules for each
exam—the time duration, the allowed reference materials, the time
and place to turn it in.
Most professors would appreciate it if you would mark the
t ime and place the test was taken on the cover of the blue book.
When you are finished with a take-home exam, seal the
test and test booklets by stapling them shut or by sealing them
in an envelope.
Try to turn in the exam yourself as early as possible; if you
cannot, make sure whomever you designate to do this for you
knows the correct time and place for turning it in.
Remember to sign the pledge; not signing the pledge does
not relieve you from the ^responsibilities of the Honor System.
Be circumspect in your conversations so as not to inadvertently
give or receive aid concerning an exam.
STEVE JACKSON
Mu/tJL Editor
IJIQS MALCOLM WADDELL
lnrvSncr Business Manager
H. David Danglo Assistant Editor Bruce Baker Sports Editor
. T,. , . Virginia,Jee Advertising Manager
Morty Rich Assistant Editor Rnlph tJmbarger Calendar Editor
Forrest Johnson Assistant Editor jjjjj Fulton Head Photographer
Staff: Andy Hurley, Chip Lansdell, Frank Fresler, Mike Ross, Gary Brewton,
Mark Onak, Cathe Krause, Michael I'eck, Craig Stafford, Guyle Cavin, Linda
Stephens, Hob Hunch, Ann Wilhoit, Rick Brown, Ira Heckman, Kate Jones,
K a thy Ford, Don Shewey, Lee Sowers, Tim Cooper, Larry Barron, Bill Bell.
Tom McTaggart, Robert Margolis, Wendy Nordstrom, Terry Trant, Chris Saam,
Jim Lawler, Rod Rogers Dan Miller. #
The Rice Thresher, official student newspaper of Rice University, js pub-
lished weekly on Thursday except during holidays and examination periods by
students of Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001, telephone 528-4141 X22X or
645. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of anyone except the
writers. Obviously.
by STEVE JACKSON
This is the last Thresher of
the yea]-, and nobody's happier
than me. Unless it's our printer.
Tommy badly needs the long
vacation he's going to take with
all the money we gave him this
week.
Since we have 16 pages this
week, for the first time in the
last few years, there's room to
experiment a little. The photo
spread on pages 8 and 9 is a
change: we'll see how it goes
over.
This was also a'good week for
opinion polls. Poli Sci took one
and we took two.
Some of the poll results are
fascinating. If you can believe
it, only 58.3% of the students
here believe in evolution. And
over 70% think they have had
at least one incompetent prof.
That's kind of frightening.
The survey is on page 5.
Our other survey—the "what
do you think of the Thresher?"
one—lisn't tabulated yet, and
won't be this year. Maybe never.
We want to keep our illusions.
Looking through the com-
ments, though, I think we may
be doing all right. We got flak
about absolutely everything,
but not a whole lot about any-
thing in particular.
There was a good deal of
comment on last week's South
Africa article; most of it was
favorable. Oddly, all of those
favorable comments seem to
have come from Will Rice Col-
lege. Hmmm.
One new feature everyone
seems to like is the Missclassi-
fieds. Those are beginning to
catch on; for a while we had
about ten a week. Now, it's
more like forty. If this keeps
up, next year we can start
screening out the really weak
And now for the big finish
ones.
Photography and cartooning
have got to be our real weak
spot. A lot of people wrote in
"what cartooning?" Good ques-
tion. There was no consensus on
whether our photos are good or
not, but nearly everyone said
there aren't enough. Actually,
photos are kind of a pain; not
only do they always come out
looking gray, but the business
manager always jumps on me
because they cost so much.
Incidentally, this is probably
the only chance I'll get to thank
this year's business staff, most
of whom are moving on next
year. They did a pretty fan-
tastic job, which is why this
paper is 16 pages long. It's
paying for itself, too. Look at
all those beautiful ads.
You will notice we have a
new sports editor this week.
Bruce Baker has been doing all
the work for a month anyway;
now he has the title. For one
week. He does not know this
yet.
Like his predecessors, Jones
and Norris (who did a great
job on football, but don't care
for baseball) Bruce is gradua-
ting. We are in the market for
sportswriters. "Desperate" is
the word I am looking for.
Fortunately, though, the rest
of the editorial staff will be
here next year. I hope the
Thresher will be better; it
should be. All year, we've been
making the same mistakes
staffs have for 60 years. We've
learned.
Next year we'll make mis-
takes they haven't even invent-
ed yet.
WATERGATE CONTEST
The Watergate affair is making headlines daily, as courts,
and columnists, try to solve the weighty problem of just what was
bugging George last year.
Join everyone else in the country; guess what is really happen-
ing. The Thresher will give a week's subscription to the Washing-
ton Post to the best entries, as selected by our unbiased staff.
Just answer these questions:
1. Which of these will be indicted: Mitchell, Haldteman, Thieu,
Ziegler, Stans, the editor, Dean Gray, or Mickey Mouse?
2. How many will:
a. Be convicted?
b. suicide?
c. disappear?
.3. Do you think Nixon knew?
4. Really?
5. What effect will Watergate have on the President?
a. Four more years.
b. Eight more years.
c. Twenty years to life. • ^
6. Who really did it and-why did they bother?
7. Who cares?
Send your answers to the Thresher.
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Jackson, Steve. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1973, newspaper, April 26, 1973; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245165/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.