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Lian Chang
student blanket tax
advertising revenue
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713) 528 0856
lchang@rice. edu
Published:
First issue
Editor:
Funding:
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Contact:
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"Mux no beginning, no end — one
iinmxm hi flic flow — a. powerful word that
names something untiamable." This is how
lones ( ullege senior i.ian ClKing, editor in
i chief of tfie flux, describes the meaning be-
hind ihe publication's name.
Ihv tlNx is a fairly unstructured magazine,
usually published once a semester. It unofll
(iallv originates from Anderson Hall, since
approximately hall' ol its staff members are
architecture majors. The magazine has no
political or social affiliations, but it presents
the opinions of each individual contributor
"I began the flux my freshman year be-
cause I was basically bored with publications
on campus and didn't think Rice media was all
that interesting," Chang said. 'The project
began logically, maybe even a little overzeal-
ous, and since then it has somewhat mel-
lowed out."
The magazine focuses on integrating text
and graphics in order to present a synt hesis of
art and information.
"There is not really any classification for
wl;at we do. ITItethings we print can be edito-
rials, experimental prose, et cetera." Chang
said. "We introduce a certain amount of art
work, making the magazine aesthetic journal
ism. It can be taken seriously but it doesn't
have to b(f"
Staff members contribute most of the con-
tents, although flux will publish unsolicited
submissions.
"What I love about th r/lux is the sheer joy
of being able to create and express things how.
ever you want, whether or not it's really under-
stood," Chang said. "Unfortunately, our cap-l
live audience isn't very captive. Ideally, I wish
it was more of a dialogue with actual response,
but sometimes it seems like we're just shout-
ing into the air."
The staff hopes to expand the magazine
format to include more spontaneous expres-
sion tliis fall. They plan to complete the first
issue in November.
"Rice isn't necessarily a very vocal campus,
but the flux is a place where anything can be
spoken, Chang said. "It is a very complicated
work! and have no illusions about creating
any kind of order — just taking a slice of the
flux, incorporating it into this magazine and
offering it to be taken."
reports
Kathy Fisher
Staff Writer
'Rice Undergraduate' publishes
top student academic papers
Michelle Guchereau
Cnnlrihutor
The Rice Undergraduate, an annual collec-
tion of papers selected for their quality and
written,by undergraduate students, debuted
last April. Its creators, Sid Richardson Col-
lege seniorsJonathan Chan
and Patrick Chang started 1
the Undergraduate to rec-
ognize and document the
work of Rice undergradu-
ates from all areas of study
Academic journals that
are circulated by universi
lies such .is Harvard and
I Juke inspired this Rk e pub-
lication. Prior to the debut of
the Undergraduate, no collec-
tive publication for showcas-
ing the intellectual work pro-
duced by Rice students ex
istcd. This fact became appar-
ent to Chan after a personal
< xperience — a paper he wrote
received a prize from the Phi
losophy Department, but he had
no way of achieving public recognition.
Chang and Chan, funded by the Envision
Grant program and individual contributions
from various deans, collaborated to develop a
forum for student work With the Undergradu-
ate more firmly established, Chang feels that
the introduction of the publication was suc-
cessful.
"Here at Rice, people are very receptive to
new ideas They are very supportive of people
who want to do something on campus," Chang
said
last year's Undergraduate solicited prize
winning papers from several departments,
sutfiasjayte
Off Between Football Playing Time and Aca-
demic Grade Point Average," winner of the
ADUATE
1U% Rimlinger Economics Essay Prize. The
Undergraduate also included those papers
which were nationally published, such as Mat-
thew Strain's (Sid '95) contribution to Science,
"Achieving Linear Scaling for the "Electronic
Quantum Coulomb Problem."
Now in its second year, the Undergraduate
is more familiar to students. As a result, the
editors anticipate more sub-
missions, which will compli-
cate the process of selecting
representative, high-quality
works from students.
To manage this task, the
publication.needs more stu-
dents to fill editor positions
and assist in the develop-
ment of the publication. The
staff has debated and antici-
pates expanding onto the
Internet.
The Undergraduate ac-
cepts original academic-
works in a hard copy form
accompanied by either a
computer disk copy or e-
mail attachment.
The Rice Undergraduate
student academic journal •
Format:
9 x 6 in.
bound book
Published: annually
first issue: 1997
Editors: Jonathan Chan, Patrick Chang
Funding: 100% academic deans
Advertising?
Contact:
no
(713) 630 8666
)6iKt)ant@rice.mtir
pchang@rice.edu
With coverage on everything from footbaU
games to campus elections, the Rice Thresher,
the official student newspaper since 1916, is
published entirely by students and for stu-
dents every week. Editors in chief Lovett
College senior Joel Hardi and Sid Richardson
College junior Angelique Siy oversee the pro-
duction of the Thresher to make sure that
production runs smoothly. Their future goals
include making the Thresher more of a forum
for the student body.
"I'd like to see it focus more on what the
students are interested in, especially in the
News section," Hardi said. He would also like
to see the Arts and Entertainment section
branch out and involve more reviews and
information about Rice student performances.
According to Hardi, the Thresher serves as
a source for discovering how Rice, its admin-
istration and its policies work, and "how we as
sthdents fit in." ,v
Siy sees the Thresher as a growing experi-
ence in that "we can build a base that is the
same as any other newspaper, except we can
more safely learn from our mistakes."
Vice President for Student Affairs
Zenaido Camacho
believes that the
Thresher can im-
prove by taking
advantage of the
advice and guid-
ance from profes-
sionals and faculty
that Rice has to of-
fer.
"I don't think
that the Thresher is
nearly as effective as
it could be.... I think
that there are a lot of
really good profes-
sionals and faculty
whose input the
Thresher has riot taken advantage of. I under-
stand that it is a student newspaper, but that
doesn't mean you cannot get good advice
from faculty and professionals," Camacho said.
Students agree that the Thresher could be
improved, although many feel that it provides
an accurate representation of Rice in general.
"I read the Thresher, because it lets me
know what is happening on campus," Sid
sophomore Jared Hennessy said. "(But) the
Thresher's primary focus seems tofte shifting
towards editorials rather than keeping the
campus in formed."'
One negative aspect of working at the
The Rice Thresher
student newspaper
Tabloid (11 x 17 in.)
on newsprint
Published: weekly
First issue: 1916
Editors: Joel Hardi, Angelique Siy
Funding: 20% student blanket tax
80% advertising revenue
Advertising? yes
Contact: (713) 527-4801
thresher@rice.edu
Thresher is the lengthy hours required of staff-
ers each week.
"You worry a lot about your future after
graduation since you don't have as high iff a
GPA as those who don't spend 40 hours a
week working at the Thresher," Hardi said.
Siy said that her least favorite part of the
job is lack of sleep.
Thresher staff members must sacrifice for
the greater good of the paper and manage
their time between
classes and news-
paper work.
"How many
classes did I at-
tend this week?"
Hardi said. "If 1
were a three-
toed sloth, I
could count
them on my
toes."
However,
the rewards of
informing the
public make
the hard work
worthwhile.
Siy said, "1 have ideas for what I want to do
with the paper, I,ong-term planning creates a
bigger pirtuse^^ie sa'id that all the staff
members can appreciate the fact that they
emefge from t he experience of working at the
Thresher w\ih the sense that they have learned
a lot about the issues that interest them.
Hardi agreed. "What makes me the most
happy is that the staff feels as though they are
learning about Rice and journalism," he said.
Camacho said, "Knowing how incredibly
busy Rice students are, I really admire the
students at the Thresher. They're up there
working aH hnttrsoflbe night trying to make
this a really good paper."
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