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Keep drinking overt
Josh Redwine argues that trust is necessary to keep drinking
safe at Rice.
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Not just buzz, buzz
Never doubt Baker Shake's spring production of Hamlet is,
unquestionably
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SPORTS
Firebomb WRC
Swimming wins the Conference USA title for the first time by
26 points.
STUDENT-RUN
SINCE 1916
VOLUME XCVIII, ISSUE NO. 22
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
Meetings set college alcohol policies
by Ruby Gee
Thresher Editorial Staff
All residential colleges held man-
datory meetings on Monday night to
discuss each college's response to the
recent campus-wide moratorium on
hard alcohol and to inform students
about the circumstances that led up
to the administrative action.
Each college was given the free-
dom to specify its own enforcement
policies, definition of a private party
and other aspects of moratorium
that were mentioned in the letter
from Dean of Undergraduates John
Hutchinson on Feb. 24.
"I actually thought the e-mail
was rather straightforward and di-
rect," Martel College freshman Jon
Hua said. "Dean Hutchinson made it
clear that alcohol has been a recur-
ring problem this year, and this fact
was only proven further during the
alcohol meeting, though I did think
the alcohol meeting stated redundant
points already mentioned before."
Although the length of the meet-
ings varied, the format for the "alcohol
talks" generally included a presenta-
tion of recent EMS statistics and the
dangers of drinking. Lead by college
cabinet members, the meetings also in-
cluded a clarification of specific terms
of the probation and a Q&A session.
"I didn't know [the meeting]
was supposed to be a discussion ...
it was definitely just a powerpoint
and Q&A," McMurtry College junior
Krishna Sajja said. "Students didn't
have much if any input into the policy
changes and, more importantly, didn't
even know about the changes until
seeing the e-mail before spring break."
O see ALCOHOL, page 11
TEMPORARY ALCOHOL
POLICY PROBATIOII: %
the specifics of each 7
college's new rules &
Hanszen
Acceptable: beer, wine or ale.
^ No hard liquor may be served at registered private parties, nor may
minors be served at public parties.
^ Students of age can still buy, hold and consume hard liquor.
Sid Rich
Hard liquor and punch are banned from both public and private parties.
^ Acceptable: beer, malt liquor, champagne, wine and Smirnoff Ice.
Baker
Can't serve hard liquor at private parties, which must be registered.
Punch must be labeled with alcohol content.
^ Hard liquor is defined as a drink with an alcohol content of over 20%.
^ If students intend to consume more than handle of liquor or 60 beers,
it will be considered to be a private party.
^ Extra attention will be given to preventing under-age consumption
of hard liquor.
Lovett
Hard liquor banned at private parties.
^ Private parties defined as gatherings of four or more people.
Acceptable: beer, wine and champagne.
If clarification is necessary, avoid serving that type of alcohol.
Consequences of breaking terms of probation include being sent to
college court and University Court, if necessary.
Will Rice
Private parties, which must be registered, are defined as
three or more people in a private room containing alcohol.
^ Hard alcohol defined as anything that is distilled.
^ Students over the age of 21 may still consume hard liquor.
No hard alcohol at public or registered private parties.
^ Consequences of breaking the terms of the probation include
being sent to college court.
Wiess
n No hard alcohol may be served at private parties
n Beer, wine, champagne and malt liquors are acceptable.
Expected to uphold the spirit of the probation.
Jones
^ Defined public party as three or more people.
a Acceptable, beer, wine, champagne and drinks with an alcoholic
content of less than 20%. Alcoholic punch has been banned.
Students over the age of 21 may still drink hard liquor at registered
private parties. Minors may be present but cannot drink.
The host of the private party will be responsible if any violations of
the probation occur during their party. Penalties range from a fine
of $50 for the host to suspension.
Brown
No hard alcohol may be served in public and private parties.
Hard alcohol will be defined as anything that cannot be normally
purchased at a grocery store.
Those over 21 can have alcohol in a "small social setting," but they
cannot distribute to students below 21 years old.
Consequences for first-time violators of probation terms: Alcohol
will be confiscated, and students will be subject to an investigation,
a Students who violate the rules a second time wilt receive a $50 fine.
Third-time offenders will be send to University Court and may face
suspension or expulsion.
Martel
m The difference between a gathering of friends and a private party
will be determined on a case-by-case basis
Acceptable: beer, wine, champagne, ale and Smirnoff Ice.
n Hard liquor cannot be provided or consumed by minors at both
public and private parties. However, students over the age of
21 may buy and consume hard liquor in a non-party setting.
If a party is found having hard liquor, it will be shut down immediately.
College masters will be notified of violations, and the individual will
be referred to the college court. Additional punishments will be dealt
with on an individual basis.
McMurtry
^ Acceptable: Beer, wine and champagne are acceptable, but drinks
with an alcoholic content above 20% are banned including at
public or private gatherings.
^ Students over the age of 21 may still consume hard liquor.
iJ Party registration through the chief justice is mandatory.
Consequences for providing hard liquor: $50 fine and four hours
worth of community service.
5J Students will receive judicial amnesty for all EMS calls.
Duncan
Hard liquor defined as a drink with over 20% alcoholic content.
Hard liquor banned at private and public gathenngs.
^ Students of age can drink in room alone or in small group (three
students or less). No underage students may be present.
Consequences of probation violations include a college court hearing.
Sources for this graphic were meeting minutes and notes from individual students at each residential college.
Parade plans
changed
by Seth Brown
Thresher Editorial Staff
Whereas students involved in post
water balloon fights have paraded
slowly along the inner loop, a lack of
trucks to carry the balloons means
that students will now fight solely on
Founder's Court, and then make their
own way to the track for Saturday's
races - if they so choose.
Due to last-minute cancellations by
truck rental companies, only six trucks
were still reserved by the colleges as of
Wednesday - not enough to have the
parade as in years past. Instead, stu-
dents will gather on Founder's Court at
10 on Saturday morning for the balloon
fight before the races begin at 11:30.
Campus-Wide Beer Bike Coordina-
tor Matt Sawyer cited the rodeo and the
possibility that truck companies might
not want to rent to Rice for the dearth
of trucks.
"The cancellation of the truck com-
panies has thrown a very large wrench
into what I feel was an extraordinarily
good plan," Sawyer, a Sid Richardson
senior, said. "We don't have the luxury
of having all the trucks we need avail-
able to us throughout the city."
Sawyer said that while there had
been difficulties in past years with
getting trucks, there had always been
back-ups in the past. Sawyer said that
the original parade plan, to have one
stop at Founder's Court and one stop at
intramural field six, based on student
opinion collected at the beginning of
the year, depended on having at least
one truck for each college. However,
over spring break, a number of compa-
O see BEER BIKE, page 9
Tuition increases for incoming Rice students
by Ellen Liu
Thresher Editorial Staff
Students matriculating at Rice
in the 2011-2012 school year will
face an annual tuition increase of
$1,780 more than last year bringing
the total price of attendance to $47,821.
Rice announced this 5.4 percent
rise last Monday and concluded that
the tuition cost specifically will be
$34,900. Its growth rate has fluctu-
ated slightly over recent years; last
year, the tuition went up 5.3 percent
from 2009, and between 2008 and
2009, there was a 5 percent price in-
crease.
"Rice raises tuition so that it has
sufficient funds, together with en-
dowment support and other revenue
sources, to continue providing the
high-quality education and research
opportunities, services and facilities
that our students expect," President
David Leebron said.
He noted that because tuition rev-
enue is Rice's second largest revenue
source after endowment support, the
tuition rate has grown every year.
Leebron said there would be even
more pressure on tuition next year.
both to keep the distribution of endow-
ment funds from rising in compensa-
tion for past endowment losses and to
support modest faculty and staff sal-
ary increases. He also mentioned that
Rice was facing some potential losses
in state and federal support.
However, Leebron said Rice is not
changing its financial aid policies
and will ensure sufficient funds to
cover the additional need for finan-
cial aid resulting from the increase in
tuition and other costs. According to
him, the financial aid budget for 2011-
2012 hasn't been finalized yet, but it
will probably increase by at least
10 percent from this year's.
"It is also important to note that
based on both tuition charges and
financial aid, Rice remains one of
the most affordable private universi-
ties and colleges," Leebron said. "To
date, based on schools that have an-
nounced tuition rates for next year,
we expect that Rice will remain about
$5,000 to $6,000 less than our peers."
Leebron stated that this afford-
ability, among other factors, contrib-
uted to Rice being named a best value
university by the Princeton Review.
O see TUITION, page 6
RICE YEARLY ENDOWMENT vs. TUITION
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So there's this thing...
... on Saturday, maybe you've heard of it, I
don't know, it's called 'Beer Bike.' Anyway, if
you want you can go and throw these things
with water in them at other people and then
some people drink some water and ride bikes
in circles.
If you're sober
The Shepherd School Symphony is perform-
ing Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini,
Rachmaninov's third piano concerto and
Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra. Rach 3
is a beast, go if you can.
Ich gehe in die Schweiz
Need to get or renew your passport? Fill out an ap-
plication and head over the Kelley lounge between
9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday for the Passport
Fair! We recommend visiting Germany, Austria
and Switzerland (Liechtenstein and Luxembourg
are alright too).
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Opinion 3
News 4
Arts & Entertainment 14
Sports 18
Calendar 23
Backpage 24
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