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– January 11, 2001Posted in: Current News

Owls to see
action at Baseball Classic
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The Rice Owls
will kick off the 2001 baseball season Feb. 1 at the first-ever
Astros College Baseball Classic at Enron Field.

The Owls will
face Baylor on the tournament’s first day of action.
The Astros College Baseball Classic, scheduled for Feb.
1-4, also will feature The University of Houston, Texas
Christian University and Texas Tech.

Tickets are
available at the Enron Field Box Office (window 11) on weekdays
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at TicketMaster outlets. Tickets
also can be ordered by phone by calling (713) 629-3700.

Tickets are $25
for the entire tournament, $5 for Thursday’s single
game between Rice and Baylor and $10 each day Friday through
Sunday.

The Astros College
Baseball Classic will be held in conjunction with the Feb.
3-4 Astros FanFest, the winter baseball carnival where fans
can meet players and coaches, play interactive baseball
games and participate in baseball discussions.

The Rice Owls
head into the season ranked 12th in the nation by the Baseball
America poll, the highest of any Texas or Western Athletic
Conference team.

Visit <www.RICEOWLS.com>
for more information about Rice baseball.

 

Information
available on disability services
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Teaching staff
drawing up their syllabi for the spring semester are reminded
that they should include a statement regarding disability-based
accommodations. This ensures that students have been informed
as to the steps necessary to receive accommodations.

Jean Ashmore,
director of disability support services, can provide suggested
syllabus announcements.

Students should
contact Ashmore at the beginning of the semester so that
accommodation letters can be prepared for professors.

For questions
regarding syllabus statements or other disability issues,
contact Ashmore at (713) 348-5841. Additional information
about disability services on campus is available on the
Web at <www.rice.edu/dss>.

 

Recycling
program handles more paper
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The campus paper
recycling program has expanded to handle more types of paper.
The following types of paper now can be recycled: white
paper, mail, catalogs/reports, colored paper, brochures,
newspapers, computer paper, stationery, magazines, all envelopes
(even those with windows), adhesive notes, manila folders,
notepads and letterhead.

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