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the Rice Thresher
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Vol. XCIV, Issue No. 12
SINCE 1916
Friday, November 16, 2007
Alumnus donates $1.1 million for political research program
by Margeux Clemmons
FOK THK THKKSHKR
If you are more interested in the
outcome of the presidential elec-
tions than who was elected to Hous-
ton city council last week, Rice alum-
nus Douglas Harlan (Hanszen '64)
is spending $1.1 million to change
your perspective.
Harlan recently created and
funded a Rice program devoted to
studying state and local politics.
The Douglas S. Harlan Program
in State Elections, Campaigns and
Politics will have three main com-
ponents to expand Rice's Political
Science Department: an archive
collection of campaign materials;
resources for faculty, graduates,
and undergraduate research
and training opportunities and a
$100,000 scholarship for a political
science undergraduate.
Harlan said he hopes the pro-
gram's scholarship will create a
curriculum at Rice for studying local
politics and that students apply this
knowledge to run for local office or
to manage campaigns.
"I want students and scholars
to understand and participate in
[campaigns] as campaign workers,
even though they are far less 'sexy'
than presidential campaigns,"
Harlan said.
Will Rice College junior Dana
Hoffman, a political science major,
said the program will increase the
Political Science Department's
visibility and prestige and comple-
ment the Baker Institute's focus on
international politics. Hoffman said
Rice's location makes it a sensible
choice for state politics research.
"It's good for Texas," Hoffman
said. "We're in the South, in the
center of Texas state pride. The
program will be a good resource
see CAMPAIGNS, page 5
SA to test late-night food options
during trial run next month
by Lily Chun
I HRKSHKK KDITORIAI.STAFF
Engineering a DREAM
Austin High School students look on during DREAM'S engineering design competition Sat-
urday in the engineering quad. DREAM, a program where Rice engineering students mentor
AHS students. Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Brent Houchens and Wiess Col-
lege senior Laura Campo coordinated the event.
Local food vendors such as Chipotle, Buf-
falo Wild Wings, Jason's Deli and House of
Pies could begin selling their food on campus
during late-night hours as early as next spring.
The Student Association will host a late-
night food event Tuesday, Dec. 11 in the
Rice Memorial Center. Vendors from Ben
and Jerry's and Jimmy John's will sell
ice cream and sandwiches, respectively.
The SA will buy 8250 worth of food and
subsidize $150.
"We can get a good idea of how many
people would be interested," SA student life
committee chair Jen Zhan said. "If the event
is successful, we'll think about continuing this
next semester."
Zhan, a l.owtt College sophomore, said
the SA will consider hosting a late-night food
event every month or every week. The event
would most likely be held in the new Brochstein
Pavillion next semester, Zhan said.
Fondren Library will also be a hub for late-
night food by next semester, with a vending
machine and a coffee machine on the fourth
floor. Zhan said the food in the vending ma-
chine will depend on Fondren's budget. The
SA will meet with Fondren officials before the
semester ends to discuss Fondren's budget for
food in the vending machines.
Zhan said the SA decided to give late-night
food options a try after 60 percent of students
said in an SA poll that they would be willing
to pay for them.
Baker College sophomor
said she thinks having late-r
is a good idea but is
in the vemiin.tr mad
worn
lines
Julia Lukomnik
;ht food options
1 that the food
Fondren will
be limited.
'The only thing I'd be worried about with
the Fondren stuff is that it seems like- it'c'fbe
pretty unhealthy." Lukomnik said. "Generally,
what you get from those machines are pastries
and stuff. At night you're prone to eat such
crap and in such quantities that just having it
there seems dangerous."
Women's cross wins NCAA
Regional Championship
bv lustin Hudson
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I>ast Saturday was a historic day
for the women's cross country team.
(ioing up against one of the best teams
in the nation, the lOth-ranked Univer-
sity of Arkansas, Rice pulled out its
lirst-ever victory at the NCAA South
Central Regional Championships.'Hie
Owls edged the Razorbacks 54 to 70
to gain an automatic bid to the NCAA
Cross Country Championships in
Terre Haute, Ind., next Monday.
The Razorbacks, former Southwest
Conference members with the Owls
before moving to the Southeastern
Conference, have dominated regional
and national cross country since the
1980s. In fact, Arkansas was 22-0 in
head-to-head competition against
the Owls before Saturday. Despite
Rice's emergence among the nation's
elite, very few observers would have
pegged the Owls to beat Arkansasonits
home course.
"[The win] was really awesome
because everybody just built up Ar-
kansas to be so amazing," freshman
Allison Pye said. "Although they are
very good, I think it was just a big
thing for us to be able to beat them.
It shows that we're capable of some
good things as well."
Rice, which jumped to 11th in
the U.S. Track and Field and Cross
Country Coaches Association poll,
was virtually a lock to gain at least an
at-large bid to Nationals. From the very
beginning of the race, head coach Jim
Bevan had his team go after Arkansas
and 30th-ranked Baylor University, the
other top team in the region. This strat-
egy was a departure from Rice's usual
conservative approach of gradually
attacking the field. With the pressure
of qualifying for the national meets
absent, Bevan said he wanted to use
the race as a dress rehearsal.
"We went out and mixed ourselves
up with Arkansas and Baylor right off
see NATIONALS, page 19
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The women's cross country team takes first at NCAA South Central Regional Championships last
Rice's first ever at the regional meet, guarantees a spot for the Owls at the NCAA Championships
Saturday. The victory,
in Terre Haute. Ind.
INSIDE
Register... or pay!
Make sure you've registered by 5 p.m. for
at least \2 credit hours (if you're a full time
student). Today's the (leadline for registration
for the spring semester. Failure to register on
time will result in a $70 fee.
Last call for Last Call
Rice Dance Theatre's Fall show. List
Call, opened Wednesday and will run until
tomorrow. There will be a show tonight at
8 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thanksgiving's a'coming
The Thresher will be a taking a break next
week for Thanksgivingbreak. I.ook for our next
issue on Nov. 30.
For those of you needing a ride home,
holiday shuttle services will provide rides to
1 lobby Airport Wednesday, departing from the
circular drive outside of the RMC at 9 and 10:30
a.m., and 12,1:30,3, and 4:30 p.m. Shuttles will
run from Hobby back to Rice Sunday, depart-
ing from baggage claim area at 1,2:30,4,5:30,
7, and 8:30 pm. No services will be provided
Thursday and Friday. Night escort services
will resume Sunday evening.
OPINION Page 3
Philosophy students and elitism
A&E Page 11
The messiah comes to Brown
SPORTS Page 15
More homecoming heroics
Quote of the Week
"When I was a freshman, I was really pessimistic
about our viewer base. We've just upped the ante."
— Will Fischer, Will Rice Junior. RTV5 Technical
Advisor, See story, page 11.
Scoreboard
Football
Rice 43, SMU 42
Men's Basketball
Rice 49. TCU 76
Women's Basketball
Rice 63, Winthrop 54
North Texas 65, Rice 69
Weekend Weather
Friday
Sunny, 56-73 degrees
Saturday
Sunny, 61 78 degrees
Sunday
Partly Cloudy. 60-80 degrees
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