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the Rice Thresher
Vol. XCIV, Issue No. 17
SINCE 1916
Friday, January 26, 2007
Texas State coach
replaces Graham
by Nathan Bledsoe
THRKSHKR KDITORIAI. STAFF
Seven days after former head
football coach Todd Graham left for
the University ofTulsa, the Athletic
Department hired David Bailiff as
Rice's 18th head football coach on
a five-year contract.
"When we found out that Coach
Graham was going to Tulsa, we
assembled a committee in a timely
fashion," Athletic Director Chris
Del Conte said. "It was a situation
where we wanted to make a hire in a
relatively quick fashion because we
wanted to keep the momentum."
Bailiff comes to Rice from
NCAA Division I-AA Texas State
University, where he went 21-15
in three years as head coach. In
2005, Bailiff led the Bobcats to the
I-AA semifinals, by far the deepest
into the playoffs the school had
ever gone. Bailiff's tenure atTexas
State was marked by an increase in
graduation rates to 75 percent.
For an in-depth analysis of Bailiff's
on-the-field schemes, see page 16
Del Conte said when Bailiff
became head coach at 1 exas State,
he entered a program in a situation
different than Rice's.
"At Texas State, they were com-
ing of fa whole bunch of problems,"
he said. "Here we're coming off the
see COACH, Page 5
To save a life
TIFFANY YEH/THRESHER
Hanzen College junior Stacey Cheng gives blood at the Campus Blood Drive in Fransworth Pavillion this week. The
drive was held in honor of English Professor Dennis Huston, who has leukemia.
Student tickets capped at 300
180 other Rice affiliates, 300 VIP's to see Clinton speak
by Grace Ng
THRESHER STAFF
Less than 10 percent of Rice
undergraduates will be able to
see former president Bill Clinton
speak in Stude Concert Hall Feb.
8, but about 20 of them will have
a photo opportunity with the
ex-president before his speech.
According to Managing Direc-
tor for Programs and Interna-
tional Studies Mark Scheid, 781
tickets will be distributed for the
speech.
Of those, 300 have been allot-
ted for Rice students, 180 seats
will go to other Rice-affiliated
guests and 300 are reserved for
VIP's, Baker Institute for Public
Policy Roundtable members, local
officials and Clinton's invitees.
Ambassador Edward Djere-
jian, the Director of the Baker
Institute — which is hosting the
event — said many people have
complained about the limitations
of the venue. The institute has
received more than 2000 RSVPs.
"My ideal would be that all
Rice students are admitted to this
event," Djerejian said. "All they
[would | have to do is to show their
student ID card. We do everything
we can do to accommodate the
students at Rice because we want
the students to fully benefit from
the Baker Institute."
Clinton's speech will air live on
RTV-5 and channel 13. In addition,
Djerejian said Baker Hall and the
Grand Hall in the Student Center
will be open as overflow venues
where students and other Rice-
affiliated people can watch the
event on a live broadcast.
The Baker Institute Student
Forum, a student group that
organizes policy-related events
for students and represents
students to the Institute, is man-
aging R.S.V.P.'s for students.
BISF Chair Elena Charnetzki
said the 300 student tickets to
the actual speech event will be
distributed by BISF through a
random selection process.
"We received a record num-
ber of R.S.V.P.'s — over 1000,"
Charnetzki, a Jones College
senior, said.
Students who receive a
ticket will be contacted directly
by e-mail.
Many groups, including
Baker Institute staff, BISF mem-
bers and Rice Ambassadors
have been asked to volunteer
see CLINTON, Page 7
College construction
to start in September
by Lily Chun and Lisa Low
THRESHER STAFF
When students move into two
new north colleges in Fall 2009,
they will find more students, more
space and more single rooms.
Along with the new adjoining
servery, the new colleges will
take up more than 300,000 square
feet: McMurtry College will be
about 160,000 square feet, and the
11th college will be about 143,000
square feet. Approximately 40
percent of the rooms in the new-
colleges will be singles with the
other 60 percent consisting of
doubles and suites.
Senior Project Manager Eleni
Barzouka said she is working with
consultants to finalize issues such
as permits, utilities, plumbing and
designs, but the colleges will be
ready for students by Fall 2009.
Utility work for the colleges will
begin in June, and construction wi1'
begin in September.
Barzouka said students should
not worry about utility problems
at existing north colleges.
"We will have to do some tem-
porary utility work so we don't
lose power at Jones or Martel,"
she said.
The new colleges will have double-
loaded corridors — with rooms on
both sides of a hallway — because
a Facilities, Engineering and Plan-
ning survey found students like the
sense of community they get from
that layout.
"The new colleges should have
indoor hallways because that's
where you meet people," Brown
College sophomore Gillian Smith
said.
Rice hired two architectural
firms last fall to design McMur-
try and the 11th college. Hopkins
see COLLEGES, Page 6
Dadaism inspires Archi-Arts
The Meridian downtown to host "Delirious " party
INSIDE
24-hour play
by Jennifer Luo
FOR THE THRKSHKR
With the upcoming Archi-Arts, party
lovers can look forward to a whimsically
planned gala in the spirit of Dada — but
hopefully no one will come dressed as
a urinal.
Archi-Arts, an annual party hosted by
sophomore architecture majors, will be held
Feb. 9 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Merid-
ian, a downtown venue on the corner of Bell
Street and Charlies Street.
"This should at least be one of the best, if
not the best, party of the year," Hanszen Col-
lege sophomore Sanket Shah, who helped
plan the party, said.
The costume party, which usually takes
place in hipster-friendly venues, will have
a "Delirious" theme this year. Organizers
chose the theme to reflect the Dada move-
ment of the early 20th century. It calls for
whimsical and surreal costumes.
"You could come covered in Post-It notes,"
Shah said. "Pretty much anything in the
spirit of Dada, anything out of the ordinary
or illogical, is what we're looking for."
Hugo Ball, one of the founders of Dada-
ARCHI-ARTS
"DELIRIOUS"
What: Archi-Arts "Delirious" Party,
Architecture students' annual
costume fund-raiser party
When: Feb. 9 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Where: The Meridian (1503 Chartres)
Across the street from the Brown
Convention Center and the Toyota Center
Attire: Dadaism-inspired costumes
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at door
T-Shirts: $10 each
ism, chose the name of the movement by
selecting a word at random from a dictionary.
He wrote a famous Dada poem containing
nonsensical words. Marchel Duchamp,
see DELIRIOUS, Page 5
Rice Players' annual 24-hour play event
begins today at 8 p.m. in the Hamman Hall
lobby. Participating writers will stay up
all night writing short plays. Actors will
rehearse Saturday morning and put on a
show featuring the plays Saturday night at
8 p.m. in Hamman Hall.
RPC goes online
The Rice Program Council now has
an online calendar available to all Rice
students. Updated daily, you can view the
calendar at my.calendars.net/rieeprog.
Latest withdrawal deadline
Today is the last day for students
to withdraw and receive a 70 percent
tuition refund.
IM entry deadlines
Today is the last day to sign up for
college flag football, tennis doubles,
ultimate and inner tube water polo.
Download the necessary forms at
ruf. ri ce. ed u/~ ricerec/i ms/fo rms. h tml.
OPINION
.4 n ti-Semitism at Rice
A&E
College theater preview
Page 3
Page 10
SPORTS Page 13
Women s basketball tops UH
Quote of the Week
"There's really been a lot of speculation about
whether or not we can trust another coach
again, after what happened. But [Bailiff] came
in here, and I really think they got a guy that we
can trust and has a lot of fire behind him."
— Redshirt sophomore quarterback Chase
Clement, describing his reaction to the hiring of
new head football coach David Bailiff.
Scoreboard
Men's Basketball
Rice 73. UTEP 67
UCF 72. Rice 67
Women's Basketball
Rice 70. Houston 56
Weekend Weather
Friday
Partly cloudy, 48-61 degrees
Saturday
Showers, 44-60 degrees
Sunday
Partly cloudy, 35-55 degrees
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