Fac Sen: Vote for longer winter break
· On the agenda for the Faculty Senate this Wednesday is a vote to set the academic calendar for upcoming years. We encourage them to undo the current calendar and return Rice to a longer winter break.
SA: Vote no on by-law change
· At Monday's Student Association meeting, Brown College Senator Patrick McAnaney proposed an amendment to the to the by-laws of the SA requiring two weeks prior notice on all resolutions (see SA box, page 11). Given the haste with which the SA passed the resolution concerning construction, and slow communication between the SA and the rest of the student body, this amendment is quite understandable. However, an amendment is not the way to fix the problem.
Socials: Party on Purim
· While the topic of Sid Richardson College's '80s Party falling on Yom Kippur has already been addressed in a column, the honest mistake of party misplanning will hopefully stand as a lesson for other college socials (see column, page 3). Parties are supposed to unite campus, but this is already difficult given the divisive nature of the role of alcohol in parties. The last thing a public party needs is a date that instantly excludes a specific demographic on campus, and socials should keep an eye on their calendars when planning parties.
Letters to the editor
· #Bush leaves legacy fit for conservatives#