The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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Last year's queen and king,
Amy Brechin and Phil
Rosegrant will pass on their
crowns during pre-game
ceremonies Saturday before
the Rice-SMU showdown.
This year's nominees for queen
include Mindy McNeely from
Brown, Karen Gren and
Kathleen Hall of Jones,
Belinda Davis from Baker and
Doe Doherty and Lisa Bosman
from Hanszen. Maynard
Southard and Marshall Welch
mism
from Sid Rich, Frank Bay and
Bob Keezel of Wiess, Dave
Wolk of Will Rice and Zack
Anderson from Baker are
nominated for king. President
Hackerman will present beer
and roses to the winners.
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•photo by T «' Cook
The Rice Thresher
Volume LXVI, Number 14
Rice University, Houston Texas
Thursday, November 9, 1978
Karen Gren
Mindy McNeely
Homecoming '78 will kick off with a TGIF and a poster party to get everyone
primed for a big weekend. If you're a senior, you probably know that
homecoming at Rice isn't the big deal it was in high school but this year, Lovett
College is trying to change all that. They are building a giant root beer float for
the game and are sponsoring a cross country run with the Houston Hurricanes.
The returning alumni are celebrating in their own way, whether it's a
luxurious dinner at the Wildcatter Grill at Houston's Petroleum Club or
listening to Dr. Frank Vandiver address the slippery subject of old Black Jack
Pershing (which is pretty much of a luxury in itself).
A pre-game kegger in the Baker-Will Rice quad Saturday is the place to go
before tha game. The cheerleaders will sponsor a cheering and pyramid building
contest. The winners will display their talents during the game and cheerleaders
from years past will prove that they can still fit into their old uniforms.
Besides the 1978 Owl action on the field, the top attraction in the R Room will
be a reunion of the famed 1949 Fighting Owls who were Southwest Conference
champions that year. They beat the SMU Mustangs (with Doak Walker and
Kyle Rote) 41-27 in the Cotton Bowl before a crowd of 72,000.
Lisa Bosman
Belinda Davis
Doe Doherty
Kathleen Hall
Student Health Service Explains Functions
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Dale Charletta
One of the most pressing
problems with the Health
Service in the past has been a
.lack of understanding on the
part of many students as to its
scope of operation. The Health
Service is run by the University
of Texas Medical School at
Houston through the Health
Care Center, the same facility
that provides health care for
U.T. students.
Location and Hours
As most students can tell you
(and there are some who can't),
the Health Service is located on
the ground floor of Hanszen
College. Nurses are on duty
between 8 am and 5 pm
weekdays. A physician is
present from 8:30 until noon.
During the hours when a
physician is not present, the
nurse may (depending on the
nature of the problem):
•Manage the problem herself.
•Administer first aid treatment
and ask the student to return in
the morning to be examined by
a physician, or
•Refer the student to a
physician at the U.T. Health
Care Center located across the
street in Suite 208 of the
Hermann Professional
Building. Those same
physicians are at the Rice
Health Service in the morning.
Students cannot be seen at
the U.T. Health Care Center
unless they are referred 'by a
nurse from Rice's Health
Service. In addition, students
must bring their medical
charts, which are kept at the
Rice Health Service.
What the Student
Health Fee Covers
The Student Health Fee
covers primary health care
services, which are the same
services generally available
from a family physician. They
include, but are not limited to,
the following:
•Health Assessments.
• Health counseling and
education.
•Primary physician's services
during an illness.
•Immunizations.
•Birth control and counseling.
•Venereal disease diagnosis
and treatment.
• Screening for rubella,
hypertension, etc.
In short, the Center operates
as a family physician for
students while they attend the
University. In detail, the
Center:
Serves as the mode of first
contact wilth the patient and
provides a means of entry into
the health care system.
Evaluates the patient's total
health needs, provides personal
medical care within one or two
fields of medicine and refers the
patient, if necessary, to
appropriate sources of care
while preserving the continuity
of his care.
Accepts and develops the
responsibility for the patient's
comprehensive and continuous
health care and, when needed,
acts as coordinator for the
patient's health care services,
within the context of his
environment, including the
community and family or
comparable social unit.
What the Student Health
Fee does not Cover
•Dental Services.
•Drugs and medication.
• Eyeglasses and related
examinations.
•Laboratory test.
•X-rays.
•Hospitalization costs.
Health Insurance
All students are required to
have some form of health
insurance, whether it be the
Keystone group plan or
comparable coverage. This
plan is intended to cover some
of the services not handled by
the Student Health fee. For
details, refer to your insurance
brochure.
Referrals
When the services of a
specialist are required, the
center attempts whenever
possible to refer to a member of
the medical staff of the U.T.
Medical School. Those
specialists are not only
recognized experts in their
fields, but are conveniently
located and accept the
Keystone benefits as full
payment for their services.
They bill the plan directly,
saving students a significant
amount of paperwork.
Of course, the center will
honor requests for referral to
specialists outside the Medical
School.
Confidentiality
Your medical records and
anything you discuss with your
physician are regarded as
privileged information and, as
such, are not released without
your written permission. Of
course, these records are not in
any way related to your
academic assessment at Rice.
To further quench your
paranoia, all records are kept
under lock and key. Psychiatric
records are kept sperate from
your general medical records.
Emergencies After Hours
In case of an emergency after
hours, students are requested
to go to the Hermann Hospital
Emergency Center. It must be
emphasized that the use of this
facility should be restricted to
serious emergfencv situations.
All minor illnesses should be
coped with on a first-aid basis
until the Student Health
Service is open.
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Heard, Michelle Leigh. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 9, 1978, newspaper, November 9, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245386/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.