The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1975 Page: 1 of 12
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Old Senate wraps up loose ends, concludes term
by GARY BEEWTON
1974-75 SA President Steve
Golvach turned over the gavel to
the new chief executive, Wayne
Hale, at Monday night's Senate
meeting. Before the new people
could take office, though, the
old Senate wrapped up a few
pieces of unfinished business and
passed on a couple of other
items to the newcomers.
A set of Thresher by-law
changes to bring the guidelines
up to date and eliminate several
sections of vague wording was
approved simultaneously with a
resolution commending Internal
Affairs Vice-President Marty
Sosland for providing refresh-
ments for the meeting (beer with
several cans of coke thrown in
for teetotalers.) Last week's SA
elections for Thresher editor,
Campanile editor, and University
Court Chairman were approved
also.
External Affairs Vice-
President Carl Treleaven, who
also serves on the Campus Store
Board of Control, asked the
Senate for suggestions as to how
the store might spend $50,000
in profits which have been accu-
mulated in recent years. Under
its 1938 indenture, the store
must spend any profits made "in
the vicinity of the RMC" and for
the benefit of students. Of the
total $200,000 in profits, the
Board has decided to spend
$100,000 now, half of which
($50,000) has already been
promised to build "Willy's Pub."
Some suggestions included of-
fering discounted prices, al-
though this could only continue
for a finite period of time, since
the money would be quickly
consumed. Another proposal
was to refinish the floor in the
Grand Hall of the RMC so that
beer could be served at social
events there. (This is currently
prohibited due to the floor's
poor condition.) Others sug-
gested that the store should be
expanded, particularly the up-
stairs section, to include services
currently not available. Another
more whimsical suggestion was
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volume 62, number 36
thursday, march 20, 1975
RPC seeks more student involvement
by EMILY COFFMAN
The Rice Program Council
has just received Senate approval
for a by-law revision to increase
college participation in planning
f activities on campus. Hopefully,
this will alleviate a perennial
problem, lack of student input.
" The major changes center
around a restructuring of the
Committee of the Whole. This
committee in the past included
the members of the Executive
Committee, chairmen of the
college social and forum com-
mittees, two off-campus repre-
sentatives, and two Graduate
Student Association represen-
tatives. The new Committee of
the Whole will include the Exec-
utive Committee, representatives
from the colleges, and the In-
ternal Affairs Vice-President of
the S.A. ex officio. The college
representatives can be either
elected or appointed, at the dis-
cretion of the colleges, and they
can be either on- or off-campus
members of that college. The
changes were made to increase
coordination between the col-
leges and the RPC, and to re-
move the GSA from the com-
mittee. The GSA has not con-
tributed to the RPC funds for
over a year.
Other changes to the Com-
mittee of the Whole, all designed
to give it more control over the
Executive Committee, were that
all funds over $100 be approved
by the Committee of the Whole,
that the committee meet at least
once a month (rather than when-
ever the Executive- Committee
convened it), and that a quorum
will now be a simple majority of
the members.
The Standing Committee
structure has also been revamped
and updated. The long-defunct
Student Center Board was for-
mally eliminated; Publicity has
been divided into a Graphics
Committee, concerned with the
actual design of posters and
other types of publicity, and a
Communications Committee,
(continued on page 4)
that the Campus Store purchase
C^pri Pizza and move it into the
Grand Hall. Treleaven, together
with Cliff Zabriskie, the other
student member of the Board,
will accept other ideas from stu-
dents.
The Senate also approved a
set of RPC by-law changes to
expand the Committee of the
Whole and to increase college
involvement in programming
activities.
Lovett President Ray Pen-
tecost asked Golvach about the
status of the money which had
been promised for the several
minority student groups.
Golvach replied that the com-
mittee appointed to handle the
problem, headed by new Will
Rice President John Dragovits,
was still at work, and that the
funds promised by President
Hackerman's office would not
come until next year anyway.
In its last moments, the old
Senate provided some advice for
the incoming group. Treleaven
suggested that the members
needed to socialize more and to
know each other more as
individuals so that all could
work together better. Sosland,
saying "Unaccustomed though 1
am to public speaking, never-
etheless "I will make two
remarks," presented his Mickey
Mouse T-shirt to incoming In-
ternal Affairs V.P. John
Anderson and his "Sportsman-
ship Award" to outgoing Brown
President Linda Fetters. After a
few more remarks, Golvach
passed the gavel to Hale.
The new Senate then moved
to the front of the room to meet
and act on their first item of
business: approval of the RPC
committee chairman. Melissa
Tyson, the new RPC Secretary -
Treasurer, presented the list of
appointments only to be asked
by Wiess President John Lederer
to provide the Senators with
reasons why each nominee was
qualified. Off-campus Senator
(continued on page 4)
PBK: for the select few
by JOHN FREEMAN
The Beta of Texas Chapter is
the local chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa at Rice. Even though this
famous honor society is well
known, few know exactly how
members are selected or what
the society actually does.
ating class of that particular
year. At Rice, these restrictions
allow about twenty new mem-
bers to be chosen in the fall sem-
ester and an additional forty to
sixty in the spring. The names of
this spring's contingent will be
announced around April 1.
(continued on page 4)
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^I
Waters takes
The purpose of Phi Beta
Kappa, according to Edward
Hayes, professor of chemistry . , ,
and acting secretary for the local CfldilCG Oil DUlCfO
chapter, it is primarily to "pro-
mote excellence in the pursuit of
a liberal education." This is
accomplished by1 honoring deser-
ving students each year.
In addition to inducting these
new members, Phi Beta Kappa
has traditionally been involved
in sponsoring various lectures
and programs. PBK sponsors the
"Visiting Scholars Program"
which brings lecturers to the
Rice campus. Collectively, tht^
Phi Beta Kappa in the Houston
area also sponsors programs for
the entire community.
Membership in the society is
limited. The number of members
inducted annually must not
exceed ten percent of the gradu-
Bill 1362 has been introduced
in House of Representatives by
Ron Waters.
It will change the penal code
to allow non-profit community
groups to conduct bingo games
for fund raising purposes.
Not forgetting the consti-
tutional prohibition against lot-
teries, Waters has also intro-
duced* House Joint Resolution
86 to amend Article III, Section
47, of the Texas Constitution.
Groups must be non-profit,
religious, veterans, fraternals, or
civic organizations in order to
come under the provisions of
this legislation.
Of course, voters will have to
approve the change in the Con-
stitution at a general election.
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Golvach (feft) gives up the gavel. See story this page. —doug peck
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Brewton, Gary. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 20, 1975, newspaper, March 20, 1975; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245231/m1/1/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.