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Friday, February 27,2009
the Rice Thresher
NEWS 9
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A circus comes to town
Some colleges drink, some colleges dance, but not all ride
Sahaian-styledSUVs. On Tuesday's Hanszen College changeover,
a few special guests roamed the grassy desert of South Main
1. Hanszen senior Marta Bjornson tentatively tests out
Porkchop, one of two camels who ventured to Rice Feb.
24 for Hanszen's changeover.
2. and 6. Hanszen master Barbara Morris got a chance
to climb atop Gunther, which, all things considered, was
probably better than riding the alternative. "It was be-
tween the camels and a monkey that serves drinks, but
we didn't have enough money for the monkey, and there
were some concerns that it was a little too much like a
slave. The camels, though, are used to this. Apparently
they come from a long line of riding camels, and they're
Houston's No. 1 camels, although I didn't know Houston
had a preference," Morris said.
3. The couple that rides camels together, stays together.
Here, Wes (left) and Barbara Morris (right) decide to give
Gunther a simultaneous ride.
4. Junior Peter Hutley, Hanszen's treasurer, leads class-
mate Saneal Rajanahally atop Gunther.
5. Hanszen freshmen Thomas Motter and Ann Wawrose
lead Porkchop around Old Wiess Field. At only $400 to
rent, the camels were perhaps the most expensive -
and slowest - lawnmowers Rice has ever employed.
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Michel, Casey. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 96, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 2009, newspaper, February 27, 2009; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443030/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.