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SINCE 1916
VOLUME 82, NUMBER 28
SEI & ANDREW SITTING IN A TREE
MAY 19,1995
Commencement speakers praise graduates, civil service, God
by George E. Hatoun
The university conferred 1,111
bachelors, masters and doctoral de-
grees in a two and half hour com-
mencement ceremony Saturday.
The speakers at the 82nd commence-
ment emphasized the value of an
education and the need for more
civil service in America.-
Rice conferred 125 doctoral de-
grees, 314 masters degrees and 672
bachelors degrees. The number of
degrees awarded in each category
rose slightly from last year; in total,
20 more degrees were awarded this
year.
The ceremony began with the
laying of a wreath at the statue and
tomb of William Marsh Rice and the
academic procession of the faculty
and soon-to-be graduates.
Helen Morris Havens, rector of
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, gave
the invocation, praying to a "God we
call by many names."
She called on God to join the
assembled crowd of several thou-
sand who attended last Saturday's
graduation exercises.
"We pause in this shining radiant
moment of eternity to invite you to
be with us as Rice University cel-
ebrates its commencement in the
year of 1995," Havens said.
7 hope during your years
here you have also
developed the capacity to
see, to feel and to give.'
—Bill Bradley
U.S. Senator
"How hard it is to find words for
this occasion. How insignificant we
feel against the backdrop of time,
yet how much this day, this com-
mencement signifies, symbolizes for
us," she said.
Havens graduated from Rice in
1957. She thanked God, "for the edu-
cation [she] received at Rice.
"We thank you for all who have
made this a day of commencement,
not just an ending but a new begin-
ning for us," Havens said.
"We ask you to be with us as our
guide and companion."
President Malcolm Gillis, who
presided over the ceremonies, in-
troduced commencement speaker
and U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D-
N.J.).
Gillis said that Bradley is a "re-
naissance man who has excelled as
a scholar, an athlete, an author and a
statesman.
"He has devoted much of his ef-
forts [as a senator] to fundamental
policy reform, especially in taxation
and in the environment," he said.
Gillis also praised Bradley's efforts
to improve race relations.
Bradley's address focused on
changes in today's society and urged
increased community involvement.
'Today in America we're in the
midst of four transformations," he
said.
He said the country is at the end
of the age of ideology and the Cold
War, that America's national debt is
expanding, and we are in the midst
of a knowledge revolution.
Bradley said that in addition to
these external changes, the gradu-
ates should realize changes to their
"internal reality."
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Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., speaks to the class of 1995.
Secretary-general to
speak at Rice May 25
by George E. Hatoun
United N ations Secretary-gen-
eral Boutros Boutros-Ghali will
speak at a dinner inaugurating
"The Shell Lecture Series" on May
25.
The Shell Oil Company Foun-
dation gave money to the James
A. Baker III Institute for Public
Policy to sponsor the lecture.
James Baker, who served as
secretary of state during the Bush
administration, will introduce
Boutros-Ghali. Baker Institute
Director Edward Djerejian will'
open the event, which will take
place in the foyer of Alice Pratt
Brown Hall. There will be a recep-
tion at 7:30 p.m., followed by a
dinner at 8 p.m.
Boutros-Ghali's speech will
complete the secretary-general's
day-long visit to Hou ston. The visit
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
includes a luncheon hosted by
the Institute of International Edu-
cation.
The dinner speech will
complement a number of lect-
ures at Rice commemorating the
50th anniversary of the establish-
ment of the United Nations.
The lectures are sponsored
by the School of Continuing Stud-
ies.
Decision made on shutdes, parking
Over one-third of a newly created parking committee will be students
by George E. Hatoun
and Vivek Rao
A parking fee hike will go into
effect next year, as will an under-
graduate shuttle bus service fee.
In addition, a standing commit-
tee on parking has been created to
review parking and the shuttle bus
service.
A shuttle bus fee of $10 will be
levied on all undergraduates. The
fee, which was proposed by the Stu-
dent Association, will be billed di-
rectly through the Cashier's Office.
For undergraduates, close-in
parking will be increased to $80 from
$75 this year. Stadium lot parking
will continue to be free.
Student Association President
Maryana Iskander said that she
thought students would recognize
that the universal shuttle bus fee is a
fair approach.
It is only a temporary measure at
this time, she said.
"I think that the [newly created]
parking committee will have to make
that decision [on whether to keep
the shuttle bus fee J," she said.
A similar fee will not be charged
to faculty, staff or graduate students.
Deducting the shuttle fee from fac-
ulty and staff salaries without their
consent is considered garnishment
of wages and is illegal.
Iskander said that the fee will
also not be imposed on the Graduate
Student Association because the
GSA leaders need to hold a referen-
dum before agreeing on behalf of
their constituency.
Graduate students, faculty and
staff therefore will pay $10 for sta-
dium lot parking decals and $90 for
close-in parking.
A standing parking committee
has been created to address both
parking regulations and shuttle bus
operations, but the final details of
the committee's responsibilities
have not been decided.
"I can't tell you the [exact] word-
ing of the plan," said Associate Vice
President for Finance and Adminis-
tration Neitt Kmiord. He sak\ that
President Malcolm Gillis is still for-
mulating the details.
Gillis has appointed eight faculty
and staff members of the 13 total
members of next year's committee:
• Associate Dean for Academic Af-
fairs Wil Uecker
• Chemistry Professor Ed Billups
• Mechanical Engineering and Ma-
terials'Science Professor Yildiz
Bayazitoglu
• German and Slavic Studies Pro-
fessor Ewa Thompson
• Political Science Professor John
Ambler
• Facilities and Engineering Elec-
trical Supervisor Sylvestre Cantu
• Assistant University Librarian
Kay Flowers
• Psychology Department Coordi-
nator Doris Malone
Three of the five other members
will be appointed by the SA, and the
last two by the GSA.
Iskander said that, among other
things, the committee should recon-
SEE PARKING PAGE 7
Miami's Stephen C. Sutton named new Student Center director
by Vivek Rao
After a semester-long search for
a new Student Center director, Rice
has chosen Stephen C. Sutton to fill
the position.
Sutton, who has been the direc-
tor of student activities at the Uni-
versity of Miami since August 1993,
will assume his duties in late June.
He will replace David Anderson, who
vacated the position last September
to assume management of the Grad u-
ate House. Multicultural Affairs Dh
rector Cathi Clack is currently serv-
ing as interim director of the Stu-
dent Center.
Students and administrators who
were involved in the search for a
new director were pleased with the
selectiop. Hanszen College junior
Amy Ballew, who was a member of
the Student Director Search Com-
mittee, considers Sutton well-quali-
fied for the job. "He understands the
everyday requirements of running
the Student Center," she said.
Bob Sanborn, associate dean for
student affairs, was also satisfied with
Sutton's appointment. "We're real
excited about him coming to Rice,"
Sanborn said. "He brings a whole
range of ideas and experience."
1He brings a whole range
of ideas and experience.'
— Bob Sanborn
Associate dean for student
affairs
Sutton was chosen from a pool of
over 90 applicants. Ballew explained
that the search process was exten-
sive. "We narrowed those [appli-
cants] down and did phone inter-
views to narrow the pool down a
little further," she said. "We brought
five people to the campus and did
the interviews, and then we had day-
long interviews with different ad-
ministration members, different stu-
dent groups.
"The students were very con-
cerned about how [the applicants]
were going to wofk with student
groups ... like the Thresher, KTRU,
CoffeeHouse, Pub, all the things in
[the Student Center]," Ballew said.
"The staff is concerned with how
they deal with staff and how they
deal with administration, how the
Student Center is going to progress
considering that we do have a resi-
dential college system," Ballew said.
The staff was also concerned that
the relationship between the Stu-
dent Center and the colleges "is go-
ing to be symbiotic rather than para-
sitic," she said.
Sanborn believes that Sutton will
keep the Student Center "on par
with the rest of Rice" thanks in part
to experience gained while oversee-
ing various facjlities, including man-
agement of a pub.
Sutton's interest in student needs
was another factor in his selection,
according to Student Center Associ-
ate Director Lisa Jones. Jones ex-
pects Sutton to be receptive to stu-
dent needs and work to "make stu-
dents happier in the Student Cen-
ter."
Ballew has a similar opinion of
Sutton. "He truly cares about the
students and relates to them," she
said.
Sutton is looking forward to as-
suming the role of Student Center
director.
He cited Rice's "tremendous aca-
demic reputation" and the "opportu-
nity to move on and take up new
responsibilities" as factors in his
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