The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1991 Page: 3 of 16
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THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1991 3
Not apathetic
To the editors,
Apathetic? Because we chose not
to oblige Mr. Bennett in his admitted
ruse? I disagree.
Owen Kelly
Graduate Student,
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
THE EDITOR
Letters
Hanszen to
start caring
To the editors,
On Tuesday, October 1st, Han-
szen College held a rare all-college
meeting at 10:00 p.m. in Hanszen
Commons. Without the presence of
any administrators, professors, or
University officials, the members of
Hanszen met and discussed — with
considerable frankness—the role of
alcohol in College life, and its effect
upon us. The subject was not the
alcohol policy, nor was it the prospect
o f a dry campus, but rather the actual,
day-to-day effect of drinking on the
College.
As must now be widely known,
recent events at Hanszen College
have led us to question how well we
can exist at a college — indeed, call
ourselves a college—without taking
a necessary measure of responsibil-
ity and caring for our members. It
was this general concern which led
to the extraordinary meeting, and we
believe that considerable good will
come of it
The tone of the meeting was not,
"How drunk did so-and-so get," nor
was it a matter of, "How can we have
parties and not get caught" Rather, it
was simply the College addressing
what it perceived to be a danger not
only to its individuals but to the fabric
of the College itself. As a result of this
self-evaluation, we hope to establish
(or re-affirm) a new code of conduct
in Hanszen life: responsibility first
and foremost for ourselves, but also
for those around us. If we are a col-
lege, an independent, self-reliant
group of individuals, then it is our
responsibility to watch out for each
other. Rather than looking to the past,
or treating the symptoms, Hanszen
College has decided to move on to a
frame of mind where you are not
simply responsible for yourself.
That's it But if Rice is more than a
collection of individuals, thenperhaps
this will work at other colleges as
well. Which is a better choice of
treatment for alcohol abuse at Rice,
simply removing—or attempting to
remove — alcohol from the campus,
or taking the extra step of watching
out for one another? Hanszen Col-
lege has made its decision.
Chris Odell
Hanszen *93
Ron Chapman
President, Hanszen College
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forum for expression of ideas on
all issues and we invite our read-
ers to participate in this discus-
sion by writing letters to the
editor. However
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Address letters to Letters to
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1892, Houston, TX 77251, or
bring them to the Thresher office.
GOOD NEWS! BUSH IS
BACK IN THE SAPPLEi
THE JETS ARB IN THE
AIR! HAPPY PAYS
\ ARB HERB
WITHIN WEEKS, THIS PLACB IS
GOING TOBBA MOB SCENE!
PILOTS! WH/ZZOS! GROUND
CREWS! 6-2'e! L06HEAQ5! RE
LIEF WORKERS! REFUGEES' BURN
VICTIMS!
I WANT
THIS auB
PUT ON A
UIAKTIM&,
footing!
...AND
SEND ME
ANOTHER
CASE OF
CHtVAS...
BETTER
MAKE
THAT
TEN
CASE'S...
/
HOLP
ON,
AHMAP
/
AGAIN!
TO KEEP THE LOCALS
FROM STIFFING US ON
THE COVER CHARGE!
ANP WHAT ABOUT
THE MEN'S ROOM?
GOTTA PREPARE FOR
THE BEST-CASE SCE
NARIO, HONEY! HAVE
YOU NA!LEV THE FIRE
POORS SHUT YET?
HAVE YOU SWEPT IT
THE for BOMBS ? I WANT
PEOPLE TO FEEL THEY
ROOM' CAN UNH//NP HERE'
SIR?
HURRY UP WITH THOSE
KEGS, HONEY/ WE GOT
A MILLION THINGS TO
QO BEFORE THE NEW
GROUNP FORCES
HIT TOWN! \
THE
FIRE
POORS,
SIR?
/
A FEW MONTHS AGO, PEOPLE HAP
GIVEN UP ON THIS PART OF
THE WORLP. EVERYONE TOLP
ME I WAS CRAZY TO INVEST
IN KUWAIT'S POST-WAR
' ECONOMY I
AHEAD
OF THE
CURVE
ASAL
WAYS,
SIR
BUT! KNEW! I
KNEW THE PO&S OF
WAR, ONCE UNLEASHED,
IWULV RETURN A6AIN
ANP AGAIN TO TrllS
BLIGHTEP REGION'
OF COURSE, MY HE'S A
ACCOUNTANT SUIT, SIR.
LAUGHEP' YOU'REA
LAUGHBP! VISIONARY.
/
HEAR THAT, HONEY?
THOSE ARE SCREAMIN
EAGLES,TOOLIN'UP
NORTH AT MACH 2,5!
SORRY, BOSS. t—
MY WORK IS
BOSS, TRY TO WHOCARBS?
KEEP IN MIND YOU'RE STILL
I'M ONLY A LEAVING MB
HALLUO- SHORT-
NATION. HANPBP!
BOSS, I'M W WHAT UN THE
AFRAIPI'M 1 MIPPLEOFMY
GIVING YOU I BUSY SEASON?
NOTICE. A NO MAY, BUTTBO!
A MINUTE ?
ANP WHAT
AMISUP-
POSEPTOPO
FOR A BAR
7BNP&,HUH?
YOU'RE CJHP
PUNG MYBUS-
INESS HERE!
PONE HERE. I
HAVEVMOVE
^ ON
NOTREALLY,
BUTTS. WHAT
IS IT?
I'I
YEAH, HONEY,
YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO PULL
POUBLEPUTY
TONIGHT. BUTTS
GAVE NOTICE.
YEAH, WELL, NORMALLY
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. OF
ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE HIREP
THROUGH THE YEARS, I'P
SAY 407° WERE H6MENT5
OF MY IMAGINATION!
FRANKLY, I PREFER'EM!
HE SAP HE
HAP TO MOVE
ON, THAT HE
WAS ONLY A
HALLUCJNA-
TION ANYWAY.
YOU
BELLOWEP,
SIR?
THEY WORK
FOR PEANUTS
ALSO, YOUPON'T
GET SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
SUITS
UM...
WHY?
HE PIP?
WHAT
FOR?
POINT.
THAT'S INCREPIBLE,
SIR! 4Ctfo OF ALL
YOUR EMPLOYEES
HAVE BEEN HALLU-
CINATIONS?
SOME OF THEM TURNED INTO
PEWSIONS, ANP I HAP TOLBT
THEM GO. BUT OTHERS HAVE
BEEN WITH ME FOR YEARS !
]
YEARS? SIR, DENIAL AL-
YOU... YOU WAYS WAS
PONT MEAN YOUR STRONG
THAT I...I'M... SUIT, HONBY.
SIR, A\RB
YOU TRYING
TO UNDER-
MINE MY
SELF-ESTEEM
AGAIN?
TIME TV
WAKE UP
ANP SMELL
THE SCOTCH,
' HONEY'
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Zitterkopf, Ann & Howe, Harlan. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1991, newspaper, October 4, 1991; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245792/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.