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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 25,2006
Massive campus construction to begin spring semester
by Sarah Baker
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
The sounds of bulldozers will
ring in students' ears beginning in
2007 when construction begins on
two new colleges, a Central Quad
pavilion and a shared servery
for Lovett College and Will Rice
College. The Board of Trustees
approved these buildings at its
May meeting.
University Architect David
Rodd said the construction of a
pavilion attached to the west side
of Fondren Library will begin in
2007 and should be finished by
the end of the calendar year. The
pavilion will feature a coffee shop
run by an outside company, Hous-
ing and Dining Director Mark
Ditman said. The coffee shop will
have limited food service and is
expected to be 6,000 square feet.
The project will also extend Fon-
dren's covered walkway around
the entire building.
The pavilion, which is sched-
uled to be finished by the end of
next year, is the key feature in a
plan to renovate the Central Quad
to promote activity in the area.
Landscaping is the only other
change planned for the Central
Quad, although other yet-to-be-
determined buildings will be
renovated or constructed in the
future, Rodd said.
Rodd and Facilities, Engineer-
ing and Planning is searching for
an architect to design the new
colleges. The Board of Trustees
will make the final decision.
Construction on the $140-million
project is expected to start next
summer or fall and finish by July
or August 2009, Rodd said.
Rodd said further renova-
tion and possible destruction
of South College buildings to
accommodate growth is also
being discussed. However, the
Board of Trustees has not yet
approved any plans.
"We're looking at all the col-
leges for opportunities... to either
replace some of the buildings or
add onto them," Rodd said.
Rodd said the old winp« of
Baker, Will Rice and Hauszen
Colleges will remain intact.
Additions to Lovett College and
Sid Richardson College would be
considered rather than demoli-
tion, Rodd said.
Rodd said Lovett and Will Rice
Colleges' shared servery will be
built in the loading dock area be-
tween the colleges and that both
commons will remain intact.
The thought was that if we
take the space that those facilities
are in now and renovate them
and then add onto them, we can
provide a combined kitchen or
servery, much like you have over
at [Hanszen/Wiess] servery or
North Servery," Rodd said.
No start date for the construc-
tion has been set, and the project
is expected to cost $23 million,
Rodd said.
The university began a parking
study over the summer in an effort
to examine how to accommodate
construction projects and the
growth of the undergraduate popu-
lation, Rodd said. Gerald Salzman
of Desman Associates/Chicago is
the consultant for the study, which
should be finished in September.
Salzman has been analyzing park-
ing data and gathering opinions
from the members of the University
Standing Committee on Parking.
Rodd said construction on the Col-
laborative Research Center—located
at the corner of University Boulevard
and Main Street — will begin in the
fall, possibly in October. Researchers
from Rice and the Texas Medical
Center will share the center.
The $200-million project is
expected to be completed in De-
cember 2008, Rodd said.
Summer Construction
Assistant Vice President of
Project Management and Engi-
neering DougTomlinson said rain
caused some delays in summer
construction projects, but most
projects were completed without
problems.
The largest construction proj-
ect of the summer was the re-
placement of the sewer system
beneath College Way between
Herring Hall and Sewell Hall.
College Way — part of the In-
ner Loop — was closed for most
of the summer, and Laboratory
Road — the other side of the Inner
Loop — functioned as a two-way
road. Major construction was com-
pleted Aug. 18, allowing College
Way to reopen. Additional work on
the sewer system will continue into
September, Tomlinson said.
The construction of greenhous-
es between Dell Butcher Hall and
the Anderson Biology Building is
scheduled td finish Aug. 31.
Tomlinson said renovation of
the third floor of the Anderson Bi-
ology Building throughout the fall
semester will cause some closures
of walkways. The changes will turn
the floor into laboratory space, and
an exterior walkway is being con-
verted into an interior one.
Tomlinson said the conver-
sion of the sixth floor of Fondren
Library to a study area will be
finished in October.
A $2-million project installed
new four-pipe air conditioners and
restored some of the original hard-
wood floors in Hanszen College's
Old Section rooms, Ditman said.
Ditman said Lovett College
received double-fixture fluorescent
lights and new shower heads and
valves. The central section of Jones
College received new bathroom
sinks, faucets and air conditioning
modifications to improve air quality.
Tomlinson said the conversion
of the basement and parts of the
first floor of the Ryon Engineering
Building to dry lab space will last
more than a year.
Tomlinson said upcoming
projects include the conversion to
dry lab space in the Mechanical
Engineering Building beginning
after Jan. 1. Improvements to the
visitors center at Lovett Hall, such
as carpet replacement and paint-
ing, will begin in September.
What do Courses in
Poverty, Social Justice, and
Human Capabilities Offer?
Challenging Academics
Women & Gender Studies 422: Gender and Global Economic Justice
Instructor: Strassmann, Fall 2006
This course explores the persistence of gender inequality in societies
around the world. What arc the causes of this inequality? More
generally, how can we best measure and understand poverty and human
well-being? Do measures of national output and income status, such
as gross domestic product (GDP) help us understand individual well-
being?
The concept of human capabilities, developed by Amartya Sen and
Martha Nussbaum, provides a new way of theorizing human well-being.
The course examines this theory, and considers how gender relations
and the organization of domestic life and work may contribute to the
persistence of gender inequalities. 1 he course also examines connections
with other inequalities, such as class, ethnicity, caste, race, and sexual
orientation. Selected readings throughout the course consider policies
designed to improve standards of living around the world and to enhance
gender equity and women's political empowerment.
Sociology 470: Urban Life and Systems
Instructor: Emerson, Fall 2006
Study of urban development, its systems, and life experiences of
urbanites. Will pay particular attention to ways in which cities generate
inequality, wealth and poverty. Course uses readings and weekly
time spent in assigned neighborhoods. Students will conduct urban
ethnographies and analysis through a series of guided assignments.
English 342: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
Instructor: Michic, Spring 2007
A survev of the many genres of the nineteenth-century novel, this course
will try to come to terms with some of the insistent questions posed by
and through the fiction of the period, including responses to poverty and
class conflict and the tension between public and private spheres. 1 his
year we will emphasize the genre of the aptly named "social problem
novel," written to alert (usually middle-class) readers to the plight of the
poor and disadvantaged. We will also he looking at the detective novel,
the marriage plot novel, and the sensation novel on their own terms
and for the insight they offer into social problems. Although this is a
three-credit course, 1 will be offering a one-credit trailer, open to all but
especially designed for students interest in the study of poverty, where
we will look at non-fictional sources dealing with various social problems
and will think through their relation to the novel.
History 468: Women and the Welfare State: Sexual Politics and
American Poverty
Instructor: Sneider, Spring 2007
This course in the history of women and welfare focuses our attention
on women's contributions to the growth of the welfare state and how
welfare has been shaped by understandings of gender, race, and class. We
begin by considering the history of women's benevolent associations and
charity organizations prior to the Civil War. We then turn our attention
to post-Civil War women's involvement with settlement houses, unions,
and missionary societies. Finally, we investigate the construction of need
and entitlement through the Progressive era and the New Deal and pay
particular attention to battles overprotective labor legislation and the
institutionalization of welfare programs at the federal level.
Summer Internships
Students who have taken one of the four
classes may apply for a summer internship
that will allow them to combine course
study and practical experience in the field
working for a non-profit organization or
charity.
For the summer of2007, we will
offer a number of paid internships of
$3,500 each. The internships will offer
nationwide placement and the selection
process will be competitive.
These courses in Poverty, Social Justice, and Human
Capabilities at Rice University offers a combination
of academic studies and practical experience, focusing
on fostering human development to alleviate poverty.
Students who complete these courses are not only
sensitive to the serious problem of poverty but also
know what questions to ask so that their decisions
as professionals and engaged citizens will impact
favorably on impoverished communities and persons.
These courses in Poverty, Social Justice and Human
Capabilities are being assembled at Rice in an
interdisciplinary manner for the first time this year.
This approach was begun with support from the
Bridgeway Foundation in Houston, Texas and in
collaboration with the Shepherd Program for the
Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human
Capability at Washington and Lee University. These
courses are designed to supplement all majors and
fulfill Rice University's mission to "[contribute] to the
betterment of our world."
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