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THE RICE THRESHER NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008
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Athletics department takes over IM, Rec Center as part of reorganization
by Jocelyn Wright
THRESHER EDITORIAL STAFF
Starting this semester, the Athlet-
ics Department will be responsible
for both varsity and club and intra-
mural sports. It will also be in charge
of the recreation center, which will
be finished in fall 2009. Athletic
academic advising will nowfall under
the administration of Dean of Under-
graduates Robin Forman.
This model is a common one used
by several peer institutions, including
Harvard, Duke and Northwestern.
Forman said he hopes the merge will
ensure that athletic academic advis-
ing and general academic advising-
are not working at cross-purposes
and share a single vision of campus.
Athletics Director Chris Del Conte
said that the precise details of the
administrative changes and what
they would mean for athletes and
students had yet to be worked out.
He also said he hoped the merge
would correct any misconceptions
that Rice student athletes were get-
ting preferential treatment.
In addition to academic benefits,
the merge is also intended to share
facilities in a way that offers every-
one, both athletes and non-athletes,
more opportunities to use athletic
facilities. Intramural teams and clubs
will now be able to use the same
resources as varsity teams, from
facilities to trainers. For instance,
powderpuff games could be played
at Rice stadium. Del Conte said he
also envisioned the merge spreading
awareness of intramural sports.
"We're looking at getting the
names of other clubs out there so
that we can say, 'You know what?
We have a National Championship-
winning women's water polo team,"'
Del Conte said.
Especially with the creation of
the new recreational center close by
the Jesse E. Jones Graduate School
of Management, Del Conte said he
envisioned this merger facilitating
relationships between athletes and
non-athletes and bringing campus
closer together.
"There's always the perception
that there are student-athletes and
that's a group distinct from the
groups created by the residential
college system," Del Conte said.
"What we're trying to do is create
centers outside the college system
where we are one group united by
Rice University."
Del Conte said he also hopes this
task will also be accomplished by
the Brochstein Pavilion scheduled
to open in April.
"These projects are all about
creating a dynamic environment on
campus," Del Conte said.
Lovett College junior Arthur
Jones said he was excited about the
Athletic Department's decision to
adopt intramural and club sports.
"I think this merge is fantastic
because I know the varsity soccer
fields are so much better, and I look
forward to using them," he said.
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Whitfield, Stephen. The Rice Thresher, Vol. 95, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 2008, newspaper, January 25, 2008; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth443110/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.