The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1997 Page: 6 of 16
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(National! Weather Service, and
based on that, it was decided that
the conditions had eased enough
tin the majority of people to get to
campus."
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able to return to Houston from a
medical school interview in New
Orleans on Monday, because 1-10
was shut down between Baton
Rouge and the Texas border.
•Fortunately, Rice did not suffer
from any of the power failures that
affect ed nearby areas. Many off-cam-
pus students lost light and heal.
Voswinke! said F&E crews
sanded many parts of campus to
prevent slippage, and on Sunday,
they made sure campus roads, lots
and walkways were passable.
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Some students involved with stu-
dent publications believe the cre-
ation of the position will be benefi-
cial for them. Sid Richardson Col-
lege Senior Charles Klein is a former„
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"1 think it's important to have
someone directly available instead
of not knowing where to go," Klein
said. "I think that if the position is
organized correctly as an adviser
and not as an overseer it will be very
helpful for an editor."
Director of Multicultural Affairs
Catherine Clack is chairing a five-
member search committee to fill the
assistant director position. Accord-
for an editor/
— Charles Klein, former editor
Campanile and Thrasher
Current J'hresher Co-Editor in
Chief and Brown College junior
Marty Beard believes that keeping
the new administrator strictly in an
adviser role is important for mem-
bers of student publications.
'The Thresher, Campanile and
KTRU are traditionally student-run
organizations and it should stay that
way," Beard said. "But a knowledge-
able media adviser who can serve as
a liaison with the administration
International Briefs
Arafat,
Netanyahu
reach agreement"
After months of in-
tense negotiations, Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin-
Netanyahu and Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat have reached a
peace agreement on the long-de-
layed Israeli pullout from the West
Bank city of Hebron.
The accord will give Palestin-
ians control of 80 percent of the
city within 10 days, and it calls for
Israel to reduce its presence in
the West Bank in three stages,
beginning in six weeks and end-
ing in August 1998.
This is the first major step that
Netanyahu's Likud government
has made toward promoting the
peace process, which was delayed
in September after clashes be-
tween Pales-
tinians and Israelis left
79 people dead. '
Source: USA Today
Online, Jan. 15.
Peruvian rebel group
agrees to peace
The Tupac Amaru rebels who
stormed the Japanese ambas-
sador's residence about four
weeks ago accepted the Peruvian
government's proposals for a
peace commission to mediate the
standoff.
They demanded a commission
composed of representatives from
the Red Cross, the Catholic
Church, Guatemala and an un-
named European country. After
having released 400hostages, they
still hold 74 people.
Source: GNN Online, Jan. 15.
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very helpful."
said another possible re-
lity for the new position will
ruitment for leadership posi-
■ns in the student publications.
"One year we couldn't get any-
one .to apply (for editor in chief of
the Campanile| and that's a prob-
lem," Clack said.'There has to be
someone doing that j recruitment J
work."
As former editor in chief of the
Campanile,' Klein is aware of the
recruitment*problems that can exist
and said the.creation of this position
will help resolve this problem.
"Now this person will be able to
be a direct advocate for student pub-
lications," Klein said.
The committee has narrowed the
search down to five finalists, accord-
ing to Clack. Clack anticipates the
committee will offer the position to
one of these finalists by March.
Clack serves on the committee
with Crawford and student repre-
sentatives Klein, Beard and h>vett
College sophomore and Campanile
Projects Editor Angela Martindill.
"I'm glad the students are be-
hind this," Clack said. "If we pick
carefully and get the right person, I
think we can do great things,"
Morgan
FROM PAGE 1
Ben Ziker, one of several Hanszen
College sports representatives, said
that he and his fellow representa-
tives were first made aware of
Widner's departure through an e-
itiail she sent them on Dec. 11.
"We {sports representatives]
were not officially informed why
[Widner] was fired, but several of us
stepped forward wanting.to know
why — and were not told," Ziker
said, citing rumors of friction within
the department.
Intramurals Director Mike Morgan
lich rumors are supported by
Widner's Dec. 11 e-mail, sent to over
80 students and officials involved
with intramurals. "It seems that Mike
Morgan has black balled me... he is
evil and out for himself!" it read.
Morgan said that he will empha-
size overall program quality and will
not add to or subtract from the pro-
gram at this time. He plans on enlist-
ing student, not professional, help.
"I feel very positive about my
new position. I will do the best job I
can. .1 ask for the Rice University
community's support with this posi-
tion," he said.
Morgan described his former in
ternship as being an assistant to the
director of intramurals. "My current
- position's not much different from
what I was doing before," he said.
Morgan, who was slated to serve
as an intern until the 1998-99 aca-
demic year, will serve out his term
as int ramural director until then. The
position will be filled after a nation-
wide search for a permanent direc-
tor. Morgan plans on applying for
the position. "1 hope to be at Rice for
a long time and prove myself worthy
of the position," he said.
' There will be no major changes
in the intramural program as an im-
mediate result of the change in di-
rectors, according to Disch.
"Intramurals are an integral part
of the undergraduate experieuce at
Rice. Mike will be allowed to evalu-
ate the program—what worked 1 this
yearj, any fine-tuning," Disch said.
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