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the Rice Thresher
Vol. LXXXVII, Issue No. 8
SINCE 1916
Friday, October 29, 1999
Suspect arrested after
Lovett student grabbed
DAKtK I IN51 I 1
by Olivia Allison
THKliSHEK STAFF
Campus Police performed a photo
array test with three witnesses to try
to identify a suspect in the Oct. 19
attack of Lovett College freshman
Tory Stanton.
Neither of the first two witnesses
to viewthe phottls Wednesday night
positively identified the man, and
another witness viewed the photo-
graphs Thursday, Sgt. Les Hulsey
said.
An unidentified male grabbed
Stanton from behind outside her
room Oct. 19 at 6*15 p.m. She
screamed, and her attacker released
her and fled.
The suspect was arrested and
taken to Harris County jail for crimi-
nal trespass Tuesday after police
received a call at 7:55 p.m. from
Rayzor Hall that a man was "bother-
ing people," Lt. Terry Ryals said.
A man, described in police re-
ports as about 30 years old and 5 feet
5 inches tall, entered several other
unlocked but occupied rooms prior
to the attack.
A male student called Campus
Police and said someone had just
stepped into his room and left. This
" was followed by a similar call from
two women, Campus Police Chief
Bill Taylor said.
"We had officers en route after
the first call, so there was a very
small time frame from the time the
third incident happened until when
we actually got to Lovett," he said.
See LOVETT, Page !i
NOD to be held tonight
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by Eunice Song
THRESHKK STAFF
Wiess College's 27th annual
Night of Decadence party, themed
the "Wizard of NOD," will commence
tonight in th'e Wiess Commons de-
spite months of controversy ques-
tioning the substance and threaten-
ing the existence of the party.
ThePresident's Committee on
NOD, formed last spring to address
concerns about safety at the party,
recommended getting rid of sexu-
ally explicit decorations and increas-
ing security.
Vice Presidentfor Student Affairs
Zenaido Camacho based his final
decision on this committee's recom-
mendations.
Students attending will notice
these changes. Traditional sexually
explicit decorations are absent and
extra safety measures will be en-
forced.
"I don't think the lack of decora-
tions is going to matter that much to
students, because they are still go-
ing to have a good time regardless,
but it might detract from the overall
image and essence of NOD's de-
bauchery and total [lack of] inhibi-
tion," Baker College sophomore
Jimmy Wang said.
In years past, NOD has had the
biggest security force of any cam-
pus party, but this year will be even
larger.
Lighted pathways will lead the
way home from Wiess to each of the
other colleges. There will also be
security checkpoints along the way
and more escort carts, Wiess Social
Vice President Cyrus Caroom said.
"This is definitely the most force
we've had," Emergency Medical
Technician captain and Jones Col-
lege senior Noah Reiter said.
Reiter said the EMTs are making
preparations to be ready for poten-
tial incidents.
Three teams of EMTs will be on
call tonight. EMTs will be on duty
from 8 or 9 p.m. today to at least
3 a.m. Reiter said that after that time,
See NOD, Page 6
Nelson Mandela speaks on campus
Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia (left) and former South African President Nelson Mandela greet the
crowd at Autry Court Tuesday night. Baker Institute Director Edward Djerejian, right, was the master of
ceremonies for the evening, and introduced the honored guests as they entered. See Feature, Pages 12-13.
WAC adds Boise State, Louisiana Tech
by Jose Luis Cubria
THKKSHKR L'DJTORIAI S TAFF
A quick reaction to the latest dose
of bad news means the Western Ath-
letic Conference may have finally
achieved stability — for now.
Boise State University and Loui-
siana Tech University will join the
WAC starting with the 2001-'02 aca-
demic year, the conference an-
nounced Oct. 18.
The announcement came just
days after the league learned that
Texas Christian University will leave
the WAC for Conference USA at the
end of the 2000-'01 academic year.
Cbupled with the addition of the
University of Nevada beginning next
year, the WAC's membership will go
from the present eight schools to
nine next year, then 10 in 2001. More
importantly, the league may tempo-
rarily be free of the turmoil that has
haunted it for the past two years, Rice
Athletics Director Bobby May said.
"I think they add stability," May
said. "When you begin to step back
and look at the schools in the WAC,
you see some really quality programs
within this family."
The quick move was something
of a shock, considering many ex-
pected the conference to take its
time with expansion following the
TCU announcement. However, May
said the decision to expand was any-
thing but rash.
"If you're going to have a major
change, you need to give it time and
you need to think it through," May-
said. "But a lot of thought and con-
sideration went into what our op-
tions were We were able to deter-
mine what, would be best for the
WAC and move perhaps more
quickly than we first thought."
Louisiana Tech gives the WAC a
national-championship caliber
women's basketball team among the
school's 14 varsity sports.
Boise State brings strength in
football and, to a certain extent, bas-
ketball. More importantly, the school
gives the WAC a strong connection
with Boise's Humanitarian Bowl.
See WAC, Page 17
MONDRO BARMAN/THRESHER
As the world turns
During the second annual Hip Hop Awareness Day, Jamie
Liang breakdances in the Ray Courtyard Friday. Liang, a
Wiess College sophomore, is a members the Fresh Rice
Breakers.
Rock wall initiative fails despite
election disqualification reversal
by J. Cameron Cooper and Leslie Liu
THRESHER STAKE
University Court decided two days
after the Oct. 13 end of homecoming
elections to reinstate a proposal to
build a rock climbing wall with re-
sidual blanket tax funds.
The Student Association Elections
Committee originally pulled the initia-
tive 12 hours before the end of ballot-
ing. U. Court determined that if the
measure had received a two-thirds
majority of the voids already collected,
it would pass. By this criteria, it failed,
with only 46 percent in favor.
The initiative was disqualified for
an alleged violation by sponsor Gabe
Garcia of rules against electronic cam-
paigning.
U. Court reviewed the code and
ruled partly that the wording of the
Election Code was too vague in
See ROCK, Page 8
Scheid to leave Student Affairs
Adminstrator will become assistant to the president
by.Olivia.Allison
THRESHER STAKE
Academic Advising Director Mark
Scheid and Assistant Director Paul
Lockey have resigned within the past
week, which will lead to staff restruc-
turing of the office.in the near future.
Scheid, who is resigning from his
positions as director of Academic Ad-
vising and assistant vice president for
Student Affairs, will become the new
assistant to the president. He is re-
placing Carl MacDowell, who is retir-
ing effective Jan. 1. Scheid will con-
tinue to hold his positionas-director of
International Education.
Scheid will officially begin work-
ing in the President's Office Nov. 1
and will train under MacDowell until
his official retirement.
"There'will be about three months
that, essentially, I will watch him fly
for a little bit, then I will fly with the
control&sand him watching me, and
then he will stay on the ground and I
will fly alone," Scheid said.
MacDowell has worked at Rice for
32 years, 23 of which he has served as
assistant to presidents Norman
Hackerman, George Rupp and Mal-
colm Gillis. He said the job entails
working with the president to
See SCHEII), Page 7
INSIDE
A&E Page 9
Will Rice One Acts are a bargain
LIFESTYLES Page 15
Don't fall prey to bike thieves
Weekend Weather
Friday
Partly cloudy, 64 80 degrees
Saturday
Showers, 67-76 degrees
Sunday
Partly cloudy. 60-76 degree?"*
ROB GADQ!
Senior quarterback Chad Richardson
runs for the sideline in Rice's 42-21 win
over Texas Christian University Saturday.
The win put the Owls in the driver's seat
for the Western Athletic Conference
Championship. See Story, Page 16.
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