The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978 Page: 2 of 20
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Editorial
Once again the editorial is the last
thing to create. Even now I can't break
the old habits. I wait all night until the
absolute deadline and the pray I crank
out something somewhat coherent.
Actually, I don't want to write this—
my final piece as editor of this
publication.
I like to say that I walked into the
Thresher office my freshman week,
and apart from a notable period of
estrangement, have never left. I
watched it change and I watched
myself change.
A lot of things I did not want to see:
my defeat in my first campaign for the
editorship two years ago; the events
surrounding last year's election. But
probably it was best that I experience
them.
My association with this organiza-
tion has brought long nights lame
excuses to profs, and a lot of shouting
and misunderstanding, as well as
a sizeable portion of minor and major
aggravations, pains, and griefs. As
much as I've tried, corrections have
fallen off, headlines misspelled, quotes
mangled, writers angered and stories
missed.
Yet my love/loathing relationship
with the Thresher continued because
deep down I really like doing this. Even
as I rush to rid myself of this last issue I
find myself wanting to come back and
be editor again.
Now that you've learned how to do it,
you have to stop.
I feel that we've produced a good
newspaper this year. We've had our
crusades—the health service fee, the
Sid Rich 'vators and the library. I
wanted to do more but the personal and
collective apathy seemed too pervasive
to shake. Alas, there is always
something more you could have done.
Sometimes our lack of organization
appalled me, its main instigator. To my
dying day I'll wonder how I ever
produced and survived 34 issues.
At the moment the paper is
embroiled in controversy and its future
shrouded in doubt. But every spring I
recall this seems to be the case, and
that gray bitch the Thresher survives
it all.
As for the future, I am hesistant to
give advice. There are few things as
extraneous to a new Thresher editor
than the previous one. All I can offer
you, Michelle, is sincere good wishes.
In my final time in this space, I
would like to thank the people that
have made this year worthwhile:
Steve Barnhill, a good friend and
advisor and editor of another campus
publication; TW Cook, a close friend
both in and out of the photo labs; David
Butler—his reliability as a staffer has
been greatly appreciated. I would also
have to thank Grungy, Puckette, and
the other gnomes who came at strange
hours to help out. Also included in the
list is Greloy, despite himself.
I have a special debt of gratitude to
Bill Studabaker and Dave Gutierrez for
being crazy enough to stick around and
typeset the very last thing.
I would also single out Wiley
Sanders, who I consider a trusted
friend and talented person, even
though I don't know what's wrong
with him.
Roll the credits: also starring Mert
Freebass, Jack Adams and Ed.
But I save my thanks for a bunch of
people who have done so many things
for so little praise, the Group of Seven:
the intrepid Wunderwood, photo-
grapher extraordinaire and good
buddy; Jim Beall, another friend even
if he belongs to the wrong party; Barry
L. Jones, I respected how he had
enough sense to get out of this racket;
Steve Sullivan, "Toby," I may never
know how valuable a resource you were
this year; Jim Fowler, I admired your
talent even as I berated you about
deadlines; Mark Linimon, in another
time you could have been editor and a
damn fine one at that.
With trepidation I close. That
nagging sense that it is still incomplete
makes me want to tear this up and try
to summarize the past four years
again. But I can say only that I've
enjoyed the craziness, the caffeine and
the companionship.
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ICSA Director finds most gnomes basically honest
To the editor:
In the April 20th issue of the
Rice Thresher, the article by
Greg LeRoy entitled "Inef-
ficiencies Plague Physical
Plant" left me disappointed in
the quality of its discussion.
After nine years at Rice, many
hours of which have been
spent in the basement of
Herman Brown Hall tackling
problems requiring intensive
interaction with Physical
Plant, I differ from Mr.
LeRoy's assessment of Rice's
Physical Plant Staff: I have
found in them basic honesty
and an admirable capacity to
work under difficult situa-
tions.
Although I agree that
"because they are all over
campus" Physical Plant
Helt says thanks to students
Dear Rice People:
Thanks for six great years!
I'll never forget you —
especially the best class of all
(Pam, Ann, Carmen, Wayne,
WILLY
Gront, Wes, Paul, Jason,
Carol, and Reginald).
Drop by and see me
sometime in Tuscon!
Rich Helt
German Department
personnel "are probably more
suspect than other people
(when something is stolen)," I
have never encountered an
incident of theft that pointed
their way. Even if I had, I
would not consider labeling
such a large staff as prone to
this behavior because one or
two of them proved to be
dishonest. After all, there are
many groups on campus who
could be criticized because an
occasional member acted
dishonestly.
We all know that the
Physical Plant Staff does not
solve every problem we bring
to them; but I have generally
found them willing to work
persistently in situations
by Jeff Kerr
DR. PURRUS SINCE THIS IS
yOUR LAST YEAR AS MASTER
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CZje got together akjd
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A SOLD WATCH...
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where most of us would have
given up in despair.
Imagine the effort that goes
into keeping ICSA clean. A
walk through the halls of
ICSA at almost any time of
day will show you a place
littered with printouts,
punched cards, coke cans,
cigarettes, candy wrappers,
rubber bands, etc., that
someone has not been
considerate enough to dispose
of properly. And if one should
try to clean up this mess, as for
example I have, one will
quickly comprehend some of
the difficulties that confront
the Physical Plant house-
keeping personnel each day.
Instead of moving aside or
helping to clean up, users often
appear disgruntled and
occasionally make derogatory
remarks or add to the litter.
Hardly ever do users smile,
say thank you, or offer help.
For their service in the face of
this adversity, the house-
keeping staff should be
praised not criticized.
So let us try to be as quick to
offer the staff of the Physical
Plant a smile and praise for
what we think they do right, as
we now are to grumble and
criticize them for what we
think they did wrong.
Priscilla J. Huston
Director, ICSA
The Rice
Thresher
PHILii? PARKER
Editor
STEVE SETSER
Business Manager
Becky Bonar
Advertising Manager
Steve Sullivan Don't Blame Me. . .
Mark C. Linimon THE Back Page Editor
Jim Fowler Enormous Changes Editor
David Butler Real-World Editor
Walter Underwood Head Cheerleader
Greg LeRoy Death Editor
David Gutierrez Brevet Editorial Assistant
Grungy First to Go
rbep Serif Slicer
Wiley Sanders 'Charge It' Editor
Cindy Childress . Sleepy&sometimesworking Editor
Bill Studabaker Honorary Position-of-Valor
Larry Nettles Sports Writer Emeritus
Pete Schwab Legibilty Editor
Dale Charletta Graphics Editor
Randy Furlong Moby Duck Editor
Jeff Kerr Lovett Clubber
Bill Barron Stuffing Editor
Martha Espinosa Staples Editor
hal Almost Paid Off
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is published weekly on Thursdays during the school year, except during
examination periods and holidays, by the students of Rice University, phone 527-
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"Copyright 1978, The Rice Thresher. AJ1 righto reserved.
i intend to keep y'all on, ya know...
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1978, newspaper, April 27, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245372/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.