The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1986 Page: 1 of 24
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Volume 74, Number 13
Thresher. Not A-Roni. Not Chex. Not And Shine. Thresher.
Friday, November 14, 1986
Coherent minor forum set
The committee on the
coherent minor is completing
its work and will be holding its
first forum to discuss its
findings December 2, at 4 p.m.
in the Chemistry Lab lecture
hall.
At the forum, committee
members will present their
proposal to students and ask for
input on where changes should
be made.
Next week the Thresher will
publish the text of the report to
be discussed at the forums.
According to Dean of Huma-
nities Allen Matusow, the com-
mittee is just completing its
report. 'The work of the com-
mittee is not totally complete
at this time," Matusow ex-
plained.
The committee was formed in
response to President George
Rupp's call to require every
student to complete a coherent
minor of several courses. The
courses would cut across several
disciplines in a field opposite
to the student's major. Engi-
neers would complete a minor
in the liberal arts, while huma-
nities majors would minor in
the sciences.
Athletic department drops
plans for post-game concert
Jones adopts policy
to fight vandalism
by Chip Dorosz
Jones College has instituted a
strict new policy to counteract
heavy damages caused by drunken
college members.
According to Jones President
Scheleen Johnson, most of the
52,500 of damage to lhe college
so far this semester has occurred
on Friday and Saturday nights,
when many drunken people are
wandering the hallways.
The new damage policy makes
all drunk college members
suspects in damage. It states,
"Anyone drunk and seen within
the vicinity of the damage will
be brought before the Jones
Court for questioning."
"If you are drunk and not in
your room, you are violating the
alcohol policy, and if you are
near damage, there will be a
trial," Johnson said. However,
she stressed, "going to court
does not imply guilt. You are
still innocent until proven
guilty."
The policy also warns students
that all damage must be reported
to a college official within 24
hours of its occurrence, or else it
will be regarded as malicious.
According to Jones Chief Justice
Todd Torczon, those found guilty
of causing malicious damage will
be fined between $20 and $100
plus repair costs.
Torczon said Jones members
have already caused more than
twice as much damage as they did
all of last year. The college will
collect about $1,000 back in
fines. Already the $1,000 damage
deposit is gone, and the college
is now taking money from the
general budget, Torczon said.
see Damages, page 8
by Rebecca Monroy
The Rice Athletic Department
has cancelled a rock concert
planned to follow the Rice-Air
Force football game November
22.
According to Associate Ath-
letic Director Bobby May, the
athletic department had a signed
contract with the California
concert promoters Projects West,
but chose to let the company out
of the agreement
Projects West had proposed to
renegotiate the contract for the
November concert with new
attendance projections based on
ticket sales for the October 18
Beach Boys show.
The contracts for the cancelled
concert and for the October 18
Beach Boys concert were drawn
up and signed at the same time.
May said that at the time
Projects West did not expect the
low attendance of the Beach
Boys concert.
Only 14,000 of the 68,000
seats of Rice Stadium were filled
for the October show, despite the
$5.00 seats and beautiful
weather. Although attendance was
higher than for a normal football
game, it was far below the pro-
moter's expectations.
The new contract terms presen-
ted by Projects West were not
acceptable to the athletic depart-
ment, May said. Although the
original contract was legally
binding, May said if Projects
West had been held to the terms
of the agreement, the firm would
probably not work with RicC
again.
Hard Rock opens on Kirby
May said the athletic
department discussed threatening
to sue the promoter for breach of
contract, but decided legal action
would have caused more problems
than it would have solved.
Although the athletic depart-
ment was never financially at
risk, Projects West lost a great
deal of money. The promoter
spent at least $15,000 on con-
cert advertising alone. In addi-
tion, the firm had to cover fees
and expenses for the staging of
the band and for booking the
Beach Boys, but he said the band
was booked for the opening
see Low, page 9
SA Treasurer Chris Frey at Monday's meeting
. Stafford
SA Senate supports
financial changes
This Thunderbird sin at the top of "Save the Planet," a sculpture outside the Hard Rock Cafe. The restaurant,
celebrated its grand ooening with a party Friday. Doors opened to the public Saturday. —G. Stafford
by Wendy Erisman
The Student Association
Senate on Monday approved
changes in the financial by-laws
of the SA and debated on a
proposal for further revision of
the Aby-laws through reform of
the electoral procedure. These by-
laws govern the functioning of
the organizations and insti-
tutions created in the SA Consti-
tution.
The primary purpose in
revising the financial by-laws
was to simplify the financial
procedures of the SA
organizations. "The fact that the
rules are simplified and more
clearly stated will make them
more enforceable. Previously, the
rules were so complex that it was
impossible to comply with
them," said SA Treasurer Chris
Frey.
Under the new rules, the SA
Financial Committee will inspect
each of the student organi-
zation's records once a semester
instead of bi-monthly. In
addition, student organizations
will not receive blanket tax funds
until their financial statements
have been submitted and audited.
Organizations must now maintain
an inventory list of purchases
valued at $100 or more and note
any discrepancies in a report to
the SA Treasurer and the Director
of Student Activities.
The Senate also voted to
appoint Lovett President Anna
Little and Will Rice President
Mike Cherubino to assist Frey
on the new Financial Committee.
The proposed changes in the
electoral by-laws are also
designed to simplify procedure.
Will Rice Senator Andy Karsner,
a member of the election com-
mittee, believes that electoral
reform is necessary. Said
Karsner, "Elections have annu-
ally been a black mark on the
political process at Rice in just
how inefficiently and nonuni-
formly they have been run."
The proposed by-law changes
will, Karsner said, "make the
election process easier and
simpler and more accessible to
the student voters." The Senate
will vote on these proposals at
their next meeting.
Most of the proposed changes
are intended to clarify the
wording of the by-laws.
see Election, page 8
INSIDE:
• Austria, p. 2,3
• lran,p.5
• Germany, p. 11
• France, p. 14
• End of the world, p. 12
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Gray, Lisa & Greene, Spencer. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1986, newspaper, November 14, 1986; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245649/m1/1/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.