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THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1988 5
SA discusses status of committees
by Shelley Fuld
The Student Association Senate
updated the status of the SA Chari-
ties Committee, RiceVote '88, and
the Administrative Planning com-
mittees at the meeting Monday, Oc-
tober 24 in Jones College. The Sen-
ate appropriated up to $150 for the
Rice University Cycling Team.
After the meeting adjourned, the
Senate convened in a special closed
session for over two hours.
SA Charities Committee
Brown College Senator Joy
Somma, co-chairman of SA Chari-
ties, said colleges are ranging from
25 to 50 percent initial response on
the Meal-a-Month cards. More cards
are available through the college
representatives.
SA President Andy Karsner said
the campus-wide goal is 50 percent
response.
RiceVote '88
Hanszen College Senator Nick
Shannin, chairman of RiceVote '88,
said he would announce official sta-
tistics for the initial phase of the
program, "Registration Rice."
The SA will sponsor a debate on
the Strategic Defense Initiative
Monday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m. in
Herring Hall 124, as part of
RiceVote's second phase, "Repre-
senting Rice."
Seating will be limited. Each col-
lege president will receive twenty
tickets. The SA plans to give addi-
tional tickets to Rice Republicans,
Rice Young Democrats, and Rice
Libertarians and Objectivists, Will
Rice College Senator Mary Elliott
said.
E. Gene Vossler, senior advisor to
the defense lobby group High Fron-
tiers, will debate Dr. Herb Hayre, a
member of the Union of Concerned
Scientists, a Boston-based group
that opposes SDI. Hayre is a profes-
sor of electrical engineering at the
University of Houston.
Karsner said the speakers repre-
sent the extreme sides of the issue.
"It will be fun for people to cross-
examine the two sides," he said.
Administrative Planning
Internal Vice-President Dennis
Abbott said the Administrative Plan-
ning Committee so far has 55 mem-
bers, divided into five subcommit-
tees, which will collectively compile
a report by Christmas break.
He said he had assigned the
subcommittees to study tuition, fi-
nancial aid, undergraduate and
graduate spending, recruitment of
students and professors, and the
new core curriculum classes.
Appropriations
The Senate appropriated up to
$150 for the Cycling Team to spon-
sor a party following their race Sun-
day, November 6. The on-campus
race will include top Southwest
Conference competitors and should
conclude around 11 a.m.
Announcements
The Senate will sell game-day t-
shirts for the Homecoming football
game against Baylor University
November 12, Karsner said. He
announced the possibility of game-
day shirts for the basketball games.
Jones College Senator Eddie
Guay said the Escort Service cart has
broken down several times. He said
he will talk with the Campus Police
and outline less taxing paths for the
cart to follow.
Karsner said when the SA bought
the cart, it comprised approximately
80 percent of the budget, and the SA
will have to pay if a new cart is
needed.
SA approves Rice Women's Alliance
by Samantha Hendren
The Student Association Senate
approved the Rice Women's Alliance
October 3, making it an official uni-
versity-affiliated organization.
Although the Alliance has the
reputation of a radically feminist
coalition, its members envision it as a
social community for discussion and
a forum for addressing gender is-
sues at Rice.
The Women's Alliance meets
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Miner
Lounge of the Ley Student Center
where, following a brief business
meeting, they discuss a selected
topic relevant to women at Rice.
Alliance member Nellee Th-
ompson said ."There is a real need for
this group at Rice."
One of the group's founders, Juli-
anna Lynn, said, "We feel the forma-
tion of the Alliance is particularly
timely, considering the new Office
for Minority Affairs and the Presi-
dent's Commission. Few people
consider the fact that on our campus
women are a minority, and every
other minority is represented. This
is another step toward bringing Rice
out of the backwater. Most other
respectable institutions [of higher
education] have women's organiza-
tions."
The Alliance constitution out-
lines the group's purpose as follows:
"The purpose of this organization is
to provide a non-hierarchical, non-
competitive space for interested
members of the Rice community to
gather to foster awareness of gender
issues by providing the following:
(a)An educational forum (b) A social
community for discussion and good
times (c)Aclearinghouse of informa-
tion on issues of relative interest and
concern (d)A means to facilitate
change regarding issues of equal-
ity."
The Alliance is working to bring
lecturers and other educational ma-
terials to the Rice campus to main-
tain contact with local and national
women's organizations and to bring
'•> about change in the parts of the sys-
tem whith they feel are unequal
through whatever means available.
The term "non-hierarchical" in
the Alliance constitution refers to the
general structure of the organiza-
tion. Instead of elected officers, the
Alliance relies on organization con-
tacts who volunteer for their posi-
tions and serve as committee heads
responsible for making sure neces-
sary functions are carried out
The group's meetings are con-
ducted through "group process," a
method by which a different mem-
ber each week acts as "facilitator,"
not as a chairman but a moderator
designated to recognize speakers in
turn.
During the SA Senate discussion
prior to approving the Alliance
constitution, there was some impli-
cation that the Women's Alliance
had been discriminatory towards
men and would not allow them to
participate in the weekly discus-
sions.
Lynn defended the club from the
accusations. "We wouldn't exclude
men. We can't exclude them. Most of
our members feel that would be
wrong. The discussion topics are
intended for women, so we didn't
expect that men would be interested;
however, if a man wanted to partici-
pate, he wouldn't be refused," Lynn
said.
Thompson also said, "We would
welcome any interested men to join
the group."
Statewide pro-iife group
holds conference
by Jennifer Rios
The Texas Collegians for Life, a
state-wide coalition of college and
university pro-life groups, held a
conference in the Kyle Morrow
Room of Fondren Library, Saturday,
October 22 to discuss forming new
pro-life groups and maintaining es-
tablished groups in Texas.
Four representatives from Rice
University and 27 representatives
from other Texas schools attended.
Three pro-life advocates spoke to
representatives from twelve Texas
universities. The speakers included
general attorney for Life Advocates
of Houston Dick Schmude, execu-
tive director of Texas Right to Life
Committee Mark Fury, and member
of Greater Dallas Right to life Carol
Everett.
Schmude gave a constitutional
legal analysis of the Roe vs. Wade
Supreme Court decision.
He argued "the decision is uncon-
stitutional, and someday will be over-
turned."
Carol Everett, who previously
owned and operated several abor-
tion clinics in Dallas, described the
business as a "money-making indus-
try."
Mark Fury discussed the issue of
euthanasia and advised the repre-
sentatives in ways to get involved
within their communities.
In addition to the speakers, repre-
sentatives attended workshops on
counseling and starting of new
groups.
Among the universities repre-
sented were Rice University, Univer-
sity of Houston, Houston Commu-
nity College, University of St. Tho-
mas, University of Texas at Austin,
Austin Community College, Del Mar
University of Corpus Christi, Texas
A&M University, UT at San Antonio,
St Mary's University, Our Lady of
the Lake at San Antonio, and Univer-
sity of Dallas.
Although several of these univer-
sities were represented at last year's
conference, about half of the groups
are newly established.
The main purposes of the confer-
ence, Brown College senior and
Students for Life member Aileen
Burton said, were to keep existing
groups active, share ideas and to
encourage new groups to organize.
Burton added, "One of the purposes
of Texas Collegians for Life is to
unite the college pro-life voice in
Texas."
Saturday's conference stressed
political action and education to pro-
mote the college pro-life movement.
TCL is a non-violent organization
geared at educating students about
alternatives for abortion.
"We are not an action group, but
an information dispersal group...
violence is taboo," President of Stu-
dents for Life Gavin Clarkson said.
Mark Fury emphasized the need
to educate students about abortion
alternatives through campus pro-life
organizations.
"We are looking at a generation of
people who don't remember when
abortion was illegal. . .campus pro-
life groups serve the necessary func-
tion of showing college women that
there are real alternatives to abortion
and even far better ones," Fury said.
Rice students who attended
showed satisfaction with this year's
attendance.
Last year's conference had only
four universities represented and no
formal speakers, Students for Life
member John James said.
"I thought it was a success, but I
wish more students could've at-
tended besides those already in-
volved," Wiess College freshman
John Co wart said.
"This conference was the first
TCL conference held and the turn-
out was appropriate for the level of
development. . .but we are looking
forward to a* higher turnout next
year," Fury said.
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McGarrity, Patrick & Sendek, Joel. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1988, newspaper, October 28, 1988; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245704/m1/5/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.