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NEWS
THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1992 9
Career Services wins Achievement Award
by Alyson Goodwin
The Rice Career Services Center
was recently awarded the prestigious
1992 Achievement Award for Inno-
vative Programs in the Career Plan-
ning and Placement Field.
"This is an award that career of-
recognizes innovative programs for
students. The Council gives several
small awards and one overall prize
annually.
As this year's recipient, the ca-
reer services office will receive $ 1000
and a plaque. The office will also be
honored at a reception in San Fran-
The sta
Career Services beams after
fices across the country work a life-
time for," said Associate Dean of
Students Bob Sanborn.
The award is presented annually
by a panel of the College Placement
Council, an association composed of
representatives from career service
centers in universities across the
nation as well as from corporations
that recruit at these offices. The award
winning the 1992 Achievement Award
Sanborn cites the center's "Ca-
reer Wise" television program,
hosted by himself and Assistant Di-
rector Cheryl Matherly, as a key fac-
tor in Rice's recognition. The show,
which airs on Wednesday nights,
"looks at different career or busi-
ness-oriented topics of interest,"
Sanborn says.
Past shows have focused on ca-
reer expansion, international job op-
portunities, influential Houston com-
panies, and other subjects.
Matherly mentioned Rice's Joint
Venture program as another area of
interest. This liberal arts internship
program, open to ju niors and seniors,
was recognized with Honorable
Mention in the 1992 Awards of Ex-
cellence in Educational Program-
ming within an Organization or Col-
lege.
Matherly cites this recognition as
"an indication of the high quality work
we're doing." The program gives
students a chance to combine intern-
ships with an Introduction to Busi-
ness class.
Other career services programs
include International Summer Jobs,
the Job Fair, the liberal Arts Career
Fair, the Career News paper and
various workshops.
Until four years ago, Rice did not
have a career services center.
Sanborn says, "It reflects well on Rice
to build up the best career center in
the nation from nothing in fouryears."
He credits everyone at the center
with this success and adds, "This
award shows the career center has
worked very hard to enhance stu-
dents' chances of getting where they
want to go after graduation."
Matherly agrees, "We're always
striving to find new ideas and to offer
help to our clientele—the students.
Its exciting to be noticed."
Student committee to affect Owlnet policies
by Chad Carson
A proposed Owlnet Student Advi-
sory Committee (OSAC) that would
give students a voice in Owlnet poli-
cies and student discipline is nearing
approval, according to Joseph
Watters, Owlnet's deputy director.
The proposal is currently in the
hands of a working group made up of
four students, Watters, and System
Programmer Jeffrey Tunison.
The OSAC would suggest new
policies and approve those coming
from the Owlnet Steering Commit-
tee (OSC), which comprises eight
engineering faculty members. Ac-
cording to working group member
Steven Rodrigues, the most contro-
versial issues this year are those of
controlling the use of networkgames
and allowing students off-campus ac-
cess. In January, Vice President for
Student Affairs Ronald Stebbings
granted permission for all Owlnet
users to access off-campus networks
for educational purposes.
"Presumably'the OSAC will tend
to lessen the great controversies that
Owlnet has been plagued with over
the last year, open the lines of com-
munication, and that sort of thing,"
said Doug Triggs, a member of the
working group.
The OSAC would also act as a
judicial body, dealing with violations
of Owlnet policy. It would not handle
cases involving physical damage or
network security. The Honor Coun-
cil served as a model for the structure
of the OSAC's disciplinary process.
Triggs said that Owlnet discipline
is currently problematic "on two
counts. First, they have mishandled
things in a number of instances that
could have been avoided if knowl-
edgeable students had been involved,
and second, some of the policies and
the methods of enforcement are
somewhat questionable (in many
students' eyes)." He added that
OSAC's disciplinary role would help
because "students will now be tried
by their peers. This should lessen a
sense of victimization that has been
prevalent of late."
Currently, Watters handles the
initial stages of discipline, issuing
warnings to students who violate
Owlnet policy. If necessary, the OSC
holds a disciplinary hearing. Walters
said that there has only been one
such hearing this year.
Under the new proposal, Watters
would probably still be responsible
for first contact with violators, but
the OSAC, rather than the OSC,
would hold the hearing. The OSC
would hear student appeals.
Owlnet has never had such a stu-
dent committee before. Triggs said
that historically students have not
had much input in Owlnet policies.
Brown chooses new RA
by Eric Carmichael
Brown College has chosen His-
tory Professor MattTayloras its new
Resident Associate.
"I'm very enthusiastic about him,"
said John Brelsford, master of Brown.
"Every indication is that he'll be a
very positive RA, very involved in the
college."
"The reason I want to be RA is that
it's what being a faculty member is all
about. Not just teaching, and not just
research, but interacting with the
students," said Taylor.
"I feel fairly confident that Matt
will beamodel RA.,"said Brown junior
Ray Brizendine, chair of the RA se-
lection committee. "He's already a
fully integrated member of the col-
lege, knows many members of the
college, and participates in many
college activities."
Taylor coaches the Brown
women's college softball team, and
plays on a men's intramural softball
team.
When asked why he chose Brown,
Taylor responded, "I had several
Brown students in my Vietnam class
[HIST 348] last spring.... The stu-
dents at Brown have made my ex-
perience at Rice over the last year
much more fulfilling than it would
have been otherwise, in and out of
the classroom."
Taylor will be overseeing one of
the Brown College courses, BROW
292: Campaign '92, in the fall.He will
give so me of th e lectu res and d o al 1 o f
the grading.
Brown senior Harlan Howe, a
member of the RA selection com-
mittee, said, "Matt Taylor is a very
strong candidate for the position. He's
very familiar with Brown and very
energetic about being in Brown and
a part of Brown.
"As an associate already he's very
close to many of the people in Brown,
and he's a very comfortable person
to work with. The decision was a
difficult one because there were some
other very strong candidates. 1 think
he's going to do a great job," he
continued.
Baker College had not yet offi-
cially selected its new RA as the
Thresher went to press.
He added, "Students could mail in
suggestions, but essentially this was
about it"
Watters acknowledged the prob-
lem: "Generally, in the past... student
opinion wasn't regularly solicited."
He said that he has tried to get ffibre
student input and that earlier this
semester he instituted a "significant
revision of Owlnet policies" based on
student suggestions.
According to Watters, Owlnet
policies and discipline have become
more of an issue recently because
engineering classes have utilized
Owlnet to an increasingly large ex-
tent: "A lot of what we're doing is new
because we've never had to do it
before.... We're working from no
precedent."
Triggs and Robert Book first sub-
mitted the proposal last semester. At
its spring meeting on March 6, the
OSC decided to accept the proposal
as a guideline.
Watters said the working group
must still resolve the issue of how
policy-making and discipline would
work during summers, as well as
solving more minor problems, but
that "the proposal as it was submitted
was pretty complete." Heexpectsthat
the charter will be completed by the
end of this semester. Nextyear would
serve as a trial run for the OSAC.
If the OSC accepts the charter,
next fall Watters will solicit applica-
tions from students who want to serve
on the OSAC, which would be com-
posed of seven members—at least
four undergraduates and at least two
graduate students.
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SA Business
The first meeting of the 1992-93 Student Association was held Monday
night, March 30, in the Hanszen loft. SA President John Shields
addressed the assembly, urging it to work in a unified manner over the
course of the upcoming year to realize the goals of the organization.
The Students' Speakers Forum Club and changes to the consti-
tution of the Sexual Health Peer Instructors were approved.
The SA voted to give KTRU $100 for the KTRU-sponsored concert to
be held Saturday, April 4.
Campus clubs and organizations need to start thinking ahead to 0-
Week '92. Reservations for a booth at the annual activities fair will soon
need to be made with Internal Vice-President Jonathan Briggs.
"The world stops for U2."
The meeting for the week of April 6 has been moved from the regular
Monday night meeting time. It is rescheduled for Sunday, April 5, at
1:15 p.m. in the Miner Conference Room.
Have fun at the U2 concert. Mr. President.
—compiled by Lauren Rosenblatt
RPC Notes
The new Rice Program Council met Sunday, March 29, in the Hanszen
loft to discuss plans for the end of the semester and the upcoming
school year.
Kudos to those whose hard work (blood, sweat, and tears) made Beer
Bike and Rondolet such a tremendous success. Hopefully the weather
will be on our side next spring.
The council voted to grant KTRU $300 for sponsoring an outdoor
concert on Saturday, April 4.
The chairpersons of the council's various internal committees were
selected. Any Rjce student interested in becoming involved in the RPC
is more than welcome to join a committee. The Social and Formals
Committees in particular need manpower.
The RPC would like an interested non-RPC member to co-chair the
new RMC Fund Committee. This committee has a sum a money
expressly intended for funding events to take place in the RMC. If you
are interested in the position, contact,the RPC Rep at your college.
The next meeting will be in the Ia>vett College PDR at 10:00 p.m. on
Sunday, March 12.
—compiled by Ijiuren Rosenblatt
Erratum
Last week's story "Class performs in Spanish for children at hospital,"
contained several errors. Noemi Dominguez, not Tariq Ahmed, is
taking HUMA 497. Ron Ragston, assistant speech coach, performed,
not Alex Dominguez. Noemi Dominguez wrote The Princess and the
Witch," and Alex Dominguez, a junior, translated "Rumplestiltskin."
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