The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1973 Page: 3 of 8
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Halftime reverberations ...
I
(Continued from Page 1)
The MOB leaves the tunnels
and climbs into the east stands.
Their attitude is still one of
disbelief. "This is America..."
says one. "This is 1973. And
here we are, surrounded in our
own stadium by Aggies!" His
audience shrugs.
* * •
A half -dozen uniformed
Corps members scale a drain-
pipe west of the gate. They
make it look easy, as, one by
one, they catfoot along the sta-
dium wall and leap inside.
Emerging from behind a con-
cession stand in the band's
rear, they encounter a large
Houston policeman. The verbal
exchange is inaudible. The Ag-
gies vault back onto the wall,
hang over the edge, drop five
feet; all but one avoid the mud.
A Corps member peers be-
tween the gates, sees a few
MOBsters. He gives a signal,
and the crowd outside breaks
into a chant. The dozen police-
men present exchange glances
and move betwen the gate and
the crowd. The chant ends. "All
right, there's nothing you can
do here. Why don't you-all go
home now?" No one goes.
* * *
The concessions in the sta-
dium are open for the high-
school game later in the even-
ing.
"I gotta stay here all night."
A teen-age girl behind the
counter looks up from count-
ing quarters. "What are you
here for?"
"They say conduct unbecom-
ing- a band."
"You guilty?"
"I'm beginning- to wonder."
jim caldv/ell
Vi
dan vieyra
Aggie reactions.
9 9*
By 5:30, there are only about
200 Aggies outside the gates,
but they continue slowly mov-
ing in closer to the cordon of
Houston traffic police. The po-
lice are now teling the crowd
to leave; no results. One wom-
an shakes her finger at a bur-
ly cop: "We're paying your
salary, not these kids." The
light is failing fast. The offi-
cer in charge makes a radio
request for "all the assistance
here you can send." Two squad
cars, lights flashing, appear al-
most immediately.
* * *
A quarter-mile away, Rice
is going about its business.
Security is at the stadium; the
administration knows what's
happening; the students don't.
* * *
"What are the cops doing
here?" A small contingent of
Rice students arrives. Behind
them come another dozen prowl
cars—no sirens this time— on
the far side of the crowd. Clear-
ly, they mean business. The
Aggies begin to disperse. The
stadium lights come on. It is
5:50.
♦ * *
It is another half-hour be-
fore the gates open and the
Food Service trucks back in,
one by one, to pick up their
loads of MOBsters and drive
them, police cars before and
behind, back to the colleges.
No incidents. It's over.
* * *
It was just beginning. Pub-
lic reaction was mixed and
vocal. Channel 11 condemned
the MOB that night as Channel
13 complimented it. Letters in
the daily papers were strongly
anti-MOB at first, segueing
into more balanced sentiments
as of today (Thursday). And
they're still writing.
The show was discussed by
several sports columnists, espe-
cially here and in Dallas. Most
enjpyed the put-on and felt
that the Aggie fans had over-
reacted.
Bob Gait wrote, in the Dallas
Times-Herald, "In recent years,
there hasn't been a lot to get
excited about over Owl foot-
ball. The only thing that has
been consistently good has
been the halftime show pre-
sented by the Mob ... It pokes
fun at itself and the world."
Bert Roth and Bob Hord is-
sued an apology to the A&M
band fr the unintentional of-
fense, saying, "We consider
these programs to be a tribute
to our fellow schools, because
only strong tradition and color-
ful, individualistic activities are
subject to parody."
gwyn hopkins
He arrived on campus about 5:30 am Monday, and died an hour
later—the first dead bird of the year. Peak bird density will occur in
December; they'll be gone around Spring Break. None too soon, either.
For further information talk to Dr. Dan Johnson or sinn up for Bio
310— open to anyone this semester.
Comet topic of lecture Monday
Rice Information Services
The first space physicist to
win the Nobel Prize will dis-
cuss Comet Ivohoutek, expected
to be visible in our skies in
late December and early Jan-
uary, in a lecture at Rice Uni-
versity on Monday, Dec. 3.
Professor Hannes Alfven,
whose work in the fields of
plasma physics, space physics
and astrophysics was recogn-
ized in IDG7 with the Royal
Astronomy Society's Gold Me-
dal and in 1970 with a Nobel
Prize, will deliver a talk en-
titled "The Message of Comet
Kohoutek." His lecture begins
at 8pm in Hamman Hall on the
Rice campus and is open to the
public without charge.
Alfven, professor of plasma
physics at the University of
California at San Diego and
director of the Division of
Plasma Physics at the Royal
Institute of Technology, Stock-
holm, is now concentrating his
research on the origin of the
solar system. He arrives at
Rice campus Nov. 28 to deliver
the last three lectures in Pro-
fessor John Freeman's course,
"The Origin and Evolution of
the Solar System," which is
designed around Alfven ideas.
Alfven's visit to campus is mad-
possible through a grant from
the Union Carbide Corporation.
Alfven has made important,
i n n o v a t i v e contributions
to fields of physics. Among his
discoveries are hydromagnetic
waves or Alfven waves, the
theorem of frozen-in flux, the
guiding - center approximation
theorem, and the concept of
electric field drift for plasma
within the geomagnetic field.
His 1939 theory on magnetic
storms and the aurora has in-
fluenced much of the contem-
porary thought on the magne-
to sphere (the region of space
within the earth's magnetic
field), and his book, Cosmical
Electrodynamics (1950), has
had .great impact on current
work in space physics and
plasma physics. In addition* ho
is coauthor of the Origin of
the Solar System (1956) and
author of Cosmical Electro-
dynamics. Fundamental Prin-
ciples (1963).
In the area of science fiction,
Alfven has published (under
the pen name of Olaf Johannes-
son) an extraordinary tale of
computers taking over the
earth in a book entitled The
Tale of the Big Computer
(1968).
SA Senate discusses apologies, cash discount plan
by CARL TRELEAVEN
In the wake of the confron-
tation after the Rice-Texas
A&M football game two weeks
ago, a number of letters have
ben sent to Texas A&M, main-
ly apologetic. These include
letters from President Norman
Hackerman, Band Director Bert
Roth and Drum Major Bob
Hord^ and SA President Doug
Appling. Student Senate mem-
bers voiced a number of opi-
nions last week on the merits of
the letters and on the conduct
of the Aggie fans.
Cathy Keneda didn't think
Rice should apologize for the
incident — the fault lay with
the Aggie fans. A&M showed
little sense of humor. She was
unhappy that apologetic let-
ters were sent, especially since
none was received from anyone
at A&M. Chyrl Lowe of Brown
didn't think Dr. Hackerman
should have apologized on the
Band's and school's behalf and
was very unhappy about his
having done so. Larry Gross
termed the A&M reaction "in-
excusable," regardless of „the
sacredness of tradition.
On the other hand, having
spent a summer at A&M, Mer-
nie Butter of Jones told Sen-
ate members how vastly more
important tradition is in Col-*
lege Station. This is especially
true for older alumni and
Corpsmen. The Band should
have given this more considera-
tion, she thought. Baker's Mike
Mannes thought the Band made
a mistake by satirizing A&M.
Like Mernie he thought the
MOB should have anticipated
the reaction. Neither, however,
felt that this excused the con-
duct of some A&M fans.
A Houston firm is currently
developing a program whereby
people can get discounts for
paying in cash instead of on
credit in Houston stores. For
$20 per year a person will be
issued a CASH credit card and
a directory of Houston - area
merchants accepting the card.
He or she can then get dis-
counts averaging about ten per
cent. About four hundred Hous-
ton merchants already partici-
pate in the program, says
Mark Lakin, a representative
of the firm running the pro-
gram, and many more are ex-
pected. Lakin spoke very enthu-
siastically about the program's
prospects and asked permission
from the Student Senate to
solicit subscriptions from Rice
students. He said that the price
for each would be lowered to
$15 per year if students bought
the cards in lots of one hun-
dred.
Senate members had numer-
ous questions about the pro-
gram. Lakin said that stores
with their own credit cards,
such as Foley's, wouldn't par-
ticipate in the program. No
supermarkets participate ei-
ther, thoug-h Lakin expected
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SUMMER
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^ proud of yourself/ ^ worth
the thaw
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hes clever
just because
he invented
the wheel?
A lot oP
good it'
do when
it snows!
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the sled?!
So you've
invented
the boat,
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So what?!
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yeah! OP
what use
is it
on dry
land ?!
some soon would. When asked
whether any merchants in the
Village accepted the card La-
kin said no. A number of mem-
bers expressed the feeling that
stores in the Village would
have to participate before the
it would be worthwhile for
Rice students. Lakin said he
would see whether the stores
are interested. Interestingly
enough, it was pointed out that
many stores in the Village,
though they do not publicize
the fact, will give Rice stu-
dents similar discounts now
without the CASH card.
One's Critics proliferate
in direct ratio to the
paucity oP one's Peers.
the rice thresher, november 29, 1973—page 3
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Jackson, Steve. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1973, newspaper, November 29, 1973; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245179/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.