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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2003
Signs cause problems
TICKETS, from Page 1
stadium's general ticket office at
$32 each. The processing and print-
ing of the new tickets caused the
delays, Williams said.
"We were very pleased with stu-
dent turnout, and we wanted every
student to be able to get into the
game, which is why we bought the
additional tickets," Williams said.
Many student fans said they were
frustrated by the long wait.
Baker College junior Harding
Brumby estimated that he waited
over half-an-hour to get into the
game.
"It was a little annoying since it
was a home game, so I figured they
would have tickets ready for every-
one who wanted them and we would
just be able to walk in," Brumby said.
Hanzsen College junior Cindy
Berning said she and her friends
waited about 45 minutes to get tick-
ets for their group.
"They shouldn't have guaranteed
tickets if they were going to run
out," Berning said.
The additional tickets were for
seats in a section that was not adja-
cent to the large Rice student sec-
tion.
"We could see everyone else in
the student section having fun. but
we were stuck on the third level
with a bunch of UT fans," Berning
said.
A change in the game's kickoff
time also led to confusion for some
students.
Ticket pick-up at the stadium was
originally advertised as beginning
at 4:30 p.m. However, the pick-up
time was changed to 6 p.m. after last
Monday's decision to push back the
kickoff so ESPN2 could nationally
televise the game.
Some students said they drove to
the stadium at 4:30 p.m. only to find
that tickets would not be given out
until 6 p.m.
Policing offensive signs
Rice University Police Chief Bill
Taylor said RUPD officers were
present at the game to serve as a
buffer between stadium security staff
and students.
Student Association co-Presi-
dent Michael Leggett said he of-
fered his assistance to RUPD offic-
ers, who told him Reliant staff had
requested that most offensive mes-
sages on signs or T-shirts be cov-
ered because the game was being
nationally televised.
Leggett and several college presi-
dents then explained the situation to
groups of students displaying inap-
propriate messages, most of whom
were cooperative, Leggett said.
Will Rice College junior C.W.
McCullagh was a member of one of
the groups approached by Leggett.
"Out of the four signs we made,
one was confiscated, one was cen-
sored so that we couldn't hold it up
anymore, and two were fine,"
McCullagh said. "If the game hadn't
been aired on ESPN[2], it wouldn't
have been a problem."
McCullagh said he and his friends
put away a "Longhorns, Short dicks"
sign after leggett asked them to
stop holding it up halfway through
the first quarter.
Rice students spelling out offen-
sive phrases with letters painted on
their chests were also asked to cover
the inappropriate messages. At one
point, even students with non-vul-
gar slogans such as "Rice" or "Owls"
were asked to put on shirts.
President Malcolm Gillis visited
with fans in the student section dur-
ing the game. Some students said
they saw Gillis speak with Reliant
staff, and soon afterwards students
with non-offensive painted words
removed their shirts again without
further incident.
Gillis could not be reached for
comment as he was out of town.
REMS funding permanent
by Lindsey Gilbert
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Rice Emergency Medical Ser-
vices can continue offering its aspir-
ing volunteers basic Emergency
Medical Technician certification free
of charge. President Malcolm Gillis
approved permanent funding for the
certification class, Health Sciences
308, last Thursday.
Student Association co-President
Michael Leggett said the SA peti-
tioned on behalf of REMS for
$10,000 per year of permanent fund-
ing for the course, which is offered in
the spring. Beginning last year, Gillis
and Vice President for Student Af-
fairs Zenaido Camacho provided tem-
porary funding to wholly subsidize
the $400 fee previously paid by each
student in the class for supplies.
To receive the subsidy this year,
students in the course must sign a
contract stating they will volunteer
for REMSat least one full year, REMS
Captain Drew Flansbaum said.
"We're going to get a lot more
applicants I feel, because there's no
longer this $400 prerequisite to take
the class," Flansbaum, a Lovett Col-
lege senior, said. "The quality of our
EMTs will only improve."
Flansbaum said REMS has had
difficulty filling its schedule in the
past, and some shifts have been
understaffed. On average, about
15 of the 20 students who took the
class prior to the fee waiver went
on to volunteer for REMS,
Flansbaum said. Under the new
policy, the class will yield more
guaranteed volunteers,
'Hie funding will also allow REMS
to hire highly qualified instructors,
Flansbaum said. Past courses were
taught by Rice EMTs.
Camacho said the funding for this
year's course, like last year's, is tem-
porary, with $6,000 coming from his
budget and $4,000 coming from the
President's Office's budget. How-
ever, funding for future years will be
built into the budget.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed.
■ Tuck Fexas T-shirts and NCAA Championship baseball T-shirts are
available for order on the SA Web site.
■ The deadline for clubs to register with the Clubs Office is Wednesday.
The registration form is available online at http://128.42.185.24/
Clubs2000/default.htm.
w The senate approved C.R.E.A.T.E. (Caring Rice students Encourag-
ing Art Through Education), which will organize art outreach programs
at local elementary schools. Anyone with questions should contact
Lovett College sophomore Nathan Black at nwbtack@rice.edu.
a SA Parliamentarian C.W. McCullagh presented a list of amended
proposed changes to the SA constitution and bylaws to be voted on
at the next SA meeting.
■ The NCAA Championship trophy from the 2003 College World Series
was passed from Will Rice College to Lovett College. The trophy will
be at each college for one week.
The next meeting will be Monday at 10 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion in the
Student Center.
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Will Rice College senior Renee Edlund holds up one of the many signs by Rice students at the Rice-Texas game.
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