The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1997 Page: 18 of 20
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is FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1997
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,/ Jl • The Rice Young Democrats kick
I y] off their 1997 Luncheon Series with
guest speaker Anise Parker, Rice
alumna and candidate for Houston
City Council. The presentation
begins at noon in Meyer Conference
Room in the Student Center.
• The Shepherd School Symphony
Orchestra will open its season with
a concert featuring the works of-
Ralph Vaughan Williams and Igor
Stravinsky. The concert begins at 8
p.m in Stude Concert Hall. Tickets
are $5 for students.
Call (713) 527 4933 for tickets.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
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• The meri!s and women's swim
team hosts the Blue/Gray Meet at
Rice Pool at 9 a.m. Come cheer on
some, star athletes who do all of
their best work underwater.
• RSVP sponsors Outreach Day.
Students volunteer to help
organizations including the Humane
Society and children's hospitals.
Who needs to sleep in on Saturdays,
anyway?
• Attention, philosophy students!
Bob Finch, president of,Humanists-
of Houston, presents a free book
rr'view of The Philosophy of
Humanism by Corliss Lament, a
leading proponent of the humanist
rights of the individual under the
Constitution. The floor will be open
to Questions and discussion. The
event "begins at 2:30 p.m. in the
Jungman Library meeting room,
5830 Westheimer. For more
information, call (281) 870-1420.
• The Shepherd School Symphony
Orchestra presents a concert
featuring Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre
-clu Prmtemps at 8 p.m. in Stude
Concert Hall. Tickets are $5. Call
, (713) 527 4933 for tickets.
• The Media Center presents two
films showcasing the classic Jimmy
Stewart. Bom to Dance. Stev^art's
dance musical debut, begins at 7:30
p.m. After the Thin Man, the
suspenseful sequel to The Thin Man.
begins at 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
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• The Houston Concert Band
begins its fall season with a free
concert at 3 p.m. in the Grand Hail
of the RMC. The 80-piece band will
perform works by Hoist, Ravel and
other popular favorites and light
classics. Call (281) 530 3366 for
more information.
• The Shepherd School Chamber
Orchestra opens its fall season with
a program featuring the works of
Mozart and Britten. The concert
begins at 8 p.m. in Stude Concert
Hall, and admission is free.
N Thursday, Oct
The Museum of Health and
Medical Science presents "Art of
the Eye II: An Exhibition on Vision."
The exhibition includes 42 works of
art, featuring 28 framed and 13
sculpture pieces by artists with
vision impairments. The museum
is located at 1515 Hermann Drive.
Call (713) 5211515 for more
information.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
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• The Shepherd School presents a
contemporary music concert of new
Australian percussion music and
also features the U.S. premiere of
Rice professor Richard Lavenda's
Split 5 Ways for solo marimba. The
concert begins at 8 p.m. in Stude
Concert Hall. Admission is free.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7v
• Come to the Financial Services
and Consulting Career Day from 2
p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall of
the Student Center. Smile, and
don't forget youf resume!
. OCTOBER 0
• The Leadership Rioe Panel
Discussion Series sponsors
"Leadership and the Arts'' from 7 *30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Kyle Morrow
Room of Fondreh Library. Free.
• The Women's Resource Center
sponsors a lecture by Jang Dailey,
history professor, at noon in Miner
Lounge at the Student Center
entitled "What is a Southern
Woman?"
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
7
• The volleyball team battles San
Jose State University at 7:30 p.-m.
at Autry Court.
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Hardi, Joel & Siy, Angelique. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 3, 1997, newspaper, October 3, 1997; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246602/m1/18/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.