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Friday, April 13, 2007
Bailey inspired teammates
with energy and confidence
by Matthew McKee
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Sid Richardson College junior
Jonathan Bailey was stabbed to
death outside a College Station bar
April 4th.
Bailey was celebrating his 22nd
birthday with his twin brother, Jan-
son, and some friends at the V-Bar
in College Station. Janson Bailey
became involved in a fight outside the
bar, and both brothers were stabbed
after Jonathan Bailey and others at-
tempted to intervene. The Baileys
were taken to St. Joseph Regional
Health Center, where Janson Bailey
was treated for non-life-threatening
wounds and Jonathan Bailey was
pronounced dead.
The alleged killer is Ronald
Johnson Jr., a 23-year-old College
Station resident and U.S. Marine who
recently returned from Iraq. Johnson
was arrested on murder charges and
released on $200,000 bond Saturday
(see Marine, page 5).
Coming only live days after the
death of Baker College junior Parker
Redman, the news of Bailey's death
came as a jolt to the Rice community.
It is the fifth time a Rice student has
died this academic year.
There will be a university memo-
rial service for Bailey Tuesday at
7 p.m. at Sid.
Bailey, whose hometown is Beau-
mont, transferred to Rice from
Texas State University in 2(X)5 and
joined the basketball team as a
walk-on sophomore.
Head men's basketball coach Willis
Wilson said transfer students can have
a diff icult time adjusting to new environ-
ments and finding a social niche, but
Bailey had little difficulty.
"For transfers and walk-ons, there's
an element of acceptance that you
have to work through," Wilson said.
"[Bailey] made himself available for
everything the other guys went
through and never gave you the sense
that he didn't belong."
Fellow basketball players remem-
ber Bailey for his enthusiasm and
confidence, recalling his loud cheers
and many compliments paid for even
small accomplishments. Teammates
said Bailey spent his time in the locker
room exuding energy that they could
draw from.
"He was always hyped before
Sid Richardson College junior Jonathan
Bailey
games," Sid sophomore Christopher
Szalay said. "He would be that guy that
would just get us going."
Szalay, who knew Bailey from the
pair's first days at Rice, said Bailey was
devoted to performing well on and off
the court and had considered attend-
ing law school or entering politics
after college. Emphasizing Bailey's
commitment to his friends, Szalay
recalled late night study sessions
see BAILEY, Page 8
Dalai Lama to speak on
compassion, tolerance
By Joyce Yao
THRI SHIR SI AM
The Boniuk Center for
Religious Tolerance is hosting
His Holiness the 14th Dalai
Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, at Autry
Court May 1. There will be two
separate speeches: the general
public can attend "The Meaning
of Compassion in Everyday
Life" at 10 a.m., and members
of the Rice community will be
able to attend an additional lec-
ture, "Tolerance and Universal
Responsibility in the Global
Village" at 2 p.m.
Security will be especially
tight at the lectures — any-
one caught recording the
speech will be escorted out.
Those carrying backpacks or
any kind of recording device
will be turned away, as there
will not be room to store the
items. Cellular phones will be
allowed at the event under the
condition that they will not be
used for recording. People who
wish to attend should arrive at
Autry Court an hour and a half
before the actual speech to go
TICKETING INFO
The private talk for the Rice
community will be free, and
tickets forthe public speech
are sold out.
Bring government-issued
photo identification with your
ticket to the public speech.
Only a Rice ID is needed for
the private talk.
through a metal detector and a
hand-wand search.
Despite all these security
restrictions, Associate Director
see LAMA, Page 7
For coverage of the death of Baker College junior Parker Redman from last week's
extra, see the story online at the.ricethresher.org/news/2007/04/04.
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DERRICK HUANG THRESHER
Sumo on the lawn
Baker College seniors Tim Borden and Zach Epstein rest after engaging in a bout of "sumo
wrestling" at the Baker College Beer-Bike tailgate. See Beer-Bike photos, page 12.
More students opt to live off-campus
by Evan Mintz
THRESHER EDIWRIAI sTAEE
In a shift from recent years, many colleges
are seeing a decrease in demand for housing.
In the past, residential colleges have had to
deal with the popularity of on-campus hous-
ing by bumping some students off campus
for a year. Recently, however, many students
are opting to move off campus, leaving some
colleges with the unfamiliar problem of
empty bedrooms.
"We actually had more space than we had
people who wanted a room, which has not
happened before in my time here at Mar-
tel," Martel College Vice President Bryan
Ellis said.
Martel, which was forced to bump 52
students in 2005 and 14 last year, now finds
itself with 11 extra beds.
Ellis, a junior, speculated that students
may be moving away to avoid living next
to the construction site of the 10th and
11th colleges.
Lovett College now has seven unclaimed
beds for next year, continuing a trend from
last year, and Jones College has nine.
Brown College's demand for beds met its
supply perfectly. Idling every room with no
students forced off campus.
However, Brown did face problems of stu-
dents unhappy with their room arrangements.
"There was some drama, but no scandal,"
Brown Internal Vice President Angela Qian
said. "Some people were wanting other people
on their floor but not getting that, but there
was nothing unconstitutional."
Hanszen College, which bumped 12 female
students, faced a similar problem of discontent
with rooming arrangements.
Hanszen Chief Justice Sam Banon said the
arrangement of the restrooms in Hanszen's
old section causes a switch every year
between a majority of men and women — 2007-
'08 is a men's year. Several women requested
that a room assignment be changed from men
to women, but the request was denied.
"You just can't change the rules in the
middle of the process," Hanszen Presi-
dent Court Jackson said. "It's not fair to
the people who have been looking over
the information."
After debate, everyone eventually agreed
with the decision. Jackson said.
"Room draw is inherently full of flaws,
no matter how you structure it. Even if you
changes the rules, new problems will come
up. Someone will always be unhappy."
Men to women ratios have become a prob-
lem at a few colleges. Wiess College forced
off 22 men, while reserving beds for 90 men
and 64 women, according to Wiess Housing
coordinator Elizabeth Cooper.
"Generally, more guys want to live on
campus because they don't have as much
faith in their ability to cook and clean
for themselves," Cooper said. "And they
see ROOMS, Page 10
INSIDE
Fall 2007 registration
deadline
5 p.m. today is the deadline to register for
Fall 2007 courses without paying a "failure
to register on time" fee.
Course evaluations
Course evaluations can be filled out
through ESTHER starting Monday.The evalu-
ation period willend May LS, and students who
have not filled out evaluations will be asked to
do so before they can see their grades.
Beer-Bike 2007
Beer-Bike 2007 is scheduled to take place
tomorrow morning. Women's warmup begins
at 9 a.m. at the Hackerman Track behind the
stadium. Men's warmup will begin immediately
following the conclusion of the women's race.
The alumni race has been canceled.
Rice Dance Theatre
Hie Rice 1 )ance Theater's Spring 2007 show
"Backward with Conviction" will be held in Hani-
man Hall at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow.
OPINION
Page 3
Playboy feminism
A&E
Page 13
Brown theater hams it up
SPORTS
Page 18
Baseball back on traek
"I've been to five different stores, and they laugh at
me when I asked for a Wii."
— Registrar David Tenney on obtaining Nintendo
Wiis to be raffled for students who complete course
evaluations for the Spring 2007 term.
See Story. Page 7.
Scoreboard
Baseball
Rice 13, Lamar 4
Rice 8, East Carolina 6
Women's Tennis
Pepperdine 7, Rice 0
Men's Tennis
Rice 5, Abilene Christian 1
Weekend Weather
Friday
Scattered thunderstorms/wind 61-82 degrees
Saturday
Isolated thunderstorms/wind. 49 70 degrees
Sunday
Sunny, 56-72 degrees
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