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4 FRIDAY. MARCH 27, 1992 THE RICE THRESHER
OPINION
Miller sends regards to; shares hopes, dreams with new SA Senate
To the editors,
In the February 15, 1991 issue of
the Thresher, co-Editor-in-Chief Jay
Yates wrote To the newly elected
1991-92 SA Senate." In spite of itself,
the article was useful in helping me
realize some of the goals that needed
to be set for my administration in the
Student Association Senate. A year
later, it is gratifying to look back at
that article and realize that thisyear's
Senate performed commendably.
Continuing in this fine tradition, I
address this letter to next year's
Senate, headed by I ■'resident John
Shields.
As the campus-wide student gov-
ernment body, the SA has an awe-
some responsibility to address issues
deemed important by the students
who elected it. At the same time, the
Senate must look after the
unglamorous—but nonetheless im-
portant—issues that continue from
year to year. At the top of this list is
safety. It seems there are always
people walking home alone at 1 a.m.
The beautiful shrubbery of this
campus by day can be a nightmare in
the dark.
Other eternally significant issues
are tuition & financial aid, the con-
servation drive (Please! Don't let
this die out!), and the popular Book
Co-op.
The new committee structure of
the Senate provides great opportu-
nity for efficiency, on the other hand,
there is an inherent risk of the Senate
becomingprecariously balanced with
Senators and committee members
on one side and the college presidents
on the other.
However, I am thrilled to see that
the Executive Committee of the
Senate is so enthusiastic about next
year. Hopefully thissameenthusiasm
will inspire the new senators, presi-
dents, and committee members.
Foremost on the Senate's agenda
should be the future of Willy's Pub.
As of the beginning of this year, V&W
Permits—which controls the Pub's
alcohol license and oversees its fi-
nances—assured me that Willy's was
financially sound. That was before
the outrageously high $29,399 dis-
tributive fee was approved for the
1993-94 university budget Granted,
there is a temporary waiver of part of
that expense for this year (the fee
has been temporarily reduced to
$ 15,859), but there is no way the Pub
can survive for very long operating
under such a high expense. Unless
we want students to be forced to
travel to off-campus bars—thereby
having many of them attempt to drive
home intoxicated—the Pub must stay
open. There is a beautiful duality to
the nightlife of the RMC which
houses evening entertainment for
students in both the Pub and the
Coffeehouse. Neither of these should
be lost to bureaucratic and adminis-
trative expense.
1 admit that Rice University is in a
budget crunch. But instead of penal-
izing student operations, I think the
administration needs to enlist the
help of the students, beginning with
the Senate. It is sad thatthe Enhance-
ment Program has been put on hold,
that a modern and well-equipped
gymnasium is nothing more than a
fantasy, and that there may never be
sufficient building space to house
the student organizations comfort-
ably. Dare we dream for the future?
lastly, I would hope that through
a year of hard work the members of
the SA will attract new, energetic
people to their ranks next year. I
believe Rice apathy is overrated, but
does exist. If anyone besides John is
reading this article, pick up your
phone or visit the Pub and tell John
and the others what's on your mind.
Tell him what you wish the SA would
do for you.
Mitra Miller
SA President '91-92
Jones '92
Beer bike moved to Friday
Friday is for classes, not for Beer-bike
To the editors,
I^ast Sunday afternoon, the Beer-
Hike Coordinators decided not to
hold the make-up race on Sunday,
March 29, as originally planned.
Rather, they chose, by a 6 to 2 vote, to
move the race to Friday. The change
was prompted by conflicts with the
Sunday time: a Rice Cycling Team
Race, a women's club soccer tourna-
ment, and Brown Bacchanalia and
B;iker Feast the night before, among
others.
While we understand that the
decision was made by a majority vote
in an effort not the hurt the com-
petitiveness of any one college, we
feel that it reflects misplaced priori-
Student first,
extracurricular
participant second.
ties. Rice Cycling Team, women's
soccer, parties, and other conflicts
on weekends are due to extracur-
ricular activities in which people
make a choice to participate, in ad-
dition to being students. Though
most people try to avoid them, classes
and labs do meet on Friday after-
noons, and these will also conflict
with the race. Whether on Fridav or
on Sunday, some competitors will be
forced to make a choice between
Beer-Bike and other events. By mov-
ing the race to Friday, the race's
organizers are placing extra-
curriculars above academics.
Having also trained and worked
hard for Beer-Bike, we sympathize
with those who would have to skip
the race because of other commit-
ments. The fact remains, however,
that we are at Rice to be students, and
that extracurricular activities should
not come before this.
Stefan Wawersik, Wiess '92
Cassandre Gniady, Wiess '94
Wiess Bike Team Captains
(and 32 others)
To the editors,
If you thought the chug practices,
mock races, and beer-bike hoopla
was over for another year, think
again—Beer-Bike 1992 has returned!
The Second Beer-Bike 1992 Race
will be held on Friday, March 27,
come rain or shine. The women's
race will begin promptly at 3:30, the
men's at 4:30 and the alumni at 5:30.
For the alumni, we are going to
race however we can depending on
the total turn-out—we'll make up
teams once everyone is out there, so
spread the word and recruit your
alums. We scheduled that race last in
hopes that Houston alums could get
off from work and come out for the
race. Lane assignments and the rules
for the original race all still hold.
Don't cross the track during a
race. We are not ropingoff the entire
track this time, so it is particularly
importantthat everyone cooperates.
We will still assess 5 second penal-
ties to the entire team per any col-
lege member that crosses during a
race.
From each college, we need secu-
rity people, clean-up crew, and people
to serve drinks and food. We have
shirts left for you folks. Bartenders
should show up at 2:30. If you are
willing and able to volunteer for any
of these fun-filled jobs, contact your
college coordinator.
As far as beer for the race, every
college needs to bring its own chug
beer only. We will also have five kegs
of free beer, two inside the track and
three outside the track. Beer, Cokes,
and some concessions will also be
free. We may sell pizza to help recoup
some of our financial loss. We will
serve beer from 2:30 to 6:30. The
port-o-potties have been cleaned for
your convenience. The stadium
bathrooms will not be open.
If the track is too wet for the real
race, we will hold the First Annual
Beer-A-Thon. If the weather looks
questionable, everyone needs to
bring tennis shoes. The bikers and
chuggers will each chug and run,
skip or jog (whatever) half a lap. We
will still run all three races. Any 20
people per race, of appropriate gen-
der, can participate.
U nfortu nately, we also have so me
problems to clear up from last Sat-
urday. Apparently the parade did not
go as smoothly as we had anticipated.
In light of this, we arc not organizing
any type of parade or procession for
Friday. Clear all vehicles from
Hackerman Field by 2:30.
In the end, Beer-Bike is all about
spirit and fun, so just get lots of people
together, comeoutand just have fun!
Amy Keener
Audrey Chang
Beer-bike Coordinators
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