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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 12.2007
POLICE BLOTTER
The following Items were reported to the Rice University Police
Department for the period Dec. 8 - Jan. 7.
Residential Colleges
Baker College Dec. 9
Jones College
Jones College
Lovett College
Jones College
Jones College
Will Rice College
Martel College
Dec. 12
Dec. 16
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Dec. 20
Dec. 22
Jan. 6
Sid Richardson College Jan. 7
Sid Richardson College Jan. 7
Academic Buildings
Herzstein Hall Dec. 13
Herzstein Hall Dec. 13
Other Buildings
Autry Court Dec. 11
Student Center Dec. 14
Parking Lots
Greenbriar Lot Dec. 11
Brown College Lot Dec. 12
Greenbriar Lot Dec. 13
Facilities and Dec. 15
Engineering Lot
South Colleges Lot Dec. 15
South Stadium Lot Dec. 27
Other Areas
Graduate Apartments Dec. 8
Willy's Pub Dec. 18
5510 Greenbriar Drive Dec. 19
5615 Chaucer Drive Dec. 31
Biology Greenhouse Dec. 31
Off Campus Jan. 2
Minor in consumption and public
intoxication. Subject referred to
Student Judicial Programs.
Theft.
Minor in consumption. Subject
referred to Student Judicial
Programs.
Minor in possession and minor in
consumption. Subject referred to
Student Judicial Programs.
Possession of marijuana. Subject
arrested and remanded to Harris
County Jail.
Building burglarized.
Non-Rice subject asked for money
near college.
Alcohol violation. Subject referred
to Student Judicial Programs.
Criminal mischief.
Suitcase stolen from room over
break.
Theft.
Building burglarized.
Subject did not identify himself.
Subject arrested and remanded to
Harris County Jail.
Theft.
Motor vehicle burglarized.
Motor vehicle burglarized.
Motor vehicle burglarized.
Criminal mischief.
Criminal mischief.
Motor vehicle burglarized.
Motor vehicle burglarized.
Two minors in possession and
two minors in consumption.
Subjects referred to student
Judicial Programs.
Building burglarized.
Theft.
Building burglarized.
Theft.
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A less than silent night
Hanszen College senior Nicola Lugosch sings in the Catholic Student Association's Dec. 9 carolling trip.
The organization entertained audiences with traditional favorites to enliven the season.
EVALUATIONS
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professor, which skews the evalu-
ations, he said. A lack of student
evaluations makes it difficult for
faculty members to assess and
modify their own performances
and also makes it difficult for
department chairs when consider-
ing student opinion for tenure or
promotion decisions.
Registrar David Tenney (Sid '87)
said many administrators view
evaluations as a chance for stu-
dents to influence academic life.
"The evaluation process is a
wonderful opportunity to con-
tribute to evolving and improving
instruction on campus, and we
encourage students to take part,"
Tenney said.
Jones freshman Mary Grace
Hager said she was motivated to fill
out course evaluations because she
received multiple e-mails about the
contest. The Jones masters and
resident associates also offered to
add cash awards for the college's
general fund if the college won
the contest.
Baker junior Dionella Martinez,
who did not fill out any evaluations,
said her college did not publicize
the contest as much.
"1 remember we had listserv
e-mails about it, but there re-
ally wasn't an overwhelming
campaign," she said.
Tenney said one potential way
to address the lack of evalua-
tions is to withhold grades until
a student has completed online
evaluations. He said he hopes
the ultimate solution is one that
actively encourages participation
rather than forces compliance.
Tenney also said a return to in-
class paper evaluations is unlikely
because it is inefficient. "Paper
and pen evaluations [make] an
extraordinary impact on people's
time," he said. "It buries the
Registrar's ()f fice and takes people
away from far more valuable ac-
tivities. In addition, it is extremely
wasteful to use thousands of
pieces of paper."
Levy said the university will
continue to consider new solutions
to the low response rate.
"It was really just an experi-
ment," he said. "As we move into
a new way of doing things, we try
to find the most effective way to
enhance participation."
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Go ahead, make my day...
Martel College sophomore Joyce Kuo and Martel junior Alexandra Bacalao participate in a shootout game at
the President's Cowboy Up! study break Dec. 10. Rice students had the chance to saddle up and take a shot
at each other Intead of at finals during this event.
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Brown, David. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 94, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 2007, newspaper, January 12, 2007; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443068/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.