The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1997 Page: 11 of 20
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us," Agarwal said.
Hie story totfk place at Cuthbertson's fictional retirement party and
involved several jokes and WRC stories, fhcluded were Cuthbertson's own
quirks, such as his affinity for bridge and the fact that no one has seen his
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According to Thakar, those additions enhanced the performance tre-
mendously. "It was especially en tertaining, because the organization worked
Will Rice into it, like 'poc C.' and his idiosyncrasies. I think that made it
more engaging, because it was our show," she said.
Participants who watched the performance had an opportunity to gather
clues, question suspects and venture a guess as to who committed the
murder and how it occurred. The evening also featured salad, lasagna and
breatjgticks from the Olive Garden.
The charge for the event was $5 for WRC members and $7 for non-WRC
members which, according to Marble, partially offset the eost of the food,
lite' programs committee's budget paid for the rest.
WRC sophomore Dave Katz figured otit that Dewey Cbeatum,
Cuthbertson's fictional lawyer, was the murderer. "It was a lot of fun. Some
of the humor was really clever. 1 thought it was a good activity," he said.
The turnout pleased the event's organizers. "It was better than we could
have hoped for," Agarwal said/Hie committee sold tickets to over 150
people, filling WRC's commons. "
Marble theorized that students might have been attracted by the un-
usual nature of the event, "It's funny how it's difficult to get a large turnout
at some parties even though they're free, 15ut we charged money for this,
and people were banging down the door. It's probably because it's such a
unique experienc e."
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Hardi, Joel & Siy, Angelique. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1997, newspaper, April 11, 1997; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246566/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.