The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1976 Page: 2 of 16
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Even those of us who put in a large part of our time in the Rice
Memorial Center seldom pause to think how difficult it must be to keep
the entire operation functioning smoothly. The RMC houses a wide
variety of interests: the Campus Store, Pub, KTRU, the Thresher, the
Campanile, the SA, the vagabond diners of Hanszen, and on and on.
Those who operate the RMC must not only see that the facilities are
maintained, but must also deal with the needs and demands of all the
different groups involved. Mr. Bill Red, Mrs. Reba Marshall and
students Chris Reed, Lee Hochberg and Mike Drews, the three
henchmen at the desk, are always ready to help.
On questioning, it was determined in the Thresher office that
neither Gary Brewton nor any of the others there have a complaint
with the RMC folks. That speaks highly of them.
—kim d. brown
'AND NOW THE DEFENSE CALLS THE RSVCHIATRISTS...
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Ex-Aggie I am basts Brown for xbias, ill-founded opinions'
To the editor:
After reading the article
written by Kim D. Brown
concerning Texas A&M's
basketball violations, I was
not only disappointed, but also
thoroughly disgusted. I do not
doubt Mr. Brown's credentials
as a source of "knowledge of
the high and low points of
Southwest Conference athlet-
ics, but I do question his ability
as a journalist. The "Old
soldiers never die ..." article of
March 4 was the most biased,
cheaply written piece of
supposed news reporting I ever
read. Is it too simple for Mr.
Brown merely to present the
facts and allegations without
also presenting his own
obviously biased and ill-
founded opinions? Apparently
it was.
As I recall, phrases such as
"its often-justified reputation
as a breeding-ground for self-
worshipping, obnoxious, neo-
fascist Aggies persists" have
no place in newspaper
accounts. Why some people
here at Rice persist in
recognizing only 10% of
A&M's student body (the
corps) still remains inexplic-
able to me. Why was the article
accompanied by a photograph
of some corps members? Why
not a picture of the typical
A&M student, who comprises
90% of the student body? Or
even better yet, why not show
the accused athletes?
Too, I doubt that A&M
students will "find a way" to
brag about this incident;
athletic violations are not a
part of Aggie tradition, and
never have been ascribed to it.
I certainly don't defend
"bulbous-nosed Aggie coach"
Shelby Metcalf s action of
throwing a chair on the SMU
court, but isn't that less violent
than throwing a chair through
a plate glass window, as one
Southwest Conference football
coach did?
As to Mr. Brown's descrip-
tion of A&M itself, I wonder
how much time he has actually
spent on the A&M campus, to
be such an obvious expert on it.
As one of the fastest-growing
universities in the United
States, Texas A&M is already
a leading university. Its
financial budget is one of the
largest in Texas, it has many
excellent departments, and it
still continues to attract more
and more National Merit
Scholars. Mr. Brown's use of
an athletic violation as an
excuse to put down Texas
A&M University is highly
questionable, and it merely
degrades further his ability as
a journalist.
Mary E. Bogert
Jones '77
(transfer from A&M, 1974)
The article in question was
an opinion column, not a
news story. As such Brown
is entitled to make any
statements or representa-
tions he chooses. —Ed.
Magazine praised for display of integrity
To the editor:
As long as I have had
anything to do with Rice
University, I have had little or
no respect for the pathetic
adolescence represented in
and by the Thresher. For this
reason, I was thrown into
insolent shock (I am not a
diabetic) by the appearance of
The Rice Thresher Maga-
zine #2.
Let me explain.
First, the material contained
in the Thresher Magazine #2
was of unusually high quality
for any aesthetic venture
connected with Rice Univer-
sity. Second, it was generally
of high quality without the
millstone qualification of
having been produced by the
clientele of that wonderful
little pseudo—Have-at of de
Sout', yessah boss. Though
some of the critical prose was
lacking in incisiveness, the
poetry and photography, as
well as the fashion in which
the magazine was laid out,
were impressive. I can't say
that all of New York will
immediately be clamoring for
the work of those represented,
but I can say I thought the work
displayed integrity. Besides,
we ain't in New York anyway,
so who cares?
The Thresher Magazine
would seem to provide a place
to be heard and seen and to
exchange views for those of
the Rice Community con-
cerned with the Arts. I would
hope that, rather than
becoming yet another enclave
in the maze of esoteric self-
interest which is Rice, the
Thresher Magazine will
provoke a more wide-spread
interest in the Arts throughout
the Rice Community.
The Rice Thresher Maga-
zine is a valuable expansion
of the Thresher format. I look
forward to the next number.
Sincerely,
Keith J. Sanborn
Rice '74
SRC switch a ystimulating' idea
To the editor:
There are some of us in Sid
Richardson who would like to
destroy the popular myth that
we are opposed to becoming
the "men of Jones College."
On the contrary, we feel that
this switch offers us great
opportunities to broaden our
horizons. First of all, we think
the possibility for aerial
warfare between the two Jones
dormitories is an exciting and
stimulating idea. Not only
that, but Brown College is
nearby, and yes, even the
President's House. It would be
interesting to see what kind of
challenge we would receive
from these two opponents.
Other advantages would
also accrue from this location.
For one, skinny-dipping in the
president's pool would become
a common occurrence. For
another, the tactical advan-
tage of panty raids on Brown
College is clearly evident.
Indeed, we are extremely
pleased with this possible
arrangement, and we would
like to hail the person who
made this brilliant suggestion.
The Dirty Dozen
Sid Richardson College
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WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL
the rice threshed, thufr&day, march 11, 1976 — page 2
GARY BREWTON
f||«A Editor
thresTrcr janet doty
Business Manager
Carla McFarland Editor-Elect James Carroll ..Advertising Manager
Ted Andrews Executive Editor Bill Studabaker. Production Manager
Phil Parker Contributing Editor Dale Baker Copy Editor
Kim Brown Editorial Assistant Dale Turner . Ad Production Manager
Elaine Bonilla Fine Arts Editor Frank Duca .... Circulation Manager
Barry Jones Sports Editor Mary Craig Business Assistant
Mark Linimon Back Page Editor
Wiley Sanders ... Head Photographer
David Butler Editorial Assistant
Editorial Staff: John Anderson, Cathy Egan, Lee Hochberg, Debbie Davies.
Fine Arts Staff: Karla Painter, Susan Bechtel, Ira Black, Peter Harland, Hannes
Vogel, Jackie Gilbert.
Sports Staff: Larry Nettles, Rick Schechter, Jimmy Day, Asuka Nakahara.
Photography Staff: Walter Underwood, Richard Jensen, Robert Dougherty, Tim
Bishop, Terry Dwan, Jim Grenadier.
Art Staff: Carrie Bay.
Production Staff: Jo Simpson, Steve Norwood, Susan Bechtel.
Austin Bureau: Emily Coffman, Steve Jackson.
The Rice Thresher, the official student newspaper at Rice University since
1916, is published semi-weekly on Mondays and Thursdays during the school
year, except during examination periods and holidays, by the students of Rice
University, 527-4801. Advertising information is available on request, 527-4802.
Editorial and business offices are located in the Rice Memorial
Center, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77001. Mail subscription rate, $10 per
year. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of anyone except
the writer.
Obviously.
^Copyright 1970, The Rice Thresher. All rights *eserved.
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Brewton, Gary. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1976, newspaper, March 11, 1976; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245282/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.