The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1977 Page: 2 of 12
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guest editorial
It seems only fitting to point out (as it has been pointed
out many times in the past) that the statue of William
Marsh Rice is not merely a statue, but a tomb. When the
memorial was erected in 1930, an urn containing the ashes
of our founder was quietly removed from New Jersey and
enshrined in the granite pedestal.
The decoration of the statue for Valentine's Day was not
in itself offensive; surely Willy enjoys a diversion once in a
while. What is offensive is that the persons responsible for
the decoration have allowed it to remain, rotting long past
its proper life span. The red splotches are not only
unsightly, but they bring up memories of other days in
which the Aggies repeatedly desecrated the tomb and the
buildings of the Institute with maroon paint under the
guise of "school spirit." This is not to call for any
unnecessary awe where the statue is concerned, but we
should finish what we begin, and not leave ourselves
open to cries of "desecration" from older alumni who may
feel more strongly about such matters — perhaps even to
the point of withholding support in protest of an imagined
lack of respect toward our school.
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Elections ...
To the editor:
In regards to the recent
Student Association election,
congratulations are in order to
those candidates who won.
They were duly elected and
now hold a large responsibilty
to those people, the students,
who they are to represent.
Realizing some of the voters
did vote randomly in such
ways as to dampen the spirits
of those who lost, I say that
these candidates should not
give up and follow through on
the promises of student
involvement. I know I was
disappointed in losing but the
person who won was well
qualified. In fact all who won
are well qualified and this is
why I am writing this.
We have a new government
in the SA and RPC. They are
all willing to work hard to help
enrich student life on campus
and off. They need your help
and especially those who have
been active.
After the election I was
down but Carla McFarland,
who by all means has done her
share for this campus,
convinced me to stay involved.
I intend to. Now that the
elections are over it is time that
the SA use its power and
represent the student. Think
about your role on campus and
then think about what you can
do. Little things are just as
important as big ones.
The SA officers include
Cluade Sisson, Marian Barber
and Joe Lueckenhoff, I'm sure
they can use your ideas. Now
that you know who they are,
talk to them, help them, and
the S A could be one of the best
Peter Schwab
Lovett '79
ever.
Coed members sympathize
Dear Editor,
We, being female members
of a coed college, sympathize
completely with the attitudes
of the single sex college
members who wbject to their
college converting to coed.
Before coming to Rice we
looked forward with much
anticipation to living in a coed
college, yet we were greatly
disappointed. Dating men is
one tiling, but living with them
is a totally different matter.
Every morning whin they
come to breakfast with messy
hair, unshaven faces, and
pimple cream, our entire
illusion of manhood is
shattered. They compain
about out curlers bitterly, yet
we can't even hang out hose to
dry because their jock straps
are in the way. Our bathroom
counters are stacked with Brut
and Desenex—we can't even
put on our makeup without
knocking over a bottle of
Cruex. Everyone warned us
about the rampant sex, but in a
coed college, all we find are
Platonic relationships: all the
men want to do is sleep. The
worst complaint is from an
academic viewpoint. The girls
are constantly distracted from
their studies. Men roam the
halls in bulging-tight gym
shorts, constantly making
obscene gestures. Yes, men or
Lovett, Sid Rich, Wiell, and
Will Rice, keep that Spartan
image of masculinity and keep
from disillusioning more
members of the opposite sex.
Sincerely,
Annette Fierro
Baker '80
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Baker '79
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.. .and the Pub
To the editor:
We are told that Willy's Pub
is a business specially set-up to
serve the needs of Rice
students. With the way this
"business" is currently being
handled it takes some stretch
of the imagination to accept
this statement.
What we are referring to in
particular is the totally
arbitrary manner in which the
Pub decides whether or not it
will cash students' checks. On
the weekend, there is no place
on campus to cash checks
except at the Pub or for a few
hours on Saturday morning at
the Campus Store.
The constantly used excuse
is that "we don't have any
money". This makes one
wonder what it is the patrons
have been using to purchase
all that beer and all those
pizzas. Surely they don't use
green stamps. We are also told
that the Pub has a negative
cash flow problem. This is
more of a reflection on the
amateur manner in which the
Pub is run than anything else.
It must not be very hard to
determine the probability
amount in checks that will be
presented in any one day so it
does not seem too much to ask
that the Pub be able to handle
this amount.
For every student denied the
ability to cash his check a
certain amount of business
must be lost. Perhaps the Pub
management feels it can do
without this business. Being
the only place on campus
where checks can be cashed at
certain times implies that the
Pub has a certain respon-
sibility to the students to be
able to handle this demand.
With the present situation as
it is, it is hoped that every
student turned away simply
boycotts the Pub for at least a
week. Perhaps then will the
Pub finally realize that being a
student subsidized business it
does have a certain respon-
sibility to the sutdents.
The least the management
of Willy's Pub can do is either
become able to handle the
check demand or admit they
cannot and do something to
reorganize the shoddy manner
in which they conduct
business.
T. Edward Brown
Baker '79
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THE & 4 CARLA McFARLAND
laiuiiaa Editor
CATHERINE M. EGAN
Business Manager
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Advertising Manager
Philip Parker Managing Editor
Kim D. Brown Assistant Editor
Steve Sullivan News Editor
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Copy Editor Cindy Childress
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McFarland, Carla. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 24, 1977, newspaper, February 24, 1977; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245326/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.