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Lovett Theatrt The Bald Soprano curtain 8:00 pm SKI Winter Park, Colorado $189 February 27 - March 6 Complete Package Includes • 6 Days / 5 Nights condo lodging. Condo includes fireplaces, kitchen, swimming pool, jacuzzi. Free shuttle to & from slopes. • 4 Day lift-tickets • Ski jamboree party with refreshments (i.e. beer). • Ski races with prizes Call 526-6889 Jack Coleman Rice rep for Summit Tours RftGTsrnE ARCHI- ARTS BALL presented by THE RICE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FEBRUARY 12,1983 HOUSTON NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 202 MAIN STREET STUDENT TICKETS $15 $18 AT THE DOOR NON - STUDENTS $20 A Resounding Tinkle General Admission $4.00 Students $3.00 iptcutl oMongvwit vtLtk SomuuU FKUICJI, Inc. tickets available from architecture students or at department office SPIRITS AND FOOD SERVED The Rice Thresher, February 4, 1983, page 14 O 0 o This Week/ by Harry Wade Films Lord of the Flies. Veteran director Peter Brook managed one of the most provocative of all novel-toscreen adaptations with this production of William Golding's book. His version of the psychological horror story of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island has faded into undeserved anonymity. Oddly mismatched at the River Oaks Theatre next Tuesday night with a considerably less impressive film, You Are Not Alone, Lord of the Flies shows at 7:30 p.m. * * * The Tin Drum. The River Oaks presents a double feature of Volker Schlondorffs best known works, The Tin Drum and Circle of Deceit, Wednesday, February 9. Released earlier this year, Circle speaks clearly and with determination, though with little content or true insight. The Tin Drum, on the other hand, is a classic commentary on the new German opulence. Screening time is 7 p.m., with Circle playing at 5 and 9:45. * • * A Shot in the Dark. Showing Friday, February 11, in the Lovett College Commons at 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 p.m. is Peter Sellers' and Elke Sommer's comedy where the well-beloved Inspector Clouseau returns in one of the most popular modern film serials. Admission is $1. A Shot in the Dark comes to Lovett after one-acts. 1900. Bertolucci's four-hour magnum opus is just as purely a product of the rich continental cinema as is The Tin Drum. A panorama of 20th-century Italy, the film touches — with surprisingly intimate tenderness — the rise of fascism, the modern deterioration of family, love, hate, and sexual maladjustments. While Bertolucci has been far more fluent and visually charming, 1900 remains a formidable work of art. At the Media Center both February 9 and 10, the film shows at 7:30 each evening. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Not much of a classic, European or otherwise, this 1981 movie seems, nonetheless, to be unique among its campadolescent-spoof genre since it manages some genuinely fun moments. With only an occasional bite of social satire, Fast Times avoids the heavyhanded, low budget awkwardness of so many other high school flicks, playing around, instead, with, well, playing around. SRC presents this cult classic at Chem Lec tomorrow at 6:30, 9 and 11:30 p.m. Museums Japanese Netsuke. Evolving into a fine art during the 19th century Edo period of Japan, the tiny ivory carvings have become highly collectable, eminently fashionable trinkets. The Museum of Fine Arts exhibits some dazzling examples of this intricate art form in the Hirsch Library Gallery through April 10. With hopes of showing netsuke not as decoration but as a highly ritualized artistic tradition, the museum has gathered 40 pieces from Houston collections, offering notes on history and technique. Full of Oriental mythology, netsuke art is an important testament to Japan's culture heritage. Music The Houston Symphony. Sergiu Comissiona directs a concert of Salieri, Chausson and Ravel. Pianist Radu Lupu will also perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat, a Houston-area orchestra premier. Tickets range from $3 to $23; students are entitled to rush for half-price tickets 30 minutes before curtain. Reservations can be made at 227- ARTS. The twelfth concert in the "Classical Experience" series, performances begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 5 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 6. I f l V * { * * »• * Houston Symphony plays again. Theatre f 'tfv • ' s ' f / ' f • ' %" * * * Tango. The Rice Players will open this Polish political farce Monday, February 10. On the surface a story of one particularly colorful family, the play is actually a careful comment on the political swing of our times from liberalism to reactionary quietude back into something suspiciously like fascism. Neil Havens delivers this easy, light script in a primarily comic production. Playing through next Saturday, Tango begins at 8 p.m. in Hamman Hall. Call 527- 4027 for ticket reservations. The Ensemble One Acts. Houston's only black resident theatre will present an evening of two oneact plays, opening Thursday, February 10. Laurence Holder's When the Chickens Came Home to Roost is a tight personality drama, pitting Elijah Muhammad against Malcom X in a confrontation of ideologies and energies. Dreams of Flight, by Richard Mori, focuses on a personal relationship between two black men, that deals ultimately about all men living alone in a seemingly purposeless world. The Ensemble is at 1010, Tuam off Main. Reservations can be made at 520-0055. I aurpru p Holdpf s "When The Chickens Came Home to Roost"! also. Other Events Brian Ru hard Mori's "Dreams of Right" The Houston Reading Series. Two important woman writers will be in Houston this week to read from their critically acclaimed works. Harryett Mullen, one of the most impressive of the younger black writers in Texas, will present readings from her award-winning volume of poetry, Three Tall Women. Carol Forche, recently spotlighted for her eyewitness poetic account of Salvadorean struggles, will read from her book, The Country Between Us. pjhis especially topical volume, along with other writings, has made Forche the rave of contemporary poetics. Both women will appear free of charge in Brown Auditorium of The Museum of Fine Arts Tuesday, February 8.
THE RICi THRESHER/SPORTS Healthy netters to open season soon, set sights on Top 20 rank by Tony Soltero The Rice men's tennis team begins its season February 19 with an excellent chance of cracking the national Top 20. With a solid lineup of players like Tres Cushing, Don Tomasco, John Albert and promising freshman Martin Siekman, Owls coach Larry Turville is looking for a national ranking. "We're shooting for the top 20," said Turville. "If we play up to our potential, I'm sure we can make it. We have very good depth and experience in our team this year." ^This is encouraging news in light of Rice's recent football and basketball struggles. "We're the best-kept secret at Rice," points out Albert. "I'll guarantee you John Albert we'll do better than the football team did." Says Cushing, "We're in better shape than we were last year. In 1982 we had a lot of people out with illnesses. If we stay healthy, TRACK I'm sure we can win a couple more SWC matches than we did last year." Rice meets the University of New Orleans in its season opener. "They're not to be taken lightly," warned Turville, "but we should come out on top." The Owls have a formidable schedule from then on. They must play several teams currently ranked in the Top 20, among them number one SMU, number five Trinity, number eight Arkansas, number ten Texas and number thirteen TCU. Other heavyweights in Rice's schedule include Louisiana State University, Florida State and Auburn. "If we can win a good portion of those tough matches, then we can —C. Gubin vault into the Top 20," remarked Turville. The coach also expressed optimism about Rice's chances in SWC play. "We've never defeated TCU and Texas A&M, but this year we have a real shot at them," he said. Turville added, "I really feel good about this team. Bob Anderson has really improved over last year, and in Cushing and Tomasco we have two first-rate players." Cushing is coming off a successful autumn, in which he and Tomasco reached the semifinals of a tournament in Milwaukee. He has defeated several players ranked in the top 50. "A few more performances like those, and he'll be in the top 50 himself," says the coach. The loss of freshman Manuel Ruiz over the semester break has not dampened the team's spirits. Albert reflects the Owls' lofty goals with his desire that the team win 20 of its 25 matches. "That's what I hope," he says. "It'll take us some work, but it's not impossible. This is the best team we've had for at least the past 12 years. We're going to prove ourselves on the court." Rice tennis fans need not worry about the fact that Albert and Cushing depart after this season; Siekman has been a valuable addition to the squad. Turville spoke of two recruits who have expressed interest in coming to Rice. "One is from Chicago, and he performed admirably in the national Indoor Tournament, another is one of the top five players in the East," he commented. If many accomplished recruits continue to select Rice, then the Owls should have a consistently good team. Turville pointed out that many tennis players are attracted to Rice because they often come from families that stress education. "It's the academics that attract many top players here," he noted. "Rice balances a top-notch education with an excellent tennis program, and that is what many players are looking for." Cushing, Tomasco shock top seeds by Tony Soltero R ice tennis players Tres Cushing and Don Tomasco teamed up to reach the doubles semifinals recently at a tournament in Milwaukee. Despite being unseeded, the pair eliminated the top-seeded team in the process. Cushing rebounded from what he termed "a disappointing singles performance," losing in th« second round. He and his partner Tomasco stunned the number one seeded pair from the University of California at Irvine, ranked eighteenth in the nation. After dropping the first set 7-5, the Rice tandem recovered to win the second set 6-3, and then pulled out the decisive set 7-6 to score the upset. Even though Cushing and Tomasco were later eliminated in the semis by a Duke team, their showing was encouraging as the Rice tennis season soon begins. "I feel we're gong to have a good • i/li't 4*- HHK Don Tomasco and No. 1 singles amateur Tres Cushing year," says Cushing. "Our singles experience." and doubles are stronger and the If the Milwaukee performance is arrival of Martin Siekman has any indication of the season to improved the team. And Don and I come, then Rice can make a strong now have another year of thrust into the top 20 this year. Two-mile relay takes fourth at Millrose Games, team runs at McNeese by Steve Mollenkamp The strongest, fastest, and best of this nation's amateur track and field athletes assembled together last Friday at the 76th Wanamaker Millrose Games in New York City. Among those invited to compete in Villanova, University of British Columbia, and Virginia were ahead of them. Rice may well have done better if Francisco Melendez had not stumbled midway through his leg of the relay. According to Coach JL Vince Courville, Terry Jones, and Willy Mays out of the blocks—C. Reining the Madison Square Garden event were such track giants as Billy Olson, Carl Lewis, Mary Decker- Tabb and of course the stellar Rice University two mile relay team of Francisco Melendez, Charles House, Jerry Fuqua, and Gawain Guy. Running their way to a fourth place in the two mile relay with a time of 7:34.3, these four runners showed the rest of the country what informed Thresher readers already knew, that the blue and gray can compete with anybody. Only such powerhouses as Steve Straub, Melendez apparently jostled, tripped up the heel of the runner in front of him and fell but quickly recovered himself. "By the time Francisco recovered, he was a good 10-15 yards behind," Straub remarked. "He just couldn't get his momentum back after that." Jerry Fuqua, running third, was still able to pick up some of the slack with his split of 1:51.9. The Owls moved up from sixth to fourth during the last three legs. "We had trouble running on the banked wooden track, but we should have done better," said the fleet-footed Fuqua. "Sico's getting tripped certainly hurt us because it's always hard to catch up." Sprinter Vince Courville also went up to New York to compete. Courville just missed making the finals of the 60-yard dash with his time of 6.27. Courville, who tends to run slower in his first race, was knocked out of the competition by the likes of such heavies as Herschel Walker and eventual winner Ron Brown of Arizona State University. The remainder of the men's track team went to Lake Charles, Louisiana Saturday for the McNeese State Indoor Meet in the McNeese Recreation-Complex. By sending its star performers to the Millrose games, Rice had effectively taken itself out of the competition and therefore only came in ninth of the twelve teams at the meet. While Rice's 24 points were quite a ways off from meet winner Lamar's 84, the team did get encouraging performances out of Greg Johnson and Craig Hermann. Johnson, a Lovett sophomore. come in second place in the slowly paced 1600 meter run with a time of 4:17.29. The time is much better than it seems for the McNeese track is generally considered one of the slowest in town. He placed sixth as well in the 3200 meter run. Hermann's time of 2:33.71 in the 1000 meter run was good enough for a third place finish. Rice will be traveling to Dallas this coming Saturday in order to compete in the Dallas Invitational held in Reunion Area. A number of Southwest Conference schools will be among those attending the meet. DEMO'S AUTOMOTIVE CEMTER "We Offer Personalized Service" Specializing In TRANSMISSIONS • BRAKES • AIR CONDITIONING • FRONT END ENGINE ANALYSIS • TIRE TRUING • BODY REPAIRS • PAINTING UNDERCOATING 24 HOUR WRECKER SERVICE 526-3781 • vtuTHwesr HA7A . , - fftWY. Biisomin $ SUNSET BiYD. * 1 ' J W t o n M CI 1 UHlVLft urr blvd. 7 ecLiAm BLVD. j HCLC0M8C BLVD. 1 | "RENTAL CAR AVAILABLE" 2438 TANGLEY AT KELVIN The Rice Thresher, February 4, 1983, page 15
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