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Election reinstalls "Evil Empiresays Julian Bond
by Spencer Greene
Civil rights activist Julian Bond
attacked Ronald Reagan's record
on social issues in an address in the
Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial
Center last Wednesday evening.
Senator Bond's speech, entitled
New Directions for the 1980s,
was the first in this year's
President's Lecture Series.
Bond, a Democratic Georgia
State Senator, termed Reagan's
first four years in office an "evil
empire. " He supported this claim
with comparative statistics and
lists of administrative actions and
attitudes. The Reagan Administra-
tion, said Bond, directly opposes
equality of opportunity among
ethnic groups, men and women,
and various economic classes.
Following are some excerpts
from from Senator Bond's
address:
On the sixth day of November,
there is no doubt in anyone's mind,
the evil empire was reinstalled in
office for another four years.
While more than nine out of every
ten black voters, while two-thirds
of the Hispanics and two-thirds of
Jews were voting for change, the
incumbent President ol the United
States assembled a massive
coalition of the comfortable, the
callous and the smug, who closed
their hearts, their minds, to the
claims and calls to conscience and
cast their votes for four more years
of less-lor-t he-many and more-for-
t he-few.
The inexorable exit polls and
other surveys taken before and
after the damage had been done
demonstrate a dangerous racial
and class stratification in the
American electorate and promise
immense hard times ahead for
those who believe that government
ought to help those who cannot
help themselves.
Fifty-eight percent of the voters
from 18 to 29, 58 percent of those
between 30 and 44. 60 percent of
those between 45 and 49 [sic], and
63 percent of those aged 60 or older,
voted for the oldest ideas held by
the oldest man ever to be the
President of the United States.
Seventy-three percent of the
white Protestants, 55 percent of
the Catholics, 80 percent of the
white born-again Christians, chose
President Reagan, as did clear
majorities ot Americans from
every section South. East.
Midwest and West of the United
States. But personal income,
unlike education or age, did make
a great difference in presidential
choice. The more money a voter
made, the more likely the voter was
to want President Reagan in office
again. Only 46 percent of those
Americans who made less than
SI2,000 a year voted for President
Reagan, but 57 percent of those
who made between $25,000
and $34,000, 67 percent of
see Bond, page 4
THRESHER
Volume 72, Number 13
Friday, November 16 1084
INSIDE:
• Owlook gets a temporary
new home, see page 2
• Campus theater out the
ass, see pages 7-9 12
• Gay rights outside the
hedges, see pages 10. 11
Final Self-Study report out
by David Friesenhahn
After months of dissecting the
operations of the university, the
1984 Self-Study Program has
released its final report to the Rice
community.
The report praises Rice for
pursuing sound fiscal policies over
the past decade and for
innovations within certain
departments. However, the report
warns that there is a perception in
the Rice community that the
university lacks a clear vision for
the future and that poor planning
hinders its stated goal of
developing a level of undergra-
duate education not to be excelled
by any institution in the nation.
Conducted under the auspices of
the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools (S.A.C.S.).
of which Rice is a member, the
study is a part of the university's
process of reaccredidation. Every
ten years, the S.A.C.S. requires
Rice to evaluate the effectiveness
of its past policies. The findings are
to be used to chart the future
direction of the school.
Nine fact-finding panels,
composed of staff, faculty, and
students, have collected
information on various aspects of
Rice, ranging from administrative
services to student life. The
findings and final recommenda-
tions of the panels were compiled
in a summary report during
August of this year. In recent
weeks, the Provost's Office has
made the report available to the
Rice community.
A Committee on Goals and
Objectives will use the Self-Study
findings to propose ten-year goals
for the university. The report will
also serve as a resource for the
President and the Board of
Governors in decisionmaking.
Vice-President and Provost
William Gordon, who chaired the
Herring dedication
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steering committee of the study,
says that the findings reveal the
continued strength of undergrad-
uate education at Rice. Says
Gordon, "On the undergraduate
education level, what sticks out is
that undergraduate education at
Rice is a very fine experience. The
mix of bright young people, small
classes, student life and the Honor
Code create an atmosphere for
learning that is almost unique."
In addition. Gordon says that
the report is optimistic about the
prospects of improving graduate
education as well. Says Gordon.
"The conditions are right at Rice to
raise some areas of graduate
eduaction to national or even
international prominence."
The Self-Study identifies lour
stengths from which the university
benefitted in the past decade. First,
individuals in some departments
developed new programs and
centers, such as the Computer
Science Program and the Rice
Engineering Design and
Development Institute (REDDI).
Second, fiscal reforms put the
university on firmer financial
footing. Third, spurred by the
Brown Challenge, the university's
endowment grew. Finally, Rice
created two new schools in
response to the needs of already
established departments: the Jesse
H. Jones Graduate School of
Administration and the Shepherd
School of Music.
However, the report warns that
a lack of vision and weaknesses in
see Lack, page 6
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Unimaginable craziness reigns as alumni visit, student monarchs are
elected, and SMU demolishes the Owls (with some help from the refs) at last
week's Homecoming game. —S. Buchanan
College judicial system probed
Luxurious lounge area graces newly-
Rice University dedicated
Herring Hall, home of the Jesse H.
Jones Graduate School of
Administration, at 4 p.m. on
Friday, November 9.
Josephine E. Abercrombie, vice
chairman of the university's Board
of Governors and chairman of its
Buildings and Grounds Commit-
tee, presided over the ceremonies.
The building, constituting a
•dedicated Herring Hall. —P. Truzinski
total investment of $10 million,
honors the memory of Robert R.
Herring, a member of the Rice
Board of Governors since 1968 and
its chairman from May, 1979 until
his death in October, 1981.
Herring was chairman and chief
executive of the Houston Natural
Gas Corporation. His widow,
Joanne Herring, and his son,
Randolph W. Herring, spoke at
the dedication on his behalf.
by David Friesenhahn
The Student Association senate
passed a bill Monday creating a
committee to review the Rice
judicial system. The action came in
response to criticism by the Self-
Study and others that judicial
officials and students do not
understand the rules governing the
court system and that the courts
are often inconsistent in enforcing
rules.
The Judicial Review Commmit-
tee is to be an ad hoc committ.ee
formed by the SA senate. The
purpose of the committee is to
studyr the fairness and the
effectiveness of the judicial system.
The committee will have several
specific tasks. First, it will trace the
normal progress of cases through
the appeals process. The
committee will also review the
rules governing judicial procedure
and study past cases. Second, it is
to find better ways to ed ucate court
members and students as to how
the judicial system works. Third,
the committee will make proposals
to the senate about possible
changes in the structure of the
court as well as in its policies and
procedures. Finally, it will advise
the senate about constitutional
changes that might be necessary to
put reforms into effect.
The committee will he
composed of five members. 1 he
Internal Vice President of the SA
and a designated SA senator will
interview the candidates. Two
members of the committee will be
members of the senate. In
addition, the SA President and
Internal Vice President will serve
as ex-officio members on the
committee. The members of the
committee will choose a chairman
from their ranks.
The committee will report to the
senate at SA meetings and will
prepare a full report of its findings
by February. 1985.
see Court. page 5
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