The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1970 Page: 3 of 8
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Richardson to initiate student government this semester
By DE BOW FREED
Dr. J. V. Leeds, the master
of the new Sid W. Richardson
College, has been giving infor-
mational lectures at the men's
colleges recently.
The Richardson government
will be active well before next
January, Leeds said, and other
college activities should also
start this fall. The completion
date for the building is now
Dec. 15, which means that stu-
dents should be able to move
in during the last week before
vacation, or the first week
after.
The first floor incorporates a
Commons, college offices, mail
boxes, and lounge areas.
Other lounges, which Dr.
Leeds called "one of the most
spectacular parts of the physi-
cal plant," are located on every
other floor. The twin elevators
open on the lounge areas, and
thus have to make only 6 stops
for Richardson's 12 floors. The
lounges are almost 2 floor high,
and each has its own color
scheme and furniture arrange-
ment.
Most of the rooms measure
11 by 15 feet with a pair of
4 by 5 foot window alcoves
each (the windows open); those
with only one window have
somewhat more floor space.
Each suite of two rooms has
a bathroom and its own temp-
erature control. All rooms have
a five-by-six foot walk-in closet.
Pacifica bombed
for second time
The transmitter of Pacifica
(KPFT) was dynamited -some-
time before sunrise Tuesday.
This was the second such bomb-
ing in the last six months. Dan
Neal, chairman of the board
of the Pacifica foundation of
Houston, said "the act itself is
criminal. It is a modern method
of cutting out a man's tongue."
KPFT is a listener-sponsored,
non-commercial radio. Pacifica
is non-political and has no so-
cial program or goals, and it
does not editorialize on the air.
The station claims to be open
to all points of view.
Neal said in a press confer-
ence Tuesday that he has no
knowledge of the identify of
the bombers. The transmitter
was housed in an 8 inch steel-
reinforced concrete bunker. The
details of the bombing indi-
cate that the felons had some
technical knowledge of explo-
sives. The dynamite was placed
upon the only vulnerable spot
of the bunker and sandbags
vfrere placed on top of the ex-
plosives, thus forcing the ex-
plosion downward.
KPFT personnel stated that
while the damage is not as ex-
tensive as last time, tft\ere is
sand in every part of the ma-
chinery and transmitter. Esti-
mates of the damage are $15,-
000-$25,000.
The transmitter is located at
Fondren and - Main, which is
outside Houston's city limits,
thus coming under the juris-
diction of the Sheriff's depart-
ment. The FBI has been noti-
fied, but has declined to com-
ment on their position. The in-
vestigation of the last bomb-
ing did not result in any prose-
cutions.
Each floor is arranged so
that it is impossible to walk
all the way around the floor
in a hall; rooms to one side of
the elevator are served by one
hall, those on the opposite side
by another. Leeds noted that
the halls are small and give
one a distinct feeling of claus-
trophobia. "Maybe now stu-
dents won't stay out there and
make noise all the time," he
said.
Bathrooms and closets have
been placed next to the hall,
shielding the rooms to some ex-
tent from hall noise. Each suite
has only one door opening on
the hall, with each room having
an inner door. In addition,
Richardson rooms are bounded
on two sides by open air.
Luggage and laundry rooms
have been built into the base-
ment, but a great deal of space
remains unused: 3800 square
feet under the Commons and
1700 under the tower itself.
Leeds said he believes the
main purpose of a residential
college is to offer students "a
learning experience away from
the classroom."
He listed three assets of the
College System: It provides
convenient eating and study fa-
cilities, and gives students a
chance to experience the demo-
cratic process through student
government, and to contribute
to the university through col-
lege-sponsored courses.
No more than 30 from each
of the other five men's colleges
may go to Richardson despite
its 236-man capacity. Applica-
tions will be in student mail
boxes tomorrow and will be
due sometime next week. If
more than 30 from any one col-
lege apply, a lottery will be
held. '
Students who wish to room
together at Richardson may
apply together. Leeds said se-
Students to vote on tax increase
lections will be controlled so
that no one should be forced to
move to Richardson, and bal-
ance by major and class, ex-
cepting seniors, will be main-
tained.
Selections will be announced
o*i October 19, and a college
night will be held October 21.
The group from each college
which is going to Richardson
will elect 2 cabinet members
and one judge. The new cabinet
will then meet and elect a presi-
dent, who will vote only in case
of a tie, and the five judges will
meet to elect a Chief Justice.
This government will serve un-
til a constitution and judicial
code can be written.
A referendum has been sched-
uled for Tuesday, Oct. 20 on
four separate proposals to in-
crease the student blanket tax.
At issue is a total of $'3.15—
Si .50 for KTRU, $1.00 for gen-
eral Student Association op- •
crating expenses, fifty cents to
help finance the secretary hired
this year by the SA, and fif-
teen cents for the Honor Coun-
cil.
KTRU's situation, if ap-
proved, would give the station
a total of $2.00 per student for
operating expenses. Expansion
or services and equipment to
add an FM outlet is planned
for next semester, and the ad-
ditional revenue would help fi-
nance that move.
, The station would use the
money to purchase a ten watt
output FM transmitter, remote
equipment and an antennae, ac-
cording to Buddy Trotter, sta-
tion manager. The tax will be
used in future years to reno-
vate their existing equipment,
which was originally discarded
by other local stations. Th£
initial cost for the FM equip-
ment will be around $3400.
The Student Association's re-
quest is the minimum necessary
to cover administrative ex-
penses this year, according to
The following disciplin-
ary actions have been tak-
en because of Honor Sys-
tem violations: Five stu-
dents have been suspend-
; ed from the University
? for the fall semester of
the 1970-71 academic
year; four of thesfc will
be on disciplinary proba-
tion for one semester
should they return to the
University. One student
has been placed on dis-
: ciplinary probation for
the remainder of his un-
dergraduate career.
Village Meat
Market
10% case discount on any
purchase to Rice students
with curi^nt I.D. card
5407 Kelvin 523-7914
President Bob Parks. The SA
already has been forced to cut
back in a number of areas,
Parks said, and the increase
would permit more services to
students and dependent student
organizations.
The situation this year has
become critical, Parks said, and
the SA must have additional
sources of revenue to finance
its basic operations; other
projects — better communica-
tion, publishing a listing of off-
campus apartments, compiling
and publishing of committee re-
ports — won't get off the
ground at all unless the increase
is approved.
About $1300 in additional
funds are needed to pay the
new secretary, who has been
hired to handle correspondence,
filing, answering phones and
other details for the SA and
its organizations. Those groups
have come up with $2000 —
not quite two-thirds of her an-
nual salary. She has been a
tremendous asset so far, Parks
said, particularly in terms of
time saved.
The Honor Council failed to
present a case for its own re-
quest, but apparently they need
funds to publish the Honor Sys-
tem booklet and proceedings of
cases as well as for basic of-
fice supplies. The council has
had to borrow money from the
office of the Dean of Students
for the past five years, P;g-ks
said.
Times
Barber Shop
Haircuts — $2.00
with student ID
2434 Times — JA 8-9140
The One
The Onlv
Checkes Cashed for
Rice Students
Aaron Lee
Enco Service
2361 Rice — JA 8-0148
Mechaanic On Duty
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