The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1973 Page: 3 of 8
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Beyond the hedges
Students boycotting football at Southern Methodist
by GARY BREWTON
Student officers at SMU have
called for a boycott of school
football games in protest of re-
cent administration actions
favoring: athletes at the expense
of. other students. Thirty-six
upperclassmen were ordered out
of their rooms to make room
for freshmen football players
because the freshman dorms
were "too noisy". In addition,
one of two serving: lines in the
East cafeteria was designated
for the exclusive use of 150
athletes, forcing the other 600
students to wait in line 45 min-
utes. Finally, the school admin-
istration was accused of "com-
ing up with money for inter-
collegiate athletics that it
couldn't find for other pro-
grams," including improve-
ments to the living and dining
areas for the athletes.
Students at the University of
Texas, hard pressed by inflation,
may have found one answer to
high food costs. By turning to
those "all you can eat" smoi'gas-
bords and buffets at many
small restaurants such as pizza
places, hungry students can load
up for as little as $1.39.
While you're loading up with
pizza at those buffets, be glad
you're not at the University of
Nevada — Reno where such
items as hamburgers, pizza,
bagels, hot dogs, etc., may be
•on the breakfast menu. Nutri-
tionists there have criticized the
typical breakfast of bacon and
eggs, claiming that it bores
most people, causing them to
skip a needed meal.
Students living on campus at
UT-Austin finally won the
right to legally have alcohol in
the dorms, but such rights were
denied students at Southwest
Texas in San Marcos. UT still
does not allow booze in public
areas (except in transit, when
the liquor must be carried in
opaque containers.)
Relief for Out-of-State
State universities may be
TSU goes 'on the air
After more than a year of
planning, IvTSU—FM will go
on the air at lpm October 1.
KTSU, the Texas Southern
University radio station, is the
result of a cooperative effort
of twelve Houston broadcast-
ing companies operating as the
Houston-TSU Radio Project.
The participating stations pro-
vided equipment valued at about
$10,000 for the station; and arc
providing professional and tech-
nical assistance in its opera-
tion.
Dedication ceremonies are
planned for lpm Monday, Oc-
tober 1, 1973 in front of the
Martin Luther King Humani-
ties Center. The station is
housed adjacent to the Univer-
sity's closed circuit television
studio on the second floor of the
King Center.
The new radio station is a
10 watt operation which can be
heard within a ten-mile radius
of the Texas Southern Univer-
sity Campus. Its frequency is
90.9 megacycles on the F.M.
dial. KTSU-FM will cover most
Off-campus
0-C, RPC plan
beer at sock hop
BY AMAZON
Due to the fact that the reg-
istrar's office has not compiled
a computer list of the addresses
of off-campus students, publi-
city for the RPC-Off Campus
Committee sponsored sock hop
cannot be mailed out. So pay
attention: On Friday night, Oc-
tober 5, there will be a SOCK
HOP in the Grand Ballroom of
the RMC, from 8pm to lam.
KTRU will provide the music,
oldies but goodies, and the
RPC-O.C. folk will provide beer,
wine, and cokes. So find some
grease and socks . . .
In the S.A. office there is a
lost and found; if you have lost
something, please check with
Ms. Reed to' make room for
more lost item's.
Please come up to the S. A.
office and pick up a TexPirg
TENANT'S RIGHTS HAND-
BOOK; these are free to all off-
campus persons. The booklets
tell you how to avoid losing
your lease, how to negotiate a
lease, and many other interest-
ing things which concern you
and your landperson.
ox Houston's inner city.
KTSU-FM will be manned by
student personnel under the
direction of Luc-ious New Jr.,
general manager. New, a grad-
uate of Bishop College, holds
the Master's degree in journal-
ism from Columbia University.
He came to TSU this year from
Dallas, where he taught jour-
nalism at El Centro Community
College and worked as a re-
porter at a local television sta-
tion.
New says that the program-
ming format for the station will
be a "comfortable mix" of
music, news, community ser-
vice and educational features.
KTSU's student staff has dub-
bed the station "The Pressure-
THE LIBRAN
BOOKSHOP
Whole Earth Books
Psychology
Paths of Consciousness
Astrology and
Occult and
Much, Much More
3700 Yoakum at
Alabama
1 blok north of
University of St. Thomas
526-8108
dOI"t ^.."Instructions:
^ .Ose nickel, dime
or quarter..
Deposit coin...
Press "PRINK.
SELECTOR button.
10$''
mM-RK-noN*
forced to lose up to $8 million
annually if a US Supreme Court
ruling on residency status
qualifications at the University
of Connecticut are extended to
Texas schools. The Court ruling
threw out the requirement that
and individual drop out of
school and remain a resident for
twelve months to quality for
tuition rates. A similar law in
Texas requires a student to be
"gainfully employed" for twelve
months and present "positive
proof" of his intention for per-
manent residence.
Last week "war games" in
the Pacific involving 23 ships
and 14,000 men from the United
States, Australia, Canada, and
New Zealand ended after 11
days. The. fun indued antisub-
marine, electronics, and antiair
warfare. Mock missile raids,
torpedo, attacks and bombing
passes added to the confusion.
UT students roll joints
Scientists have isolated a
drug, distilled from the Kava
>f the
root, having unique and euphor-
ic qualities which may find uses
treating violent and aggressive
behavior in mental patients.
The drug, which relaxes only
lower functions of the brain,
appears to be harmless and
nonaddictive. Kava has been
ritualized in Polynesian culture
for many centuries, where it is
sipped before meals, during
mid-afternoon breaks, and at
festive occassions. The mystery
is why Kava root has been such
a well-kept secret in today's
drug-oriented society.
More than 200 people showed
up for a joint-rolling contest
last week at the University of
Texas. Times for rolling three
(tobacco-filled) joints ranged
from 45 seconds to 5minutes.
a
One master roller described the
competition as "wow" and an-
other created a custom-made
joint he titled a "Texas Twist".
UH to sell drugs
Students at the University
of Houston will be paying much
lower prices for prescriptions
soon, due to establishment of an
on-campus pharmacy. In addi-
tion, plans are being made for
a child care center to be fin-
anced by the school.
And that's the way it is (at
least from the Thresher office),
Thursday, September 27, 1973.
RPC Film Series
"The Best
of Genesis"
featuring: Bambi meets
Godzilla and other pro-
gressive shorts.
Saturday 7:80 and 10:00
at Chem Lee
RPC Subscription
$1.00 or
Cook i ti g S o u ndsa ti o n
Southwest."
KTSU-FM will be on the air
through Friday from 5 until
10pm; Saturdays from 11am to
opm; and Sundays lpm to
0:30pm.
Weiss Tabletop Theatre Presents:
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN
ARE DEAD
October 3-6 8:00 p.m.
Weiss Commons
$1.25 General Admission
$1.00 For Weiss People
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to
Who owns the Rice Campus Store?
Who runs it?
How do they know which books to order?
Why do they open?
Why do they close?
How much profit do they make?
Why are sweatshirts so expensive?
Why don't they have my textbook?
RICE CflmPUS STORE
Okay...
I'll give
it a
try.
WHIRR... /
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Well?'
Where's
my
dam tied
cola?
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RE-READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS, \
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AT NO TtMG DO
WE MACHINES
EXPLICITLY -i
PROMISE TO
S>00 A COLA
IN EXCHANGE
FOR VOOR
COIN.
^ THANK.
VOO.
„And at no time
do we humans
explicitly
promise
passivity.
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the rice thresher, September 27. 197''—page
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Jackson, Steve. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1973, newspaper, September 27, 1973; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245171/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.