The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1992 Page: 7 of 16
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NEWS
THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1992 7
NEWS IN BRIEF
SA makes $3500 off
1992-93 Silver Saver Card
The Student Association Sen-
ate has taken over partial re-
sponsibility for the Silver Saver
Card from Alexander Karsner
Productions, and has collected
$3500 in fees from advertisers
offering discounts to card us-
ers.
In previous years Alexander
Karsner Productionshas been wholly
responsible for the card and has kept
all the advertiser fees.
Charges against 'Baylor
caller' dropped
At the request of the com-
plaining witness, the district
attorney has dropped its charges
against Richard W. Engle. Engle
was arrested for allegedly ha-
rassing Rice students over the
phone by posing as a researcher
from Baylor Medical School and
then asking improper questions.
Stokes to lecture on the out-
look for Eastern Europe
History Professor Gale Stokes will
deliver a lecture entitled "Is Opti-
mism About Eastern Europe Pos-
sible?" Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in
Farnsworth Pavilion.
Rice student takes gold in pro-
gramming contest
WRC Sophomore Shawn Smith
represented the United States at the
International Olympiad of
Informatiks in Bonn, Germany, this
summer. Forty-three countries par-
ticipated , each sending a team of four
students age 18 or under. Smith was
one of 13 contestants to receive a
gold medal, and one of 12 to receive
a perfect score.
This was the fifth year of the con-
test; it was the first year that the
United States participated. One of
Smith's teammates also received a
perfect score. The other two did not
place.
Money available for Commu-
nity Outreach Projects
The Community Affairs Standing
Committee will award up to $2500 to
faculty, staff, students, and alumni
"to facilitate programs that reach out
to the larger community." Projects
must include a combination of at least
two of these groups.
Proposals may be submitted to
Linda Bramlettofthe Office of Events
and Functions. They should include
a one-page statement of purpose and
a one-page budget. A brief follow-up
report will be required on the comple-
tion of the project. The deadline is
Oct. 1. For more information, contact
Bramlett at 527-6097.
Philosophy Professors lecture
on China and the West
Philosophy Professors Roger
Ames of the University of Hawaii at
Manoa.and David Hallofthe Univer-
sity ofTexas at El Paso, will give two
public presentations Oct 1.
The first will be an informal
seminar, "Truth as a Test Case
for Cultural Comparisonwhich will
take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in
Sewall 309. The second is a formal
lecture, "Metaphors of Identity in
Chinaand the West," at 8 p.m., also in
Sewall 309.
Ames and Hall are the authors of
Thinking Through Confucius and have
just finished another book on
China and the West.
Erratum
D,ue to an editor's error, the story "RUPD identifies O-Week car thief,
files charges" contained a mistake. Mark Vaughns was shot twice, but
survived. He has been treated and released from Herman Hospital.
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in front of the
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Kim, Leezie & Carson, Chad. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 11, 1992, newspaper, September 11, 1992; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245817/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.