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NEWS
THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1993 9
Room at Brown broken into twice
by Sara Maurer
A Brown College resident discov-
ered an intruder in her room Sept. 9,
and thinks he may have returned 10
days later.
The student requested anonym-
ity, fearing the intrusions were tar-
geted at her personally since nothing
was stolen.
According to Campus Police Chief
Mary Voswinkel, the student had just
unlocked the door to her second-floor
room when she saw a man standing
inside. Shedid not recognize the man,
who promptly exited through the win-
dow.
"She was able to say that the man
Mugger strikes again
A Rice student was robbed last
week by a man thought to have com
mitted several robberies recently in
the university area
The most recent Rice victim was
approached by a black male along
Main Street, between Sunset Boule-
vard and the Wyndham Warwick Ho-
tel, as she walked to her apartment,
said Campus Police Chief Mary
Voswinkel.
The man confronted the woman in
the same way he approached two other
Rice students, with his hand concealed
in his clothing, police said.
There was no weapon shown, but
threats were made. The crime oc-
curred during the day.
Eight people recently have been
robbed in the area, including two Rice
students. Voswinkel said police be-
lieve the same man is responsible.
The robber is described as a black
man, 6 feet tall, 150 lbs. with a slender
build.
He has worn blue jeans with either
a red T-shirt or a brown-and-white-
striped shirt-
Baker committee forms
The search committee for a direc-
tor of the James A Baker III Institute
for Public Policy has been chosen.
Co-chairing the committee are E.
William Barnett, a Board of Gover-
nors member, and James Pomerantz,
was a white male of student age, but
that's about all," Voswinkel said.
The student suspected that her
room had been entered again on Sept
19, when she returned to her room
and found a window, which she had
left closed, partially opened.
Apparently nothing was taken from
or disturbed in the room either time.
It is not known how the intruder
entered the room, although Brown
Resident Associate Matthew Taylor
guessed he entered through the sec-
ond-floor windows since the door re-
mained locked both times.
There are a couple of covered
walkways around Brown that you can
getonto without much problem," Tay-
lor sad. "Once you're there, it's easy
News in brief
dean of the School of Social Sciences.
Other members include Judy Ley
Allen and C.M. Hudspeth, who are
both on the Board of Governors; John
Rodgers.aconsultantwho has worked
with the university on institute
fundraising and plans, and Rice Insti-
tute for Policy Analysis Director Kathy
Whitmire.
Interim Provost James Kinsey is
an ex-officio member.
Rice faculty members on the com-
mittee are Benjamin Bailar, dean of
the Jesse H.Jones Graduate School of
Administration, and professors Sid
Burrus, Edward L Cox, William Mar-
tin, Peter Mieszkowski and Richard
Stoll.
Lovett College senior Clint
Patterson and political science gradu-
ate student LaVonna Blair are student
representatives to the search commit-
tee.
Ex-president honored
Former Rice University President
Norman Hackerman was awarded
yesterday the National Medal of Sci-
ence, the nation's highest scientific
honor.
President Clintongave Hackerman
the medal at the White House.
"Dr. Norman Hackerman has been
a premier science statesman, higher-
education advocate and chemist for
almost five decades," said RichardJ.V.
Johnson, chairman of the Robert A
to climb onto the second floor."
Police have no suspects and are
unsure of a motive. The student has
since moved to a higher floor at Brown.
Brown members were alerted to
the break-in, but Taylor felt there was
little more that could be done. "The
security system we have right now is
pretty thorough. All we can really do is
keep our eyes open," he said.
Voswinkel advised students to
check their windows and lock their
doors before leaving the room. "It's
also the responsibility of students not
to let people in the building or in the
elevators who don't belong there,"
she said. "Everyone isdependentupon
the other students in their college for
security."
Welch Foundation. "The honor of the
National Medal of Science indeed re-
flects the many, many contributions
he has made to science and mankind."
The Welch Foundation, where
Hackerman has served as chairman
of the Scientific Advisory Board since
1982, supports chemical research in
higher-education institutions.
Hackerman was president of Ricd
from 1970 to 1985.
Rice hosts AIDS conference
Rice's Center for the Study of Cul-
tures is sponsoring a conference to-
day and tomorrow titled
"AIDSappropriations: Cultural Stud-
ies Perspectives."
The keynote address will be given
by Douglas Crimp, editor of October
magazine, at 7 p.m. today in Herring
Hall Room 124. Crimpwill speak about
the debate over gays in the military as
a response to AIDS.
Other talks include "Dracula as
Metaphor Fluidity, Anxiety and
AIDS," by Annette Jones; "Genocides,"
by Paul Morrison; Teatro Viva! Latino
Performance and the Politics of AIDS
in Los Angeles," by David Roman; and
"How to Have Theory in an Epidemic,"
by PaulaTreichler. Talks will begin at
9 a.m. both days in Farnsworth Pavil-
ion.
Admission is free. Lunch is avail-
able for $5 by contacting English Pro-
fessor Helena Michie.
Ranking
FROM PAGE 1
for comment
Carl MacDowell, assistant to the
president, declined to comment until
he had talked to Ommen.
In the academic-reputation cat-
egory, Rice dropped from 20th to 23rd.
Administrators, however, said the
change does not mean Rice's reputa-
tion in the academic world is. falling.
"This is just a chance variation,"
Burnett said. "It's not meaningful.
[Rice's reputation] has improved
through all the publicity we've re-
ceived. This was just sheer chance."
"This has no bearing at all. It was a
different nature of response with a
different group of people [who were
surveyed]," Stabell said.
Bob Sanborn, associate dean of
student affairs, agreed. "No major
changes have happened at Rice. If
anything, the reputation has increased
due to the notoriety Rice has received.
Also, some of the other schools may
have gotten better," he said.
Historically, Rice has plotted an
erratic path in the U.S. News annual
evaluation of American colleges and
universities.
Rice's best ranking was 10th place,
in 1989. Since then the university was
placed at 16th in 1990, 15th in 1991
and 12th in 1992. Its ranking in aca-
demic reputation peaked last year at
20th.
Morse said that despite the ups
and downs, survey results essentially
have stayed the same over the past
few years. The top schools are hold-
ing their own," he said.
"Whether Rice is 12th or 14th is
beside the point [The system] cre-
atesatoptierofschools. People should
look at the broad top tier."
For the fourth year in a row, Har-
vard University retained its claim on
the top spot among research-oriented
schools.
Behind Harvard, in order, the top
15 were Princeton University, Yale
University, Massachusetts Instituteof
Technology, California Institute of
Technology, Stanford University,
Duke University, Dartmouth College,
University of Chicago, Cornell Uni-
versity, Columbia University, Brown
University, Northwestern University,
Rice and Johns Hopkins University.
Amherst College, in Massachu-
setts, placed first among national lib-
eral arts colleges. Also ranked were
regional universities, regional liberal
arts colleges and specialty schools.
Crime on campus
Academic buildings
12 p.m. Sept. 10-8 a.m. Sept. 13
4 - 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 14
9 a.m. -12 p.m. on Sept. 15
8:30 a.m. ?>2:30 p.m. oh Sept. 15
10:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. on Sept. 16
11 -11:20 a.m. on Sept. 17
4:30- 4:50 p.m. on Sept. 19
4:50 - 5:10 p.m. on Sept. 19
9 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Sept. 21
6 - 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 25
Cash receipts taken from cash box
Locked bike stolen from rack
Seat stolen fjem bike
Locked bike stolen from handrail
Locked bike stolen from handrail
Money stolen from unattended backpack
Bike stolen from rack
Locked bike stolen from rack
Bike stolen from rack
Unattended wallet stolen m f.
e
Colleges
1:30 a.m. on Sept. 12
10:30 a.m. Sept. 11 - 6 a.m. Sept. 13
Student struck in face
Locked bike stolen from bike rack
Parking lots
3:30 - 7:33 p.m. on Sept. 25
Items stolen from unlocked vehicle
Rice's most popular majors
Following are the most popular degrees in the last three years and the
numbers of graduating seniors who earned them.
Economics (including mathematical economic analysis)
260
Managerial studies
227
English
220
Political science (including policy studies)
210
Electrical engineering
138
History
125
Biology
123
Mechanical engineering
104
Art and art history
95
Psychology
90
Biochemistry
89
Sociology
88
Computer science
80
— compiled by accounting Professor Stephen A. Zeft
SA Business
The Student Association Senate met Monday. The following were
discussed:
• Brown College Theater is performing Love Letters, a play about
people who have exchanged letters for many years, through Sunday
at 8 p.m. Today's and tomorrow's shows are in the Kyie Morrow
Room, in Fondren Library; Sunday's show will be in the Farnsworth
Pavilion, in the Ley Student Center.
• Nayy ROTC will be passing out fact sheets to describe what the
university has done about gays in the military.
• Lovett College President Clint Patterson is collecting entries to the
list of complaints he is assembling about Food & Housing.
• Patterson is also the undergraduate representative to the committee
looking for a director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public
Policy.
• Some parking spots are still open in Lots E and H, and the
Abercrombie lot has a waiting list. SA President Julia Famham
imposed a freeze on the purchase of new spots Monday, in
anticipation of underclassmen snatching the spots before graduate
and off-campus students have a chance to buy them. If they aren't
bought underclassmen and otheron-campus students may attempt
to do so. The price is $75.
— compiled by James Tolle
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