The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1998 Page: 9 of 24
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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1998
Rice finalizes
servery plans
SERVERY, from Page 1
improve student life on campus.
"I'm happy with the way we've
gone and content with the final deci-
sion," Ford said. "The combined
servery may act to benefit students
by opening students to the option of
intermixing with other colleges."
The board decided to keep mov-
ing in this direction with the
serveries for the three southern col-
leges with the understanding that
this could be a strategy for other
colleges. The board made no deci-
sions about Martel College.
The resolution of the servery
debate gives green light to a team of
architects, food service consultants,
masters, students, project manag-
ers and Rice administrators, led by
architect Rodolfo Machado, to be-
gin work on schematic designs,
which are projected to be completed
around December.
These designs will be converted
into construction documents. After
the approval of these plans, work
with Brown & Root, a Houston-based
engineering and construction com-
pany, will begin.
The approved plan also settles
the issue of what will happen to the
Hanszen Commons. A new com-
mons will be built behind the cur-
rent one and joined to the new South
College Commons and Wiess Com-
mons later.
But the structures may be too .
close to proceed with concurrent
construction of the new and demoli-
tion of the old, and tearing down the
existing structure first will take
longer than a summer, which would
leave Hanszen without a commons.
One possible solution is to build
the South College Commons first,
before the rest of the college, and
allow Hanszen to use it until their
own commons is torn down and re-
built, much like what'will be done
with Wiess' College as a whole.
Another decision of the board
was to extend Alumni Drive (which
currently cuts across the Inner Loop
past the Student Center and ends
near Baker Hall) south beyond the
tennis courts and to Main, running
directly by the southern colleges to
a new university entrance. This ex-
tension would facilitate transporting
materials to the common kitchen.
7 think it was a new
idea that resolved many
problems.'
— DeaifCurrie
Vice President for
Finance and Administration
Vice President for Student Affairs
Zenaido Camacho said many aspects
of student life were considered dur-
ing the decision-making process.
"The decision was driven by focus-
ing on the quality of college life, as
well as green space, as well as the
quality of food, as well, of course, as
cost. I can't think of a more inclusive
process that I've been in," Camacho
said.
The design and plan of the Wiess
Commons will not be included in the
schematic design process, and an
architect has not yet been chosen
for the rebuilding of Wiess. Plan-
ning of the new Wiess Commons
has been delayed to ensure a unity
in design between the commons and
the dorms. The acjtual construction
will be held until South College is
completed. Now, the next priority is
choosing an architect for the new
Martel College.
"Wiess has definitely been
thought of, but no motion fromtthe
board has been made," Ptfrtl s&id.
"We want to move forward with the
plans to build South College to get
students out of deteriorating Wiess
facilities into South before rebuild-
ing Wiess."
POLICE BLOTTER
POLICE, from Page 6
Laboratory Rd. at Oct. 17
Alumni Dr.
Entrance 3
Oct. 17
Entrance 3
Oct. 20
Greenbriar at
Rice Blvd.
Entrance 1
Oct. 22
Oct. 22
College Way at
Wiess College
College Way at
Baker College
Entrance 2
Entrance 13
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Oct-. 25
Oct. 26
White male charged with
public intoxication and transported
to Harris County Jail.
Officer requested check on two
subjects. One subject had
outstanding warrants from
Pasadena. Pasadena Police
Department picked up subject.
Subject also charged with
possession of fraudulent insurance
card.
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Suspicious vehicle and persons
reported. Check on subjects returned
outstanding warrants on driver. Both
subjects 'issued criminal trespass
warnings. Driver arrested and picked
up by Precinct 5 constable.
Subject found to be in possession
of a marijuana pipe, arrested for
possession of drug paraphernilia.
Vehicle stopped for expired
inspection sticker.. Driver had no
license or proof of insurance. Subject
arrested and transported to Harris
County Jail for fraudulent inspection
sticker.
Traffic stop. Driver issued citation
for disturbing peace.
Traffic stop. Officer found minor
driving while intoxicated. Subject
released to a drunk sitter.
White male taken into custody for
public intoxication. Transported to
Harris County Jail.
Caller reported black male climbing
tree on the north side of Space
Science Building. Subject waiting
for parent to pick him up.
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Stoler, Brian. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1998, newspaper, October 30, 1998; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246631/m1/9/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.