The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1996 Page: 1 of 12
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THE FLAT TIRE CONSPIRACY
JANUARY 19. 1
Up for grabs
Three attacks on women in a month
Brooke Wooten
Staff Writer
The Campus Police is investigat-
ing several recent assaults on cam-
pus. Three assaults have occurred
in the course of the last month.
The victims of all of the attacks
were female. Searches of the univer-
sity area failed to locate any of the
suspects in each case.
The Campus Police refused to
comment on any of the assaults for
fear of compromising the integrity
of the investigation.
The first attack happened on Dec
19 around 7:30 p.m. A white female
was sexually assaulted in I t M, the
Allen Center parking lot, which is
accessible through Entrance 3 on
Main Street.
The victim reported that she had
parked her vehicle in Lot M. opened
the door and was looking for a re-
ceipt in the passenger side of her
car.
'I think that steps need
to be taken to curb
these acts of violence
which seem to have
increased in frequency
— Tony Tran
SA external vice president
She then saw the suspect stand-
ing by the driver's side door.
SEE ASSAULT, PAGE 4
Center Scott Oliver tries to fight through a crowd of Houston Cougars to grab a loose ball. The Cougars edged Rice
78 76 on Saturday at Autry Court.
Bat Rice staff work on birthday of slain civil rights leader
Jennifer Salomon
Staff Writer'
.. ... Rice community cel.
ebrated Martin Luther King Jr.
Day in the Rice Chapel Monday
night, kivokingthe yrords of May a
Angelou, Black Student Associa-
tion Pr&^htTara recited
"On the Pulseof Morning" to a
small crowd in the chapel.
The poem, written by Angelou
for President Bill Clinton's inau-
guration in 1993, calls for unity
among races, sexes*nd nations, a
theme Long thought appropriate
for this year's MLK Day obser-
vance.
In light of the marked discord
that characterized race and gen-
der relations in 1995 — the OJ.
Simpson trial and Louis
Farrakahn's Million Man March
being prime examples — Long
expressed a hope for healing via
this year's MLK Day celebration.
"This is a day that is going to
unite people," Long said. "It will
make us remember the dream (of
King] and see how far we're go-
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Unity was also the focus of sev-
eral load leaders. According to
WiB Rice College freshman Neema
Jones, who attended numerous
events associated with the holi-
day, locaTleaders were stressing
unf
llrector Greg Marshall and students march from the
Sallyport to the Rice Chapel to commemorate the birth of Rev. King.
i stressing the common
theme that we all want a peaceful
life," Jones said. "They're talking
about taking over our communi-
ties from drugs and crime and tak-
ing responsibility for ouractions."
Long and the BSA coordinated
a candlelight procession and vigil
in memory of the civil rights leader
that drew a handful of students,
faculty and administrators to the
Sallyport Monday evening. Sing-
ing the de facto civil rights move-
ment anthem "We ShaB Over-
come," the group shuffled slowly
over to the chapel, where sociol-
ogy Professor Chandler Davidson
spoke on the lessons of King's life.
Citing that King maintaihed
only a C+ average at Morehouse
College in Atlanta, Davidson ar-
gued that "we are all capable of
heroic acts" and therefore should
never leave the history-making to
others we believe more disposed
to the position.
Davidson spokeon a day when
he and fellow faculty members
were enjoying a break from work.
Students, tod, observed a one-day
extension to their winter breaks,
but university staff members
weren't so lucky. A policy estab-
lished by the University Council
in 1993 created MLK Day as a
faculty/student holiday but kept
staff members at work.
Vice President of Finance and
Administration Dean Currie ex-
plained that a change in the struc-
ture of staff holiday allocation pro-
duced the current situation..
Instead of differentiating vaca-
SttKIMPABES
Dean of Students
Burnett steps down
Burnett will return to teaching psychology
af ter seven-year stint in Student Affairs
Lindsey Schechter
Staff Writer
After seven years of service, Sa-
rah Burnett will be resigning her
position as clean of students on July
1, the end of the academic year.
"The time is right to return to the
faculty," she said. After taking one
or two semesters off^r a sabbatical,
she plans to return to teaching in the
1 'sy chology Depart men t.
'Overall, I'm extremely
pleased with what all of
us have been able to
accomplish over these
past seven years.'
— Sarah Burnett
Dean of students
She said she had originally
planned to hold the position for five
years and only stayed two additional
yefJts to help the administration deal
with the transition from President
George Rupp to President Malcolm
Gillis.
Burnett has worked at the uni-
versity since 1972 when she became
one of the first female psychology
professors. She was hired as the
dean of students in 1989 when the
position was first created. Tile post
was designed to expand the job of
disciplinarian to include positive stu-
dent interaction. Burnett is respon
siMeJormanaging>judnial .affairs.
and overseeing other student ser-
vices like the Counseling Center,
which she helped establish, and
Health Services. She has also worked
to improve student life by starting
various programs and services.
"Overall, I'm extremely pleased
with what all of us have been able to
accomplish over these past seven
years," she said.
One of her goals has been to
attract more students to the Student
Center for social activities-through
the addition of such luxuries as the
Coffeellouse and a big screen televi-
sion. Two projects she is especially
proud of are the Counseling Center
and the campus-wide increastfn the
awareness of women's issues.
She said that the Counseling Cen-
ter "continues to make new contri-
butions year after year" through such
programs such as College Assistance
Peer Program, AIDS Awareness
Week ynd Alcohol Awareness Week.
"In addit ion to dealing w ith students
who have problems, they continue
to be a wonderful resource for the
community," she said
She has dealt with women's is*
sues by instituting various programs
on campus. In order to create a sup-
port system for the victims of sexual
assault and harassment, she helped
organize the Students Organized
Against Rape program, and she
worked with the Student Associa-
tion to post information about sexual
assault in all the women's bathrooms.
She also encouraged HealthEdu
cation Director Cynthia Linier to
create Scruples, the sexual assault
prevention play enacted during Ori-
entation Week
!>anier said, "I'm very regretful
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Klein, Charles & Rao, Vivek. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1996, newspaper, January 19, 1996; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246528/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.