Rice vs. Kathy Collins Seriouspage

1. Bike Bell Issues
2. International Refugee Aid
3. 10/8 At the Death House Door Film Screening
4. Rice Jazz Band Concert Thursday, Oct 9, 8pm
5. Coedit the Backpage
6. Lets Talk About Palin
7. ACLU Meeting Tues, Oct 8
8. Seeking a director for Rice Players spring production
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Monorail Cat
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-monoral-cat-now-stops-at-the-library.jpg
2a. Yeah Metro Rail:
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-greatest-hits-of-the-Houston-light-rail-metro-system
3a. Play with Yourself: http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/sea.htm
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1. Bike Bell Issues
The bike committee received complaints of the bike bells not holding tight enough on the handle bars. Carolie Allgood, the co-chairperson for the committee, did some checking and discovered that there should have been a red screw in the package, which was left out when they were imprinted. We now have those screws and they will be available at the Transportation Fair (we will have people there to put them on for you) and at the police department after that. We apologize for the confusion and hope to reach all those who have received bells and correct the issue.
Phil Hassell, Captin
Operations Commander
Rice University Police Department
713-348-4595
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2. International Refugee Aid
Hello Rice Students. I am Matt Campbell, College Orientation Day Officer for Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees (PAIR). Every semester, PAIR brings a group of refugees onto the Rice campus for lunch, a speaker, a campus tour, and an opportunity to meet and talk with student groups, as part of our broader initiative in motivating the refugees to pursue higher education. The event shows refugees the broad range of opportunities available to the refugees, and helps us to recruit a number of refugees into our other programs, such as college prep and after school mentoring.
We have a large group of newly arrived Iraqi and Bumese refugees, and would love to start them on their path to higher education and a successful life in this country.
The Schedule:
11:30-12:30 Check in and Lunch
1230-1:00 Speaker
1:30-2:30 Activities with the Refugees (i.e. soccer and student group presentations).
2:30-3:30 Campus Tour
3:30-4:00 Wrap-up and Evaluation
4:30 Refugees head home.

We need lots of volunteers, and if any of you could email at any part of the day, Saturday October 18th, please email me at matt.campbell@rice.edu
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3. 10/8 At the Death House Door Film Screening
At the Death House Door Film Screening
Hosted by Rice for Peace & Amnesty International
Wednesday, October 8 @ 8pm in the Grad Lounge in the RMC
David Atwood of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will speak before the film.

At the Death House Door is a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in the State of Texas through the eyes of Pastor Carroll Pickett, who served 15 years as the death house chaplain to the infamous "Walls" prison unit in Huntsville. During Pickett's remarkable career journey, he presided over 95 executions, including the world's first lethal injection.

The film also focuses on the story of Carlos De Luna, a convict Pickett counseled and whose execution troubled Pickett more than any other.
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4. Rice Jazz Band Concert Thursday, Oct 9, 8pm
Rice Jazz Band Concert Thursday, Oct 9, 8pm
Come to Sammy's to see your Rice Jazz Band play Thursday, October 9 at Sammy's in the RMC from 8-10pm.
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5. Coedit the Backpage
Hey bros,

As mentioned in the Thresher, I'm looking for some lucky dude or girl-dude to help me edit the Backpage of the Thresher - - it wasn't a joke! If you're interested in the opportunity to spend hours writing insightful jokes, then scrap them in favor of crude puns and hastily-made amateur Photoshops that like seven people see on a weekly basis, email me at awesome@rice.edu.

Thank you!
Timothy Faust
Backpage Editor
Rice Thresher
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6. Lets Talk About Palin
What does Sarah Palin mean for feminism? Is the media biased? How does sexism figure in?

Should any of this matter when we pick a president?

Come discuss this and more at the Women's Resource Center's Perspectives and Popcorn!
When: Thursday, Oct 9, at 9 pm
Where: The Women's Resource Center, Kelley Lounge, RMC
What: Free popcorm and an informal discussion

For more info, contact Kate Hildebrandt - hildebrandt@rice.edu
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7. ACLU Meeting Tues, Oct 8
ACLU Meeting & Presidential Debate Watch Party
Tuesday, October 7 @ 8pm
Herring 125
Come watch the presidential debates with the Rice ACLU! We'll have drinks, popcorn, a lively discussion, and spend some time talking about our plans for the rest of the semester.
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8. Seeking a director for Rice Players spring production
The Rice Players are seeking a student director for their spring production. The show will run in the first week of February. The three plays that the coordinators are currently considering are:
"Wyrd Sisters" by Stephen Briggs
"A Woman in Mind" by Alan Ayckborn
"Blue Window" by Craig Lucas
The Players have a history of being the most elite student theater group on campus with the best resources, including Hamman Hall and all of its equipment. If you are interested in directing and would like to do so with the Players, please contact Catherine Bratic (ceb1@rice.edu).