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THE RICE THRESHER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3,2006
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MARSHALL ROBINSON/THRESHER
State of the Union
Students watch President George W. Bush's televised State of the Union address at the Kelley Lounge In
the Student Center Tuesday evening. About SO students attended the event, which was hosted by the Rice
Young Democrats.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Archi Arts to have
Masquerade theme
Numbers nightclub on Wes-
theimer will be the site of the Mas-
querade-themed Archi Arts party, to
be held Saturday, March 4.
Archi Arts, which is tradition-
ally marked by hip locations, self-
designed costumes and an artsy
venue, is a fundraising event to
help sophomore architecture stu-
dents cover expenses for their an-
nual mandatory trip to Paris during
spring break.
Jones College sophomore Jacqui
Cacan, who is helping plan the party,
said she is excited about this year's
theme.
"Archi Arts was originally a
costume ball," Cacan said. "Now,
in its 85th year, it still keeps the
tradition. This theme is easily ac-
cessible to anyone who wants to
show their personality in a new
way, flare up a certain aspect of who
they are or even become, through
costume, something they wish to
be secretly."
Planners said this year's party will
be in a larger, more extravagant urban
setting. Brown College sophomore
Alice Chai, who is also planning the
party, said Numbers has a reputation
as one of Houston's more popular
counterculture music venues.
Chai said this year's theme gives
students an opportunity to express
their creativity.
"Students can make their own
masks and create a costume to wear
to go along with their own idea," Chai
said. "Make it yourself, be creative,
surprise us.... Make a mask and then
dress accordingly."
Sophomore architecture stu-
dents will sell tickets for $10 at each
college's commons during lunch
starting Feb. 22. Tickets will also be
available at Anderson Hall, Room
146 and can be bought for $15 at
the door.
Architecture students have also
designed T-shirts for the event,
which they will sell along with the
tickets. T-shirts will cost $10, and
students can purchase a ticket, raffle
ticket and T-shirt together for $20.
The raffle drawing will be held at
the party.
The party will rim from 10 p.m. to
2 a.m. Shuttle buses will take students
from the Sallyport to the club every
15 minutes.
— Lauren Fitte
Cambridge exchange
student selected
Sid Richardson College sopho-
more Andrea Dinneen was named
the recipient of the 2006 C.D. Broad
scholarship. The international schol-
arship is part of a one-year exchange
program between Cambridge Univer-
sity and Rice.
Dinneen, a history and sociol-
ogy major, will study in a program
that combines sociology and psy-
chology.
Dinneen will only be required
to attend a one-hour tutorial every
week, but professors recommend
that students attend lectures. Din-
neen said she also plans to play
soccer and lacrosse, travel and
join clubs.
Because she will not have very
much class time at Cambridge,
Dinneen said she thinks joining
clubs will be very important for her
experience.
"You need something to take
up the time," Dinneen said. "1
figure joining clubs will give me
something to do and help me meet
people."
Dinneen said she is nervous and
excited about going to Cambridge.
"I'm interested in experiencing
a different political atmosphere
because it's really liberal there,"
Dinneen said.
Director of Scholarships and
Fellowships Mauro de Lorenzo said
he was pleased Dinneen received
the scholarship, which is valued at
$20,000.
"Andrea was the strongest candi-
date, and we felt that she would make
a very good use of the opportunity in
Cambridge," de Lorenzo said.
Rice and Cambridge alternate
selecting Broad scholars every year.
The current Broad scholar, Emile
Chabal, is visiting Rice from Cam
bridge this year. Will Rice College
senior Tera Pruitt was the Broad
scholar in 2004-'05.
— Sarah Taylor
ESPERANZA
Rice Program Council released data from its formats budget this
week. RPC lost about $4,000 on Esperanza, which was held Nov. 12
at the Grand Room downtown. About 400 people attended the event.
The net loss is similar to last year's, when the event was held at the
Westin Galleria.
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