The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1978 Page: 2 of 14
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EDITORIALS
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Recently, each of us has had our opinion printed in the
Thresher (re: "Social Attitudes: Can They Change?" on August 31
and the Letter to the Editor on September 7th). Now, we come
together in search of solutions to a problem concerning not just
the women's colleges, not just the co-ed colleges, but the entire
university.
People have become so entangled in prejudiced and stereotyped
views of the various colleges that they are failing to take advantage
of the benefits the college system has to offer. A major precept of
the U niversity system is that there is much more to be learned in an
academic environment than what is found in textbooks. What
seems to be happening at Rice is that people are allowing their
preconceived notions about other colleges to interfere with the
opportunity to interact with their fellow students.
Although it is true that the colleges provide an identity, it is not
their function to estrange their members from the members of
other colleges. When the identity of a college becomes so all-
pervasive that the college "personality" becomes the way in which
its members are identified and thusly labeled, we must reassess the
attitudes fostered by the individual colleges.
Now we could sit here and offer superficial suggestions, such as
having more socials between the single sex and co-ed colleges,
which is not a bad idea, but the problem is deeper than that. No
problem can be solved without a change in attitude. Until we, the
students of Rice University, change the judgements we have
placed upon each other, we cannot hope to rise above the
antagonistic, juvenile hostility in which we find ourselves
engulfed.
-Amy Christensen
and
To the Readers, Martha Ramos
Concerning my response to
the letter written by Mr. John
Morgan in the September 7
issue of the Thresher, I would
like to apologize for criticism
unseemly of an editor. No
matter how ridiculous or
inconsiderate a reader's
comment may seem to be, it is
not the responsibility of an
editor to respond to such
criticism except to correct
factual mistakes or to defend
policy. Such unprofessional
action, however gut-level the
response, opposes the spirit
and function of the editorial
page, as well as damages the
credibility of our newspaper.
Michelle Heard
Dear Owls:
On behalf of the Rice
University football team and
coaching staff, I would like to
thank each of you for your
support Saturday evening.
I do not recall, in my six
years at Rice, a better crowd,
with the enthusiasm—rain or
shine--as you displayed
Saturday.
Thanks again and BEAT
THE HORNS!!!!!
Sincerely,
Ray Alborn
Head Football Coach
To the Rice Community:
As almost everyone knows
the fines for parking offenses
have gone up drastically this
year. Therefore, since many
people never take the time to
read the regulations pamphlet
that the Campo's pass out, park
wherever they want to, and
gripe very loudly when they gat
tickets, we have decided to
publish a basic guide to parking
at Rice.
1) All students that have a
car on campus must register
their car, get a sticker, and affix
it to the back window.
2) No car with a Rice sticker
can park in a Visitor's space.
3) There is no parking on
ANY roadway for any reason
at any time. This includes the
roadwav in front of Lovett
College. The Campo's coula
have your car towed, in
addition to the parking fine.
4) There is no parking on the
grass.
5) The staff lots are closed to
students between 7:45 am and
8:45 am. This applies to the
Allen Center Lot. This is
designed to allow the staff and
faculty to find places to park.
6) If the lot in which you are
allowed to park is full, you
should park your car in another
legal space even if this means
parking in the stadium lot.
Take the license plate and
sticker numbers of the illegally
parked cars and report them to
the Campo's. You do not have
the right to park illegally just
because your place has been
taken.
7) Mid-term break is not a
staff holiday, therefore you
cannot park in staff lots over
those two days.
8)lnnocence ot the law is no
excuse. Everyone who registers
his or her car is given a rule
book. Read it.
It you find that you have
been given a ticket even after
following all of the rules or if
you feel there is some
mitigating circumstance
involved, you may appeal your
ticket by filling out the
appropriate forms at the
Proctor's office. They will be
read by a committee of
students, and your fine may be
reduced or revoked.
The Parking Appeals Board
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To the Readers:
Due to a mistaken source,
the 100% mark-up figure for
textbooks at the Campus Store
was incorrect. In fact, there is
no mark-up per se since the
bookstore must sell the books
at a listed publisher's price and
the bookstore makes no change
in these figures. The bookstore
receives the books in bulk at a
considerable discount that
varies between 20 and 40 per
cent, but this difference is more
than absorbed by the high
volume of operating expenses
for the store.
There is a very great concern
that the prices are still too high,
and Russ Pitman, campus
business manager, the advisory
committee, and Mrs. Eleanor
McReynolds, campus store
manager, are working to find a
solution to this problem. The
five per cent discount was a big
step in alleviating the problem,
but obviously more must be
done. Cullen Duke and
Cynthia Somerville are the
Senior and Junior representa-
tives on the advisory
committee, so if you have any
ideas, they are the people to
talk to.
"Without input from the
students, we don't know what
areas to work on," said Mrs.
McReynolds.
People have been heard around the Quad muttering about
negative editorials.
"School has hardly begun and all we have heard are complaints
about students' lack of interest and their apathetic attitude."
So, my fellow students of higher learning, here is an attempt at a
positive editorial, purely opinion and strictly for enjoyment.
There, that was not so painful, was it?
Jamie Strauss
To the Readers:
We would like to express our
appreciation to those member
of the RPC Social Committee,
BSU, and RAMAS whose
efforts greatly contributed to
the success of last Saturday
Night's Rice -vs- Iowa State
post-game dance in the RMC.
Also, congratulations are to be
extended to Coach Ray Alborn
and his Fighting Owl football
team for their fine performance
Saturday night. We are certain
that at least everyone who was
in attendance at the post-game
dance is in agreement with us.
Sincerely,
Gene Creely
for the RPC.
The 1979 Rice rings will be
delivered on .Tuesday,
September 19, and Wednesday,
September 20, 1978, in the
lobby of the Rice Memorial
Center, from 9:30 a.m. until
2:30 p.m.
Students who will be
graduating in 1979 but did not
order their rings during the
Spring may place an order for a
1979 Rice ring at this time.
There will be a $10.00
nonreturnable deposit at the
time the order is placed.
Note: Any student
purchasing a 1979 Rice ring
who does not qualify for a
Degree during the 1979
calendar year must return his
ring to the Office of Student
Advising and Student
Activities. A refund will be
made with the exception of the
SI 0.00 deposit.
The R ice Thresher, September 14,
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The Rice Thresher
Editor Michelle Leigh Heard
Managing Editor Jamie Strauss
Business Editor Jill Gary
Advertising Editor Dale Charletta
Sports Norma Gonzales
Photoeraohv TW Cook
Mario Mateo, David Sebastian
Cartoonists R "dy Furlong,
Jeff Kerr, Dale Charletta
Editorial Staff Nathan Broch,
Richard Dees, Clint Hicks,
Indira Lanig, Allen Reed, Bobbi
Rosenbaum, Martha Ramos
Production Dale Charletta,
Lucy Cathcart, Clint Hicks,
Nancy Parker, Geri Snider
John Szalkowskl
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Heard, Michelle Leigh. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1978, newspaper, September 14, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245378/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.