News Briefs

Library Crime
Watch created

The Rice University
Police Department has announced the implementation this
semester of a crime watch program for Fondren Library. The
Library Crime Watch is being spearheaded by officers Dennis
Senter and Pete Martinez, Cpl. Alex Adames and Sgt. Dianna
Marshall.

The police department
and library staff will work together to reduce thefts and
other incidents in the library. The program is similar to
the crime watch program that has been ongoing in the residential
colleges.

Senter will be
the primary contact for the program. He can be reached at
(713) 348-6000 or by e-mail at <senter@rice.edu>.
All ideas and suggestions are welcome.

‘Who’s Who
Among Students’ nominations being accepted

The Office of
Student Activities currently is accepting nominations for “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities
and Colleges.”

The deadline
for receiving nominations is Friday, Nov. 3. Nominees must
be juniors, seniors or graduate-level students. Selection
will be based on scholarship ability, participation and
leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship
and service to Rice and potential for future achievement.

Nomination forms
can be accessed on the student activities Web site, <www.ruf.rice.edu/~stact/>.

The selection
committee would like to hear personal impressions of the
nominee and what sets the nominee apart from others. Do
not send a resume or list of activities in place of the
nomination form; the committee will ask the nominee to submit
these later. The Office of Student Activities welcomes as
many nominations as faculty and staff would like to submit.

Outreach Day
set Oct. 21

The annual Rice
Student Volunteer Program Fall Outreach Day will be Saturday,
Oct. 21. RSVP’s Outreach Day occurs twice per year, once
each semester. It provides Rice students a chance to go
out into the community to volunteer, offering hte opportunity
to meet new people and discover activities they like. For
more information contact RSVP at (713) 348-4970.

Pumpkin volunteers
needed

The Rice Student
Volunteer Program’s Project Pumpkin, a campus Halloween
carnival for underprivileged children, is set for Saturday,
Oct. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Hanszen/Will Rice Quad.

There will be
booths from various student organizations offering fun games,
trick-or-treating at Hanszen and Will Rice and a haunted
house at Sid Rich. Volunteers are needed for activities
ranging from setting/cleaning up, guiding buses to the stadium,
covering the check-in/registration table, walking groups
of children to and from the haunted house and guiding youngsters
through trick-or-treating.

Project Pumpkin
is an excellent, fun way to get involved with a short-time
commitment. Those interested in volunteering or who want
more information can e-mail Sejal Shah at <sejal@rice.edu>
or RSVP’s Children Committee co-chairs Stacy Rasmussen
at <rasputin@rice.edu> or Sharon Bzostek at <sbzostek@rice.edu>.
Include your name, phone number and what you’re interested
in doing. Also include the times you’re available.

2000 athletic
reports available

Copies of Rice’s
2000 "Report on Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic
Programs" are available through the office of the director
of athletics at (713) 348-6919.