The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1996 Page: 5 of 20
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1 Himage done by in-line skaters
has bi vii discovered recently in vari-
ous places on the Rice campus;
among them the Sewall Hal! court-
yard. the entrances of Alice Pratt
Brown Hall and Hamman Hall and
Willy's statue.
The damage includes chipped
edges ol stone; long, black decol-
orations from the metal in skates;
and dislodged stones from skaters
"riding" the edge. Several benches
in the Sewall courtyard must be re-
placed due to the extent of the dam-
age.
In addition, "Kollerbladers Rule"
has been found on the steps ol the
Sewall gallery written in a wax or oil
— some sort ol skate lubricant, This
graffiti may be permanent.
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Why do aggressive iai-line skat-
ers come to Rice? "Rice has some
neat places to skate, and it's nice to
find new places," said David ( Jdoin,
a Houston-area high school student
who has skated at Rice. People skate
in t his destructive manner due to an
attraction to the danger and thrill
associated with aggressive in-line
skating that is not found in "recre
ational" skating.
Associate Vice President for Fi-
nance and Administration Neill
Binford has organized a response
program to prevent destructive in
1 iiff skating at Rice, ultimately to
"preserve the beauty" oi' the Rice
campus. Binford asks that anyone
who sees people skating destruc-
tively contact the Campus Police as
soon as they witness it.
The police officers will record
the skaters' names and contact in-
formation. If the skaters are caught
a second lime, their parents or
ians will be notified. In case
skater isa Rice student. Binford
ask the student judicial system to Over the past few ^
accept a charge of university prop- weeks, heated ethnic con
erty damage." hi the event of a third fiict between Hutus and Tutsis
violation, "juvenile or other court
authorities may be asked to address
the problem."
Skaters who skate safely and non
destructively on the Rice campus
"should not be affected by this pro-
gram," according to Campus Police
Chief Mary Voswinkel.
Voswinkel said that the program
has been implemented, and officers
have found that most of the skaters
are juveniles. They have been asked
not to return
"The program has been semi-
successful thus far," Voswinkel said.
She adds that destructive skating
can be a serious problem in keeping
the campus beautiful.
Federal officials expose
graduate test scam
Federal officials have charged a
California man with fraud for help
ing prospective graduate-school si u •
dents cheat on standardized tests
by giving them the answers encoded
on pencils.
George Kobayashi, 45, of
Arcadia, Calif., had allegedly offered
test-takers a unique method orpre-
paring for graduate-school admis-
sions tests.
According to officials. Kobayashi
hired a team of expert test-takers to
sil in for examinations in New York
City. They then phoned the answers
to Kobayashi in California.
(isingthe-lhree-hour time differ-
ence to his advantage. Kobayashi
allegedly had the answers encoded
on pencils that he gave to his clients
taking the exam in, Los Angeles.
Officials say the scam has been
in effect for the past three years tor
takers of the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (CMAT). the
Graduate Record Ixam (GRIT .and
the Test of Fnglish :|S ;1 Foreign
language (TOKIT).
Kobayashi charged test lakers
as much as $0,000 each, according
to the (' S. Attorney's Office in Man-
hattan.
( Mficiais did not comment on the
number ol test takers who allegedly
received assistance Irom Kobayashi.
The Educational Testing Service an-
nounced 11 lai it will cancel the scores
of these who did business witlb
Kobaya'shi's company.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
Education, Nov. 8.
Alarm system could make it
harder to steal laptops
A new device is on the market to
help prevent the theft of laptop com-
puters.
"Alarm Guard" consists of two
pieces, one about the size of an elec-
tronic paging device and another
small enough to attach unobtrusively
to a notebook computer. 'Hie beeper-
sized piece can be hooked on a belt.
If the two pieces get too far apart
— as would happen if a thief tried to
walk off with a computer — both
pieces start shrieking until the owner
deactivates them or the batteries
runout.
For more information on* the
product, contact http://www
isectire.com/hardwar4.htm.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
Education, Non. 8.
Guide helps students avoid
pitfalls of graduate school
When Lesli MitchcsH applied to
graduate schools a few years ago,
she did not have a clue about what
she was getting into— or even how
to get into it.
In a her new book. The Ultimate
Grad School Survival Guide. Mitchell
tries to. help future graduate stu-
dents avoid her mistakes. She
wishes, lor instance, that she hadn't
tocused on her "love-oi literature" in
her applications to Fnglish pro-
grams
Mitchell began the book as a
master's student in English at Geor-
gia State University. The book is
based on her own experience and
those of about 200 other graduate
students she interviewed over the
Internet.
Their advice fills the margins of
many of the book's pages. "Don't
spend too much time grading stu-
dent papers," warns a Ph.D. student
in English. "Students can only re-
member three major comments on
a paper anyway — don't bleed on
their papers it will eat up your life."
The guide is.published by
Peterson's.
Source: The Chronicle of IJigher
Education, Nov. 8.
Clemson students arrested
In date-rape-drug case
Police arrested four Clemson
University students last week on
charges ot possessing Rohypnol,
commonly known as the "date-rape
drug." One of the students was also
charged with selling the drug.
The arrests aire among the first in
the country involving the cont rover-
sial drug. Banned in the U.S., it is
legal in more than 00 countries as a
'treatment for sleeping disorders.
Women have" reportedly had tin-
drug slipped into their-drinks, and
have blacked out, making date rape
possible.
The students, all sophomores,
were released on bond.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher
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has been on the rise and have threat-
ened to erupt into a three-nation war
between Zaire, Burundi and Rwanda.
The two groups began fighting
in 1994 in Rwanda after a Tutsi rebel
army overthrew the Hutu-led gov-
ernment in response to the
government's attempt to extermi-
nate the Tutsi minority. More fight-
ing has erupted recently after Zaire's
government ordered the expulsion
of 400,000 Tutsis in eastern Zaire,
known as the Banyumelenge.
Zairian troops have been fight-
ing the Banyumelenge over the past
few weeks. In Burundi, the Hutu-
Tutsi conflict has left over 150,000
dead since 1993. •
Israel
A month-long effort by the U.S.
to revive the peace process in Israel
after last month's conflict between
Israeli troops and Palestinians is rap-
idly deteriorating. The focal point of
the negotiations is Israel's seven-
month overdue withdrawal of the
West Bank city of Hebron, an issue
which was essentially settled before
current Israeli Prime Minister Ben-
jamin Netanyahu was elected.
Netanyahu blames Palestinian
leader Yassir Arafat for te'f|g
the delayed pullout while
Arafat claims the Israelis are
adding new conditions to the
deal
Since the Hebron pullout has
proven to be so difficult, it seems
unlikely that there will be quick reso-
lutions to other delayed issues, such
as prisoner release and further Is-
raeli withdrawals.
Afghanistan
There is a stalemate between
Taliban and rival forces in the Af-
ghan capital of Kabul
The Taliban, a fundamentalist Is*
iamic group thai began as a student-,
led movement, removed Afghani'
government leaders on Sept. 27. It is
. suspected that Pakistan is backing
the Taliban power. A Northern alli-
ance of anti-Taliban forces, includ-
ing General Abdul Rash id Dostum,
ousted military chief Massoud and a
few other prominent figures, has
since retaliated to restore power to
the exiled government.
At this point, Dostum's forces
are considered by the surrounding
countries India, Russia and Iran as
the final hope against the Taliban's
spread of extreme fundamentalism.
Sources Houston Chronicle
'Hie New York Times.
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SA Business
The Student Association Senate met Monday. The following were
discussed:
• Members of the SA have worked with coordinators of the "Forget
U.S. News Commission" to write a press release. Instead of
encouraging universities to withhold information, FUNC is asking
administrators to denounce the way that U.S. News ranks
schools, in order to be constructive.
• The commencement committee is interested in shortening the
• ceremony. Several alternatives were presented to the SA. most
of which the Senate opposed. For more information, contact your"
college senator. . •
• The SA 1s trying to determine where more recycling bins are
needed. To give input, e-mail Anne Countiss at countiss@rice.edu
or Elaine Ho at ellestar@rice.edu.
• Rice Habitat for Humanity will be sponsoring its third annual trip
to Honduras this Spring Break, March 19. Applications are;
available in the Community Involvement Center in the RMC
Cloisters and will be due Nov. 22. Nine to 12 spots are available.
For further information,,call 527-4970.
Next meeting: Monday, at 10 p.m. in Kelley Lounge in the Student
Center.
Erratum
In last week's issue, we incorrectly named Don Johnson as a
Facilities and Engineering staff architect. He is in fact an Electrical
Engineering professor and associate dean of Engineering. The
Thresher regrets Ibe error,"*
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