The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1982 Page: 4 of 24
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THRESHING-IT-OUT
Library needs materials
from degree candidates
To the editor:
I would like to inf orm the degree
candidates that all library
materials charged to them must be
returned by April 29, 1982. This
date was chosen because it falls
after senior exams. Books checked
out to returning students will be
due May 5,1982.
Each year the senior class leaves
with a part of the library. In many
cases, the books are misplaced or
accidentally packed during a very
hectic last week. Most of these
items are heavily used and have to
be replaced, often at a higher price
than when originally purchased.
Therefore, subsequent students
needing the books suffer while the
graduating seniors are burdened
with unneeded and unused books.
The circulation staff at Fondren
Library would like to ask
everyone, but particularly the
seniors and advanced degree
candidates, to be sure your library
accounts are cleared before April
29, 1982. At that time, we will
generate a list of those with
overdue or lost books and/or fines,
and those people will not receive
diplomas. Students returning in
the fall will have a hold placed on
their registration until delinquent
accounts are cleared. If you have
any doubt about your status, check
with us. We do not want to be the
cause of additional problems
during a difficult time, but we need
our books back!
Thenk you very much for your
cooperation in this matter. You
will help insure that books are here
for later classes.
Kay A. Flowers
Head of Circulation
Fondren Library
Baker, '77
Baker member warns
of potential for crime
To the editor:
Last night, I had a conversation
with a politician (who shall remain
nameless; heaven knows I
wouldn't want to hurt his
campaign) that disturbed me a
great deal. Having successfully
avoided my questions on his
specific political opinions on
issues, he guided the conversation
around to door-to-door
campaigning, in hopes that I might
accompany him later this week to
other colleges on campus. He said
that students don't usually open
doors or listen too much to
strangers (understandable and
practical since Rice students can
pick out a stranger's face easily on
our small campus; and often have
enough sense to call the campos if
something looks out of place.)
Walking in pairs, with one
recognizable person, seems very
sensible, and I complimented him
on the idea.
However, he said that,
campaigning in residential areas,
he often goes door-to-door alone.
One day recently, he was knocking
at a door of a home, he heard a
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female voice call, "Come in," so he
hesitantly complied. Entering, he
says, "I saw a beautiful woman,
with two young children on her
lap, alone in that house, with the
door unlocked, asking me won't I
sit down, she was just busy with her
kids and didn't bother to get the
door. I kind of wonder if she wasn't
asking for it; I mean, I could have
been anybody (and not a friendly
politician as we know him to be)
and she was a beautiful woman. 1
wonder if her husband knows
about this, or what he thinks about
it."
By then, I had heard enough
and asked our friendly politician if
he had the kindness to tell the
woman to keep the door locked
from now on against strangers
(especially as she was beautiful and
with two children and probably
hadn't thought of the possibility of
attack in her own home.
He said no, it didn't occur to
him.
I saw that safety measures are
like brushing your teeth; a good
habit you should pick up early on,
and practice regularly. But, some
people just don't learn those habits
when they're children (perhaps she
lived in the countryside where the
doors were never locked), or she
just doesn't like to think gruesome
thoughts about crime occurring in
her own domain (who does?) or
maybe she was just forgetful
(haven't any of you ever forgotten
to lock the house or your car every
once in a while?)
But no, see that didn't occur to
him before either; just the fact that
women, beautiful women
especially, are "asking for it,"
maybe just to irritate their
possessive husbands. And this is
what really ticks me off.
If our politician's car gets stolen
because he forgot to lock it just
once, is the jury going to let the
thief go free because the victim was
"asking for it* by not taking every
precaution possible? Ridiculous,
even if that car was more expensive
or beautiful than other unlocked
cars nearby. A crime is a crime is a
crime.
But, (and I can hear indignant
cries already from "the good ol'
boys") that's not the same thing at
all!
Isn't it? In the eyes of some men,
of course not. In the eyes of the
law, it must be so.
A victim may be foolish, as our
Houston woman was, but
everyone is entitled to equal
protection under the law (ideally)
whether they be foolish or not,
men or women, beautiful or ugly
(believe it or not, rape happens
more often to the "ugly ones" and
"the old ones"), rich or poor,
regardless of race, religion, or
nationality. Why isn't this already
a reality in our country? Please
think about it.
It's a big bad city out there,
boys and girls, so: keep your doors
locked, engrave your posessions,
lock your cars and get a Citadel for
your bike, don't open doors 'til you
know who's there, and dont walk
alone at night, especially late night.
It may sound paranoid (and it is)
but prevention can save many
heartaches. Oh yeah, and your
mother tells me you better take
your vitamins too. We care about
you, but you have to take care of
yourself on your own now.
Julie Kemper
Baker 1982-1983
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Grob, Jay. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1982, newspaper, April 23, 1982; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245502/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.