The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1979 Page: 4 of 24
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Beyond the hedges
by David Butler
The Justice Department has
filed the first suit against a school
suspected of violatin g the Title IX
guidelines against sex discrimi-
nation. The target of their interest:
that bastion of tradition, Texas-
A&M.
The government has intervened
in a case filed against the school
and its officials by Melanie
Zentgraf, a member of the Aggie
Corps of cadets. Zentgraf has
challenged A&M policies which
have allegedly prevented women
from joining the Aggie Marching
Band, the Ross Volunteers (the
governor's honor guard), and
other corps subgroups.
Originally, the Justice
Department would have sided with
Threshing-it-out
To the Editor:
Re: Homecoming King
I am terribly disillusioned by the
decision not to allow write-in
candidates in the election for
Homecoming King. Why
shouldn't I have been King?
Several times I have been elected to
positions upon a write-in
candidacy at Hanszen. What is
good for Hanszen is good for Rice
Moreover the A jpular will
should never be taken so lightly.
Honestly, in so trifling and
frivolous an election as that for
PHOTOCASE
by Wayne Derrick
the school in the case, since one of
the defendants in the suit. Corps
Commandant Col. James
Woodall, is a regular army officer
and entitled to legal aid from the
government. However, Woodall
has been dropped as a defendant in
the case, which leaves the
department free to enter the case in
Zentgrafs behalf.
About 60 women are members
of the 2,200-student Corps, and
A&M officials have filed replies to
Zentgrafs complaint denying all
charges of discrimination.
Assistant Attorney General Drew
Days, head of the Justice
Department's civil rights division,
says that the apparent policies at
A&M "deprive (women) of an
opportunity to participate in
activities at the heart of university
life at Texas A&M."
Homecoming King or Queen,
what is the worth of a name printed
on a ballot? I should think that the
more spontaneous enthusiasm
generated the better; the
disappointment and torment of
those loyal supporters who learned
I had been disqualified from the
election must have been dreadful
witness.
To all those who supported me, I
offer my gratitude. I remain
sincerely,
Harold J. Marcus, Hanszen '80
Columbia Law '83
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Threshing-it-out
To the Editor:
'Tis the season, Christmas is
coming. You don't need a calendar
to tell you that, though. The
Christmas spirits are in the air,
along with the coke and tonic that
were mixed with them, not to
mention the gastric juices that
came up too. And you thought
peristalsis was someone without
two limbs. And that upchuck is
what you say to get Charles out of
bed.
In the holiday tradition you
extinguish your party bowl and
turn on the Rose Bowl only to call
your own time-out to travel to the
porcelain bowl ^.because you got
blitzed worse that their
quarterback. You steady your
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The Rice Thresher, December 6, 1979, paee 4
stomach with a little more gin, only
to see it again at twelve o'clock that
night, thus bringing new meaning
to an old favorite, "It Came Up On
a Midnight, Clear."
You crawl back to the TV only
to find that your choice of
programs includes: The Christmas
Parade, an annual event matched
in excitement only be watching
your tree lights blink on and off,
and on, and on...; Vomitando con
Elma Barrrerrra; Snow White and
the Seven Incher on the cable, and
channel 39's favorite commercial
— "Remember the old days when,
as a child, you used to go caroling
for profit? Well, we can help you
relive these memories with 'Your
Favorites Sing Your Favorites.'
hear Hamilton Jordon singing, I'm
Dreaming of a White Christmas.
Reminisce with Lillian Carter
about The First Noel. And this
year, back by his own insatiable
demand, Leon Spinks melodically
lisping, All I Want for Christmas Is
My Two Front Teeth. This
recording is unavailable in any
reputable store, so order now. This
offer void in Virginia and other
states where contractual law
prohibits a Sanity Claus."
But Christmas is a time for
gathering the family. It gives the
kids a chance to take a vacation
from the classes that they haven't
been to for seven weeks prior to
Christmas anyway. You get to hear
Grandpa tell how the kids now-a-
days are born with silver spoons in
their noses and how he used to
have to trek six miles through
crotch-deep snow to get drugs for
Grandma. And you thought you
knew what snowballs were.
About then the new Christmas
pup comes in from outside with
icicles on his testicles and deposits
his present under the tree. Junior
takes care of everything, though,
and not only tosses fido in the
microwave, but uses the
temperature probe too. You thank
God that Christmas comes but
once a year. Just remember to tell
Grandma to remove the toenails
before serving.
Merry Christmas,
Matt Kutchin
To the Rice community:
Due to your generosity, our
Fund Drive for Cambodia on
Friday, November 16, was a great
success. Total profits exceeded
$1500. We would like to thank all
those who donated so unselfishly,
including Big Three Industries Inc.
(who donated the helium for the
balloons). Be assured that 100% of
this money will be used to buy and
transport food to the Thailand-
Cambodia border.
This event proves that the Rice
community is both aware and
sympathetic toward the problems
of the world. We are witness to a
tremendous display of love.
We thank you.
George Hoemann
John Buynak
Paul Borne
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Muller, Matthew. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1979, newspaper, December 6, 1979; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245424/m1/4/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.