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THE EKE THRESHER
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 2005
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alert, which the department sent
to all major university, departmen-
tal and college listservs Feb. 10,
Bill Taylor said
About an hour after the robbery,
the victim's husband had trouble lo-
cating her car and briefly suspected
it had been stolen using the keys
from inside her purse. The victim
had actually moved her car from its
usual parking space that morning,
and it was soon located in Hess
Court Lot, Bill Taylor said.
Bill Taylor said security on the
Outer Loop will not change, but
students using the loop should use
good judgment.
"Don't go out in the dark, don't go
by yourself, and after dark, you should
run the Inner Loop," Bill Taylor said
"But this lady wasn't running. She was
just walking to the bank — in broad
daylight — like some people do. It's
relatively safe out there, but nothing
is totally guaranteed. No place is. Not
even on campus."
Before this case, the last serious
crime reported on the Outer Loop
was a sexual assault in August 2002,
Bill Taylor said.
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STUDENT ESSAY
INVITATIONAL
IS RICE TOLERANT?
People from many different religions, ethnicities, races,
nationalities, socio-economic classes, cultures and lifestyles live
and work in the Rice community. Is Rice a tolerant community?
Are people respected here at Rice even if they do not belong to a
majority? Is Rice in any way an example of tolerance to others in
Houston or in the university community at large?
We invite essays not exceeding 500 words on the question of
tolerance at Rice. We will read the essays and share the consensus
of opinion with the Rice community in the spring via our website.
Three $50 Prizes for top entries.
Send your essay to tolerance^rice.edu
New Deadline March 1, 2005. Include your full name, phone
number and email address, and student ID number.
CLUBS
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clubs. However, only registered
student organizations may request
funds from the President's Student
Programming Fund and the Student
Activity Fund, reserve rooms in the
Student Center, set up mailboxes and
Chase bank accounts through the Of-
fice of Student Activities, participate
in activities fairs and use the Rice
name and logo.
The SA Senate will now approve
charter groups that wish to attain the
full privileges of a registered student
organization. The senate will take
into account charter group develop-
ment and demonstrated potential for
further development in determining
whether to grant official status.
'It's a groundbreaking
change. We haven't
had guidelines in the
past to help us vote
objectively.'
— James Lloyd
Brown College senator
The senate will also consider
whether the goals of the club foster
enrichment and leadership develop-
ment of students through academic,
professional, cultural, literary, social,
athletic or student governance and
whether official club status will fur-
ther the club's mission. Sustainability,
clear objectives and potential conflict
with university policies will also be
taken into account.
"It's a groundbreaking change,"
Lloyd, a junior, said. "We haven't had
guidelines in the past to help us vote
objectively."
Charter groups coming before
the SAto become registered student
organizations will submit a written
statement addressing the various cri-
teria and will spend less time speaking
to the senate than in the past.
After receiving approval, a club
must register with the Clubs Office
each year and may not discriminate
on the basis of race, religion, color,
sexual orientation or national origin
in order to maintain club status.
The new guidelines will take
effect immediately, and the gradu-
ated system will take effect in the
fall. All current clubs will automati-
cally become registered student
organizations.
In addition to Lloyd, committee
members include Simon Birenbaum,
a Jones College senior. Ian Everhart,
a Hanszen College junior; SA Parlia-
mentarian Ames Grawert, a Lovett
College junior; and Hanszen Senator
Dominic Lee, a sophomore.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
The Student Association met Monday. The following were discussed.
■ The SA General Elections will be held online at the SA Web site,
http://sa.hce.edu, from 12 a.m. today until 1 p.m. Wednesday.
■ SA President Derrick Matthews announced students will have access
to an online version of the Rice Alumni Directory beginning in April.
■ Matthews, a Will Rice College senior, solicited opinions regarding the
best location for a sidewalk in the grassy area between Hanszen. Sid
Richardson and Will Rice Colleges.
■ Matthews announced former Assistant Director of Development for
Student Affairs Paul Sutera was promoted to Assistant Director of Lead-
ership Giving at the beginning of the semester.
■ The senate approved the General Elections ballot and changes to the
club approval system. However, Matthews later discovered the senate did
not have the necessary two-thirds quorum to vote on the bylaw change
or the ballot. He called a meeting Wednesday afternoon to properly ap
prove the ballot and bylaw changes.
■ Matthews announced the senate will vote on a Rice Broadcast Televi-
sion bylaw change regarding the role of volunteer and alumni members.
Matthews also announced that a change to Rice Program Council's
constitution will appear on the General Elections ballot.
The next meeting will be Monday at 10 p.m. in Farnsworth Pavilion in
the Student Center.
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