The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1987 Page: 6 of 24
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Friday, September 25,1987
THRESHER News
Directories to arrive soon, says SA at meeting
by Mary Elliott
At the September 21 meeting, the
Student Association Senate discussed
the Rice Program Council's budget
and announced that student directo-
ries should be finished by October 10.
"This is the earliest date that any-
one has ever heard of [that the direc-
tories have been expected in]," said
External Affairs Vice-President
Robert Nevill, coordinator of the di-
rectory.
If the books are not back from the
publishers by that time, he said, the
cost of the directory will be lowered
by $1,000 each day. The Senate
imposed the deadline on this year's
book because last year's directory
didn't arrive until early November.
At the meeting, Rice Program
Council President Rachel Giesber
announced the RPC's 1987-88
budget.
Before the RPC can use any of this
year's S8-per-student blanket tax
money, they must subtract a $2,000
debt carried over from last year.
"Everything was cut back in order
to make up for the debt," Giesber said.
"Almost every committee went over
their budget last year." She said this
year's social committee budget is
S8,500, down from the $14,000 spent
last year, including $8,000 for alcohol
charges at Rondelet, the annual spring
formal. To help lower their costs this
year, the RPC is looking for a sponsor
for the Beer-Bike weekend.
Giesber also said that the SA had
loaned the RPC $500, not $2,000, the
sum reported in the Thresher /ast
week. The loaned money was used to
purchase Houston Ballet tickets but
will be returned within the next
couple of weeks.
University Council Representative
Janet Jackson emphasized the impor-
tance of getting started on a calendar
change if the Senate still wants to
pursue the issue. "The calendar for
next year is already set up, but we
need to get started on a new plan
now," Jackson said.
In other Senate business, the Uni-
versity Court Chairman election bal-
lot was approved, and a guide to pref-
erential voting, which was placed at
the polls during the election, was in-
troduced. Wiess election committee
representative David Krulak was in-
advertently left off the list of credits.
Club requirements are due next
Friday. Any club that does not turn in
its requirements to the Senate will
lose its charter. Also, the April 20
minutes were approved.
Student Association Senate members discuss the RPC 1987-88 budget
-D. Kelley
Water problem temporarily silences radio station
by Sue Yom
For the second time in a year, Rice
University's radio station KTRU has
been forced off the air because of a
power failure in its transmitter. The
transmitter, located next to the edible
garbage storage room in Sid
Richardson College, was damaged
when thecafeteriaemployeescleaned
the room with a water hose. The epi-
sode left KTRU off the air from Sun-
day morning until Monday afternoon.
The cinderblock wall that divides
the room in which the transmitter
lives originally had three holes that
provided ventilation for the equip-
ment. In the summer, the room can
reach temperatures of up to 170 de-
grees. These holes were later covered
by plywood panels to prevent occa-
sional water leakage into the trans-
mitter room.
The cafeteria employees were cau-
tioned not to spray water through the
holes after a similar incident took
place last SDrine.
KTRU General Manager Robert
Stewart, a fifth-year student from Sid
Richardson, said that while he be-
lieved that there would be no serious
side effects on KTRU's continued
ability to operate, more substantive
measures should be taken to prevent
occurrence of this same problem ever
again.
"Something needs to be done about
sealing up the ho,o.s or moving the
transmitter, although I know that the
last option would be prohibitively
expensive," said Stewart, who has
contacted Director of Food and Hous-
ing Marion Hicks.
Stewart said the options looked
promising, adding, "I see no reason
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why they shouldn't want to seal up the
wall. We might put an air conditioner
in for ventilation, but our engineers
claim that it's not absolutely neces-
sary. We seldom have problems with
overheating."
The engineers who work for
KTRU seemed more concerned about
possible long-term effects on the
transmitter. Tony Rossini, a senior
from Lovett College, was one of those
called to repair the transmitter.
"There were two inches of standing
water on the ground, which blew a
bottom fuse and slightly damaged
other things which we can't worry
about. The transmitter probably
won't last as long, so we're going to
have to think about replacing it
sooner," Rossini said.
The 25-year old transmitter, which
is described by Stewart as looking
something "like a big gray filing
cabinet," had to be dried out with fans,
and the water had to be swept from its
room. The cables ^connecting the
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transmitter to the Ley Student Center,
where the KTRU station is based, and
the radio antenna, which is atop Sid
Richardson College, were not dam-
aged.
Montague 'Tag" Borland and his
company, Logitek, assisted in repair-
ing the transmitter because KTRU
engineers were unable to locate the
problem as quickly as they had hoped.
Stewart described the fuse as "buried
deep within the transmitter."
S tewart said it was fortunate that no
serious or irreparable problem had
arisen."When stations are off-the-air
for lengthy periods of time, they must
notify the FCC as to why they are not
functioning," he explained.
KTRU is on the Fall Arbitron rat-
ings list, which signifies that it holds
a share of at least 1% of the total
Harris County audience, and it
reaches a listening public of roughly
50,000 in Harris County, according to
some estimates. The station is funded
only through students activities fees
and public donations, and it is not yet
able to afford expensive relocation of
the transmitter.
Julie Grob, music director and a
senior at Jones College, concluded,
"Thank God it wasn't during my
shift."
IBM rep
will speak
on careers
by Shelley Fuld
The Placement Office will host
Kristine Steinkruger, a Rice alumna
and representative from IBM,
Wednesday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the
Miner Lounge of the Ley Addition to
the Rice Memorial Center.
Stfeinkmger will speak about a ca-
reer as aniBM marketing representa-
tive. The first hour will be an informa-
tion talk, followed by an informal
question and answer session.
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Raphael, Michael J. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1987, newspaper, September 25, 1987; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245672/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.