The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1977 Page: 1 of 20
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Doctors now college associates
Psychiatric Service seeks wider student contacts
by Jim Beall
In an attempt to shed its
"ivory tower" image, the Rice
Psychiatric Service has been
reorganized over the summer.
Daniel Brener, the new
director of the service, said
that the reorganization should
decentralize the program and
enable students and faculty to
get to know the staff of the
service on a personal basis.
The size of the staff has been
increased: two doctors will be
at Rice all year, and four
psychiatrists in residence at
Baylor College of Medicine
will be working on campus.
The major change has been
the institution of a "college
outreach program." Each
member of the staff has been
assigned to one of the colleges,
in a role equivalent to that of
non-resident associate. The
staff will be meeting with the
masters and college cabinets,
trying to get an idea of the
problems and situations that
face persons living in the
colleges. They will be eating
meals in the colleges
periodically, and will be
available for seminars and
informal discussions.
Brener has been assigned to
Brown and Wiess Colleges; Dr.
Ignacio Gonzalez will be
associated with Jones and
Will Rice. The four Baylor
residents have been assigned
to the other colleges: Richard
Mayo to Hanszen, Scott
Snyder to Lovett, Larry Root
to Baker, and Vance Hamilton
to Sid Rich.
A secondary goal of the
service is to "destigmatize"
psychiatry so that people will
feel more comfortable about
coming in to talk. The service
will be working more closely
with the Office of Student
Advising and with the
pastoral counselors. There are
no intentions to integrate all
the campus counseling
services, but Brener hopes that
communications between the
different offices can be
improved.
As in the past years, the
service will offer the
traditional counseling
services as well as short term
psychotherapy, with re-
ferrals outside the University.
Marital or couples' counseling
will also be available. The
Psychiatric Service will
organize therapy and
"common theme" groups
during the academic year; the
latter may include consul-
tation to any group within the
University which desires a
group approach to problem
solving. A crisis intervention
service will be offered on a 24-
hour a day basis.
The Psychiatric Service is
located in Room 303 of Lovett
Hall, in the entrance nearest
Sewall Hall. Any student amy
request a consultation by
calling x2526 or x4867, or by
coming by the office. Fees are
covered as a part of the Health
Service Fee. Office hours are
8:30 to 5, Monday through
Friday. After hours, a
psychiatrist is on call and
may be reached through the
campus police.
"The rules of confidentiality
will be strictly followed for any
person seeking contact with
the Psychiatric Service,"
noted Brener. It should be
emphasized that a person
should not be in a crisis to
speak with a psychiatrist. All
are welcome to talk with one ot
the staff members about any
issue of concern.
The Rice
Thresher
volume 65. number 5
thursday, September 8, 1977
Volunteers solicited
Lovett Escort Service back in business
Yearbooks here
1977 Campaniles have
arrived and will be
distributed beginning
Monday, Sept. 12, at 9am in
the Campanile office on
the second floor, RMC.
Students must bring
their current Rice IDs to get
their Campanile. None
will be sold to non-under-
graduates at this time;
rather, advance orders will
be taken (the cost will be
about $9). The staff hours
will be posted on the office
door.
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by Matt Muller
The Escort Service went back
into operation this week with a
few minor changes from last
semester. Escorts will still be
scheduled at the women's
colleges and Fondren Library
Sunday through Thursday
evenings.
The service was organized
in Lovett last year by Gary
Nussey in response to security
problems encountered in the
Virgin's Walk area. Early
attempts to include all the
men's colleges in the program
failed due to organizational
problems and lack of partici-
pation. Scott Froehlich, who is
director of the service this
year, hopes that a second try
at involving the other colleges
will prove more successful:
"We're starting out this year
on a trial basis, leaving the
service open to volunteers
from any college in order to
find out how much volunteer
support there is outside Lovett
for the service."
The service will be staffed
for the first three weeks by
Lovett members, but "anyone
who wants to escort after that
should sign the schedule at the
Lovett office during the next
week or two" Scott added:
"This should let us know if
there is enough interest in
another college to support the
program. If there is, we'll just
alternate college-by-college
every month."
Despite the emphasis on
involving the men's colleges,
men from Baker or Hanszen
are equally welcome to help
out. "It's just that with their
smaller pool of possible es-
corts, I doubt that a co-ed
college could staff the program
for a month," said Froehlich,
adding that the service uses
thirty escorts a week. He also
commented that off-campus
men should get involved in the
system.
The response to the Escort
Service from the two women's
colleges has been generally
quite positive. Mary Julia
Arnette, president of Brown,
said "There isn't any sort of
panic around here about secu-
rity, but we do tell our fresh
men that it isn't safe to walk
around campus alone after
dark." She added, "Our ex-
perience with the service last
year was that it was very
helpful."
If interested in volunteering,
you should sign the schedule
at the Lovett College Office or
call Scott Froehlich at 526-
6146.
Election filing deadline nears
Deadline for filing for the
positions of Campanile editor,
Rice Program Council Vice-
President, or sophomore
Honor Council representative
to be chosen on September 29
is next Tuesday, September 13.
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Petitions with twenty-five
valid signatures made out as
specified in the S.A.
constitution, copies of which
are available at the S.A. office,
must be turned into the S.A.
office on the second floor of the
RMC by 5pm.
All candidates must submit
a statement attesting that
they have read and under-
stand the constitution and its
by-laws. In addition, those
seeking an Honor Council post
must turn in a statement that
they have read and understand
the constitution of the Honor
System.
Besides the usual eligibility
re quirements — bei n g a
student in good academic
standing—Campanile hope-
fuls should have a year's
experience on the yearbook.
The sophomore represen-
tative, obviously, must be a
member of the class of '80.
For more information about
the Honor Council position,
contact Cathy Lankford
(Jones College, 522-1266) or
Bob Herlin (WRC, 523-4729.)
The Thresher will offer all
candidates a chance to submit
a campaign statement to
appear in the September 22
issue. Statements must be
typed, double-spaced on a
sixty character line and run no
longer than two pages.
DEADLINE is Mondav
September 19 at 5pm. Late
submissions will not be*
accepted.
In the event that no one files
for one or more of the offices
fee deadline will be extended
for another week. If no one
files then, the S.A. Se will
be responsible for filling the
vacant post,
Polling places for this
election will be in the colleges
and the RMC. Hours vary
from college to college but
polls are generally open
during lunch.
Registration due tomorrow i
Final registration for all undergraduate students this year is . j
Friday at 5pm. Registration forms, available in the colleges,
will be accepted in front of Sewall Hall both today and
tomorrow from 9am to 5pm.
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1977, newspaper, September 8, 1977; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245342/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.