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Ray Olachea, an Apache Indian, gives a demonstration of Native American tools in the I
as part of WILL 102, "Native American Studies," a joint project of Will Rice and Baker colleges. The
demonstration included how projectile points were made, how bows and arrows were used and how spears were
thrown by the Indians in pre'Columbian America. .
During spring break, the class will be making a trip to New Mexico to visit modem pueblos and the ruins at
Bandalier and Chaco Canyon, as well as visiting a local Pow-Wow in April.
Four Rice women defeat Trinity, win
regional 3-on-3 basketball tournament
Susan Egeland
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A team of Rice intramural bas-
ketball players captured the South
Texas Region championship of the
Schick Super Hoops tournament;
one of the nation's largest three-on-
three collegiate intramural basket-
ball tournaments.
The Rice team, consisting of
Hanszen College sophomore Kerry
Raker, Jones College freshman
Miche 11 eStevenson, Will Rice Col-
lege sophomore Mara Prandi-
Abrams and Hanszen senior Kim
Neuscheler, defeated the team from
San Antonio's Trinity University in
the finals to win the tournament,
which was held in San Antonio last
Saturday. %
The team members, who origi-
nally nit*! through the co-ed intra-
mural Rice basketball program,
joined together for the specific pur-
pose of competing in this tourna-
ment. Organized primarily by
Neuscheler, they united as the four-
some who, earlier this year, won
Rice's intramural competition.
But when the team entered the
Schick competition, opponents had
relatively low expectations.of them.
"We passed a team on' the way into
(the tournament) and they were ask-
ing each other if Rice was going to
be there, not knowing that we were
from Rice,"Prandi-Abrams said. The
team proved their opponents wrong;
After a full day of playing in the
tournament, the Rice team sealed
their victory with Neuscheler's suc-
cessful jump shot in the final game.
"1 think we really wanted to win
and that \ye thought we could, but 1
don't think we expected- to win,"
Prandi-Abrams said.
SRC student to attend Cambridge
Vikki Otero
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Although it is not unusual for
students to go abroad, it is unusual
for them to do so their senior year.
However, as the latest participant in
the C.D. Broad exchange program
between Trinity College Cambridge
and Rice. Sid Richardson College
junior Aa*syi Pierce will be doing
exactly that.
'Hie Broad scholarship, awarded
every other year, sends a Rice stu-
dent toTrinity College at Cambridge
University in England to study for
one year. In alternate years, a Trin-
ity student comes to Rice. Faculty
members also participate in the pro-
gram. Past participants have in-
cluded Biochemistry and Cell Biol-
ogy Professor Kathy Matthews; Ben
Hippen (Wiess College "95), now at
Baylor College of Medicine in Hous-
ton; and Baker College senior and
Marshall Fellow Coulter George.
Pierce, a physics major, will study
theoretical physics at Trinity. "I'm
really excited. It's a fantastic oppor-
tunity. Cambridge has a great phys-
ics department," he said.
Physics Professor James Hannon,
who wrote one of Pierce's recom-
mendations for the award, praised
Pierce as a well-rounded student.
"Aaron is an exceptionally good
physics student. He's taking senior
and first-year graduate courses now.
But he's also got a tremendous
breadth of extracurricular activities
and a very diverse range of inter
ests. He'll enjoy the program, and
they'll enjoy having him there,"
Hannon said.
"Trinity is the alma mater of Isaac
Newton, another great physics stu-
dent." Patricia Martin, director of
international education, said. "It's
always a tough competition, and
Aaron is a worthy recipient."
The scholarship honors C.I).
Broad, a philosophy professor at
Trinity and the inspiration and men-
tor of Frank Abraham, who founded
the Student Aid Foundation. The
Student Aid Foundation oversees the
money that is used to fund the schol-
arship and is made up of local busi-
ness people, some of whom are Rice
alumni, and Abraham.
Applicants to the program sub-
mitted a proposal for study, bio-
graphical information, transcripts
and recommendations. These appli-
cations were ranked by Rice profes-
sors who have gone to Trinity and
then forwarded to professors at Trin
SRC junior Aaron Pierce
ity for review. The Student Aid Foun-
dation then interviewed the final-
ists.
The Broad scholarship could, in-
terfere with the timing of Pierce's
last year at Rice. He expects to gradu-
ate in 1998, but he does not know if
he will make it back in time to walk,
he said.
Baker Institute Representatives
The James A. Baker HI Institute for Public Policy has student
representatives in each college to distribute information regarding
events hosted by the institute. They are available to answer
questions students may have regarding tickets, scheduling or other
institute-related matters.
Baker College: Adam Cohen (adco@rice.edu)
Brown Colleger Lauren Kern (ltk@rice.edu)
'Hanszen College; Laura Mize(imim0rice.edu)
Jones College; Anne Klein (8nnaUiei6rlce.edu)
tovett College: Celine Mouawad (eniiac@rice.edu)
Sid Richardson College: Ellie Wilkinson (eieanor@rice.edu)
Wiess College; Lorl Rudg# (rudge@rice.edu) .
Will Rice Collage; Alex Hemandez (alexh@rice.edu) ,
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Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright warned Chinese officials
on Monday that they must improve
their country's record on human
rights or face condemnation by the
Jnited States and its European al-
lies.
At a news conference, Albright
mentioned that there were problems
with China's suspected sales of mis-
sile technology and chemical weap-
ons materials to other nations.
On the issue of human rights,
Albright said that the United States
would join European nations in spon-
soring a resolution that criticizes
China's record at a U N. conference
if China does not lessen its persecu-
tion of dissidents.
Albright did, however, comment
that the United States having the
only Western leader allowed to visit
Beijing daring a six-day mourning
period for Deng Xiaoping could be a
"good sign" that China will move
toward increased cooperation with
the United States.
Sourer: Houston Chronicle,
Feb 25.
The Amsterdam Child Libour
Conference started its two-day meet-
ing on Wednesday to propose an
international treaty to end child la-
bor. According to the International
btbor (jffice, approximately 2.r>0 mil-
lion minors toil in physically and
emotionally stressful jobs. *
In 1973, the United Nations crt-
ated conventions for age and work.
It set age 15 as the basic minimum
for work, with 13 the minimum for
light work and 1H the minimum for
hazardous work. Although many
countries have ratified at least some
aspects of that agreement, many of
the reforms have not taken hold in
some developing nations, where low
living standards force children to
add to their families' income.
The new child-labor convention
sets strict penalties for those who
employ the very young. This con-
vention will be enacted at the Inter-
national Uibor Conference in 1999
and ratified by individual nations
beginning in 2000.
Source: USA Today Online,
Feb. 25.
Teamwork proved to be a vital
element of last Saturday's victory.
Although the women's team was
weak at the beginning of the tourna-
ment — they failed to consistently
work together — they soon, "came
back and played as a team and helped
each other out," Prandi-Abrams said.
'Hiecompetition included several
teams from as many as 25 regional
colleges and universities. Teams
qualified for the tournament by win-
ning an on-campus Schick Super
Hoops competition at their respec-
tive schools.
The tournament, which also fea-
tures u men's bracket, is now in its
13th season, involving 600 partici-
pating schools nationwide. To com-
memorate their accomplishment,
winningteam members in the men's
and women's divisions of the tour-
( nament received NBA/Schick Su-
per Hoops jackets.
The Rice Student volunteer Program met Monday. The following
were discussed;
• Every Friday afternoon, a group will work with children in a
community garden. Contact John Tustin at tustm@rice.edu for
more information.
• The Chicano Family Center needs volunteers to help tutor high-
school students for the SAT. Contact Lillian Ortiz at
Utlianl@rice.edu.
• The Lighthouse of Houston needs volunteers to help at its
recaption desk and also assist visually impaired people with
recreational activities. CalK(713) 284-8473 for more information.
Next meeting: Monday at 9 p.m. in Miner Lounge in the Student
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