The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 4, 1975 Page: 2 of 16
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editorial
The Christmas story once again peals out upon a happy
little stereophonic, filtertip world of parking tickets, blue
books, and dexedrine.
The booming carols in glittering, teeming department
stores remind us of the joyous message—that we can
shelve our books for bottles and speed over turnpikes to
share a few precious days with our families, old friends,
and perhaps lavishing what remains of ourselves and our
wallets on a special someone.
Strange that the humble birth of a baby in an obscure
village of the Near East a couple of thousand years ago
should so disrupt the pattern of the Good Life that even the
New York Stock Exchange pauses for the day.
Odd that church bells in Brussels, Boston, Buenos Aires,
and Biloxi ring out to commemorate the coming of a child
who would never know the intricacies of economic
warfare and foreign policy, much less the diplomacy of
cocktail party etiquette.
Funny that angels and shepherds should share top
billing with Peyton Place, missiles, and sensational
murders.
More unusual still are the moments amid the tinsel and
eggnog when we realize that the celebrated infant of a far-
off time and place was a living symbol of all the love and
humanity that man can ever hope to know.
This editorial was written in 1 H59 h\ Thresher associate editor Kill I )elanev, and has
traditionally been reprinted each year before Christmas.
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(These suggestions provided by the Honor Council.)
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threshing-it-out
Athletic inequities decried
To the editor:
In a recent Thresher article
on Rice's Cross Country team,
it was mentioned that seven of
its runners had qualified for
the NCAA meet in Pennsyl-
vania which was held last
week. For a school this size, or
of any size, to qualify that
many athletes despite intense
nationwide competition is an
incredible achievement, and
certainly a credit to the
coaches and participants of
Rice's CC program. But even
more incredibly, the same
article noted that only two of
the runners. Jeff Wells and
John Lodwick, would be
sponsored by the athletic
department to attend the meet.
It would be easy to question
the wisdom of the athletic
department in this instance. It
is no secret that every year
many prospective athletes are
flown by them to Houston and
given the Red Carpet
treatment during their tour of
the campus (not to mention the
green billfold treatment that
follows). In fact, this school's
notorious recruiting reputa-
tion has been cited in several
major magazines. In view of
this it certainly seems
The Cafe: ideal for food runs
if you're tired of plastic
by GARY BREWTON
As sure as finals follow the
end of classes, Rice people will
be up all hours of the night
cramming for exams or
finishing up that last paper
during the next couple of
weeks. Just as surely, too
(given the quality of most
campus meals), many of those
late night weanies will trek off
on food runs, often to
hamburger joints, pancake
palaces, and worse. Fortun-
ately, though, there is one
place, fairly close to campus,
that has decent food late at
night: The Cafe (simply
enough), at the corner of
Mandell and Fairview (north
of Westheimer).
The atmosphere is calm and
soothing, compared to the
gross blue and orange plastic
of IHOP: the Cafe has soft
lights, geometric wood mosaic
walls, and friendly (real
people!) waiters.
The food, too, is a welcome
change from the usual late-
night restaurant fare. The
Cafe serves "country style
breakfasts": three egg
omelettes (many different
varieties), whole wheat toast,
granola, grits, and unbeliev-
ably good coffee, served in tall
soda fountain glasses. Though
some of the omelettes are
expensive (up to $4.50), one
can get fed (coffee, one egg any
style, toast and either grits or
hash browns) for less than
two dollars, tax and tip
included.
The Cafe is open from
midnight to 4am, and from
8am to noon. Located above La
Bodega Wine Cellar (the stairs
are outside), it's a welcome
change for late night weanies
tired of plastic food.
tragically unfair that some of
Rice's athletes should qualify
for such a prestigious meet
("such meets are the stuff
runners' dreams are made
of'—sorry Willy) and then be
left hanging in limbo by the
people who brought them to
this school.
But rather than air what has
to be considered a legitimate
beef, the team members took
action that was much more
constructive. Wells and
Lodwick pooled the money
they had been given for the
trip and invited the five other
runners to chip in the balance
of the air fares along with
them. Thus, Wells and
Lodwick, along with Rory
Trup, Larry Nettles, Bert
Warren, Gary Huss, and
Charlie Bernick, all partici-
pated in the NCAA meet—and
did remarkably well.
I, and I'm sure most other
Rice students, feel proud to
have these people representing
this school. Their record and
performances bear witness to
their ability. And, at the risk of
using an abused and
overworked word, I also feel
their actions demonstrate
admirable "character."
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Larry Fossi
GARY BREWTON
■ma Editor
fhrasnar JANET DOTY
IIII 09I ■ w" Business Manager
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