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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22,2008
CATALYST
RUN-DOWN
■ Will Rice freshman
Ye Jin Kang is serving as
Editor in Chief.
Catalyst will be published
twice a year, with each
issue divided into three
categories: reviews by
undergraduates, world-
wide research and book
reviews, interviews and
timepieces.
Catalyst has received
funding from the Presi-
dent's Programming
Fund, the office of Dean
of Undergraduates Rob-
in Forman, the Dean of
Natural Sciences and
the Dean of Engineer-
ing, and has received
contributions from the
Student Association and
college governments.
The deadlinefor submis-
sion of full articles for
the spring 2008 issue
is March 10. Students
interested in submitting
can contact Catalyst at
Rice_ScienceJournal@
yahoogroups.com.
The first issue debuts
Apr. 13.
TAYLOR JOHNSON/THRESHER
Yohan Moon, a Baker College freshman and Catalyst Worldwide Research Executive Editor met in the Baker Commons last month to talk with interested stu-
dents about Catalyst, Rice's first undergraduate science review. Since then the plan has become solidified, receiving funding from across campus, ranging from
the Student Association to the deans of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Undergraduates.
Students found Rice's first undergrad science review
by Jocelyn Wright
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Undergraduates wishing to
share their research with the Rice
community will have the oppor-
tunity to do so now that Catalyst,
Rice's first undergraduate science
review, officially became a student
organization at the Student As-
sociation meeting Monday. The
magazine is currently accepting
submissions and is planning on
distributing its first, full-color,
40-page issue on April 13.
Catalyst will be a bi-annual
research review of the sciences,
mathematics, computer science
and engineering at Rice. It will be
divided into three categories: one
with reviews by undergraduates on
their own issues, one on research
performed worldwide, and one
with book re^ws, interviews with
famous scientists and historical
timepieces. All articles will be writ-
ten by undergraduates.
Catalyst Editor-in-Chief Ye Jin
Kang said she got the idea for
Catalyst when she came to Rice and
saw the lack of a science review
on campus.
"When I came to Rice I wanted
a club where I could explore all
the aspects of science," Kang, a
Will Rice College freshman said.
"There wasn't something aimed at
fostering discussion and showcas-
ing undergraduate research."
Worldwide Research Executive
Editor Yohan Moon said he thought
Catalyst would fill a niche at Rice.
"President Leebron's proposal
of the Vision for the Second Cen-
tury emphasized research at the
university," Moon, a Baker College
freshman, said. "We thought there
was something lacking in the un-
dergraduate research community
because there wasn't a showcase
of research done at Rice."
Moon said the committee be-
hind Catalyst looked at similar
publications at Stanford University,
Massachusetts Institute ofTechnol-
ogy and Harvard University and
decided to vary between specific
articles and those that appeal to
the general public.
Catalyst has several faculty advi-
sors from various fields, the main
one being biochemistry professor
Dan Wagner. These advisors will
help edit articles, give suggestions
and, ultimately, comprise the faculty
review board.
Moon said Catalyst had secured
funding from the President's Pro-
gramming Fund, the office of Dean
of Undergraduates Robin Forman,
the Dean of Natural Sciences and
the Dean of Engineering. Kang said
printing 1,000 issues would approxi-
mately amount to $3,500. Currently,
they have secured about $2,500 of
funding. Catalyst also applied for
an Envision Grant. To fund the
magazine in the future, Kang said
she plans to send letters to compa-
nies to get them to submit ads. She
said Catalyst had also applied for a
student activities fund.
Kang said she would like to see
Catalyst putting out issues with a
specific focus after the magazine gets
its first issue out, such as issues on
global health or the brain. She said
there were also plans to have a Wei)
site from which all the articles would
also be accessible.
"It would be nice to make it into an
interactive forum discussion where
we would have blog writers and have
people post comments so it isn't
only a one-time magazine issue that
comes out in April," Kang said.
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DEIAN TABAKOV/THRESHSER
A soul man at Soul Night
Members of the Black Student Association perform a dance on Saturday for Soul Night, BSA's annual culture show. This year's Soul Night, which had a Caribbean theme, featured musical and
dance performances from students all across campus.
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