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the Rice Thresher
Vol. LXXXIX, Issue No. 8
SINCE 1916
Friday, October 5, 2001
Martel freshmen
recruiting begins
by Liora Danan and
Stephanie Dornschneider
THRlvSHKR STAFF
Freshmen and transfer students
can apply to transfer to Martel College
beginning today through Oct. 22.
The tentative move-in date for the
Martel building is Jan. 28, so mem-
bers will not be able to move in until
after the first two weeks of the spring
semester. At press time, no decision
had been announced as to where
students transferring to Martel will
live during those two weeks.
Martel President Alice Hill said
the date could be further delayed or
moved up, but a final date should be
announced by Thanksgiving, once
hurricane season is over.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Zenaido Camacho met with the col-
lege presidents Thursday about the
issue after a meeting of college mas-
ters and presidents Wednesday
night did not result in a decision.
"My hope is that we can all de-
bate about it and come to a consen-
sus," Hanszen College President
Erik Vanderlip said. "I do feel the
ultimate decision won't be made
without student input. I feel rela-
tively confident about that."
Martel Master Joan Few said she
and her husband Arthur Few would
prefer that freshmen transferring to
Martel be allowed to stay in their old
rooms until Jan. 28 so they only have
to move once.
"Everybody's got to have a very
open mind and remember that we
have a ton of options open to us and
we have to deal with this on a case-by-
case basis," Joan Few said. "We don't
consider thisan insurmountable prob-
lem — we can deal with this."
Hill said she agrees with the Fews
and many, but not all, of the masters
and presidents agree. Hill said the
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Preparing to protect
Houston Mayor Lee Brown announces the formation and goals of the Houston Task Force on Terrorism, a group
formed to protect the city from potential terrorist acts. Brown and members of the task force held a media
briefing Wednesday afternoon at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
Pool closed indefinitely
A breath of fresh air
Sid Richardson College sophomore Kevin Cassidy takes advantage of the glorious weather to study political
science under a tree near the Student Center Saturday afternoon.
by Kevin Grahmann
I'OR THi: THRCSHKR
The only functional pool on cam-
pus might soon be the one in Presi-
dent Malcolm Gillis' backyard if
problems with the Recreation Cen-
ter pool continue.
The Rec Center swimming pool
was unexpectedly closed last week-
end, preventing members of the Rice
community from using the facility for
team practices and recreation.
Assistant Director for Aquatic and
Outdoor Programs Scott Wray said
the pool's pH level had dropped be-
low (-j.8.
The pH level indicates the acidity
of the pool water. Pools should have
a pH of 7.4; a level of 6.8 is consid-
ered too acidic and can burn a swim-
mers' eyes. In addition, low pH lev-
els can damage pool equipment and
stain the plaster on the pool's walls.
While Wray is not sure what
caused the pH level to drop, he sus-
pects recent repairs affected the
pool's acidity.
Wray said Hooding in June from
Tropical Storm Allison damaged the
pool's filtration system. Most repairs
were made over the summer, but
the filter for the heater system re-
mained unfixed because repairmen
were waiting for a replacement to
arrive. Rec Center and Facilities and
Engineering staff work with an inde-
pendent pool company.
Wray said the new heater filter
arrived last week. To avoid shutting
down the pool while the new filter
was instalied, repairmen sent the
pool water around the heater filtra-
tion system through a pipe.
"We believe there was some cor-
rosiveness in the pipe which caused
the pH to lower," Wray said. "That
pipe has not been used in a while."
By Sund ay afternoon, the pH level
was adjusted and the pool reopened.
Assistant Director for Recreation
Center Operations Richard
Barnhouse said the age of the pool
has caused an increase in the num-
ber of problems.
"The pool is 51 years old."
Barnhouse said. 'The life expect-
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27 withhold Mardi Gras funding
INSIDE
bv Elizabeth Decker
Twenty-seven Hanszen College students
submitted written forms requesting their col-
lege fees not be used to support the annual
Mardi Gras party, decreasing the available
funds by $405.
Hanszen Social Pamela Kellet said the de-
crease is small enough that the format of the
Oct. 19 party will remain the same.
"Twenty-seven students out of the entire
college isn't enough for us to feel the need to
overwhelmingly change the party." Kellet, a
sophomore, said.
The Mardi Gras party traditionally features
a stripping contest with prizes of $100 each for
the best female and male acts.
Kellet said the change in funds will not
affect the prize amounts because the money
Comes from the general social budget rather
than a specific budget.
She said the fees withheld by students will
be used for another Hanszen event, possibly a
TG or raffle prize at another function.
1'he Mardi Gras party is organized by the
Hanszen socials, ophomores Karen
Finkelstein, Caroline Glendenuingand Kellet.
Kellet said students filled out the anony-
'jllitiuStKr ihfin In vrvcifv that
of the Mardi (h as party. The forms were put in
all Hanszen students' mailboxes, and students
were required to return the form by Sept. 20 to
the socials if they did not want their money to
go to the party.
"The entire Mardi Gras party is a forum for
the stripping contest, so we felt that if you
didn't support the stripping portion of the
party, then you shouldn't have to support the
party at all," Kellet said.
Hanszen junior Uchenna Agbim, who co-
wrote a letter to the Thresher last fall stating
her opposition to the use of student funds in
support of the stripping contest, said she was
pleased the socials offered the option of with-
holding fees this year.
"I'm glad they did it." Agbim said. "We
voiced a complaint last year and it shows
they're somewhat respectful to their fellow
Hanszenites. It's considerate."
Hanszen senior Lea Haubelt said she was
glad she had the option to w ithhold her money
because she had been shocked by the party
her freshman year.
"I didn't think there was anything I could
do about it," Haubelt said.
Although she failed to return her form in
time. Haubelt said she didn't think stripping
was an appropriate tradition for a college party.
"It's kind of degrading to the people who
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Music by people you know
KTRl T's first show featuring music re-
corded by Rice students will air Wednes-
day 2-3 p.m. on the student-run radio sta-
tion, 91.7 FM. Submissions can be placed in
Station Manager Ben Home's box in the
KTRU office with a note about the band
members and their music.
A&E
Th ref Kiee plays open
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