Beer-bike coordinators named
The Office of Student Activities announced the campus-wide coordinators for Beer-Bike earlier this month. Will Rice College junior Caitlin Weidig and Wiess College junior Naaz Khumawala will be in charge of organizing the Beer-Bike parade and race, as well as facilitating communication between the administration, college and area coordinators, and students. The two were selected on the basis of a written application and an interview with the Office of Student Activities. Assistant Director of Student Activities Holly Williams guided the selection process, along with Director of Student Activities Heather Masden. ‘The coordinators [must have] the ability to delegate; successfully organize a large campus-wide event; and work with, lead and motivate their peers,’ said Williams. ‘Both Naaz and Caitlin have much leadership experience on the Rice campus.’ Khumawala was an area coordinator for judges at last year’s Beer-Bike. Her responsibilities included recruiting and training judges, and overseeing the judging process. ‘Beer-Bike probably is the largest student activity on campus,’ Khumawala said. ‘It’s a service to the school and an honor to coordinate something so big.’ Beer-Bike has been a campus tradition since 1957. Weidig said her affinity for the event dates back to her first days on campus. ‘Coming from Will Rice, Beer-Bike is extremely important, and ever since [Orientation Week], I’ve been ingrained with Beer-Bike, Beer-Bike, Beer-Bike,’ Weidig said. ‘Last year I was a security coordinator, and this year I wanted to be a part of [Beer-Bike] on a grander scale.’ Khumawala and Weidig both said it is important to ensure a safe parade route on the day of Beer-Bike. ‘The parade itself is a challenging task because it does have the potential to be really dangerous,’ Weidig said. ‘But with good security, and if everyone knows what’s going on, it’s a really fun thing for everyone.’ Weidig said she does not anticipate any major changes to Beer-Bike this year. ‘I’m sure there will be some little changes here and there, but nothing that will have a great impact on everything,’ said Weidig. ’ Everything has run really well in the past few years, and so we want to keep everything going.’ The jack policy during Willy Week is the only aspect of Beer-Bike that may undergo serious changes, Williams said. Last year, a water balloon fight led to considerable damage at Martel and Jones Colleges. ‘The Martel jack obviously did not comply with the jack rules, and so I think that [they] will be more strongly enforced, if not changed, to make sure that the penalties associated with doing such things are more stringent,’ Williams said.
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