Rice Magazine Issue 13

Design Driven
The Magazine of Rice University
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Kitchen Wizards
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Atget’s Paris
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Skyspace Opens
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Houston Survey
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Banner Years


On the Cover: Iron talons secure the license plate on Rice’s entry in the 25th annual Houston Art Car Parade. Photo: Jeff Fitlow
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Contents
12 A roundup of awards
and honors
4 Rice grad turns 100.
5 Student team builds a better baby monitor.
10 How do you spell
innovation? OEDK
students invent neck
brace for trauma victims.
Plus, OEDK by the
numbers.
9 A low-cost learning tool
gets put to work in rural
India.
5 Her essay was fit to
print. Schermerhorn
wins N.Y. Times contest
and trip to Africa.
6 Rice’s Latin American
initiatives take big steps
this spring.

3 It’s official. We’re a
“tree campus.”
14 New master’s in space
studies. What’s new at
Rice Space Institute.
15 How to wash your
eyes in space, as
envisioned by a team
of Rice students
13 Rice MBA graduate
goes from business
plan to business owner
in a few short months.
16 Now and then:
Beer Bike
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8 Alumni newlyweds
jump for joy.
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Students
Features
Arts
40 Out of ordinary materials, artist
Yasuaki Onishi created the stunning
installation “reverse of volume RG.”
Held over through July at the Rice
Art Gallery.
42 Shepherd School doctoral student
Robert McClure and musicians
perform original compositions at the
Orange Show.
43 EMERGEncy Room gallery is open
for art.
Bookshelf
44 Shepherd School alumni record a CD
for flute and piano.
44 A poem by Joseph Campana
44 “Democracy Despite Itself” explains
why the system works, against all
odds.
45 “The I Ching, A Biography,” by
Richard Smith, illuminates the
history of a classic.
Sports
46 By his senior year, talented tennis
player Christian Saravia had lost his
game. And then …
48 Sports news and happenings
18 Houston, we have engagement.
As evidenced by the UnConvention and
Rice’s growing outreach programs, Rice both
gives back and grows stronger from working
with the city.
By Da v i d W. L e e b r o n
20 Time and Again
She’ll always have Paris. Hallie Jordan ’12
revisits the world of photographer
Eugene Atget.
By J e n n y We s t Ro z e l l e
24 Above Us Only Sky
The much-anticipated public art installation
by James Turrell opens.
P h o t o b y P a u l He s t e r
26 A City in Transition
So you think you know Houston? Chances
are you could learn a surprising thing or
two about Rice’s hometown from the Kinder
Houston Area Survey.
By Ly n n Go s n e l l
28 An UnConventional Celebration
For three days this spring, Rice welcomed
neighbors, alumni and families to campus.
Read all about it.
By Al y s o n Wa r d
32 Banner Years
A walk through campus spurs 50 years
of memories.
By Ro n Sa s s
36 The Case of the Blogging Historian
Wherein the centennial historian, Melissa
Kean, finds clues to Rice’s past and solves
a few mysteries, too.
By Ly n n Go s n e l l
38 Running on Sunshine
They came. They broke down. They
conquered. Student-built solar car
finishes strong.
By Ly n n Go s n e l l a n d Mi k e Wi l l i a ms
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Rice Magazine
No. 13
Published by the
Office of Public Affairs
Linda Thrane, vice president
Editor
Lynn Gosnell
Editorial Director
Tracey Rhoades
Creative Director
Jeff Cox
Art Director
Chuck Thurmon
Editorial Staff
B.J. Almond, staff writer
Jade Boyd, staff writer
Amy Hodges, staff writer
Jenny West Rozelle, assistant editor
David Ruth, staff writer
Alyson Ward, staff writer
Mike Williams, staff writer
Photographers
Tommy LaVergne, photographer
Jeff Fitlow, assistant photographer
The Rice University
Board of Trustees
James W. Crownover, chairman; Edward
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D. Kent Anderson; Keith T. Anderson;
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Albert Chao; T. Jay Collins; Lynn Laverty
Elsenhans; Lawrence Guffey; James T.
Hackett; John Jaggers; Larry Kellner;
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Szalkowski; Robert M. Taylor Jr.;
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Lewis “Rusty” Williams;
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Correction: In the story on Amy McCarley ’98 in issue No. 12, we incorrectly stated McCarley’s home state. She hails from Alabama.
The Arbor Day Foundation has
designated Rice University as a Tree
Campus USA for taking exemplary
care of its 4,300 trees. The program
honors colleges and universities that
use sustainable practices and engage
students in conservation initiatives.
More than 100 higher education
institutions (nine in Texas) received this
honor for 2011. Neville Mann, Rice’s lead
arborist, said this honor is especially
meaningful because of the challenges
posed by Houston’s severe drought
last year. “We implemented a rigorous
watering program to make sure that
every tree got watered at least once a
week,” said Mann, who spearheaded
the Tree Campus USA effort. According
to Ron Smith, grounds superintendent,
the vast majority of Rice’s trees, some
as big as the ents of Middle Earth, are in
the oak family.
Watch a video about Rice’s Tree
Campus USA designation:
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Tree
Campus
Where would owls be without
strong trees in which to roost?
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Inivorsily’s
100llyoar.
George Illes was born in
September 1912, just days before
the ambitious new Rice Institute
welcomed its first class. He spent the
first years of the Depression at Rice
and graduated in 1933. And here he is
in Houston 100 years later, celebrating
Rice’s centennial. As Illes and his alma
mater both prepare to celebrate their 100th
birthdays, we asked him to share his
memories of Rice.
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lorsonvasbroallingornol,”Igolsaid.“I
loIdlor,‘NoxlyoarI’mgoinglomaIoyoua
dovicollaldoloclsbroallingandviIIIolyou
InoviflloroislroubIo.’”
Igol vasn’l llo onIy Rico bioonginoor-
ing sludonl inloroslod in llo probIom. Slo
andlloolloronginooringsoniors—RacloI
AIoxandor ’12, RacloI GiIborl ’12, }ordan
Sclormorlorn ’12 and Androa IIricl ’12 —
formod Toam Broall AIorl vill llo InovI-
odgollalnoarIylaIfofllo12miIIionbabios
bornpromaluroIyindovoIopingcounlriosox-
porionco opisodos of apnoa. Tlo projocl vas
llosludonls’soniorcapslonooxporionco.
In gonoraI, a lap on llo fool can prompl
llo cliId lo rosumo broalling, bul apnoa’s
vidosproad occurronco moans lloro isn’l aI-
vays somoono avaiIabIo lo adminislor llal
simpIoromody.
Tlo loam’s soIulion vas lo croalo llo
BabaIungApnoaMonilor.TloBabaIunglas
an oIaslic sonsor omboddod in a slrap llal
surroundslloinfanl’sclosl.
“Tlo slrap oxpands and conlracls as llo
infanl broallos, vlicl llo syslom soos as a
sinovavo,”saidIIricl.Wlonllovavoslops
for 20 soconds, an allaclod microconlroIIor
lurns on a vibraling molor lo prompl llo
infanl lo laIo a broall. If llo cliId sliII isn’l
broallinghvosocondsIalor,avisuaIaIarmis
lriggorod.
“Wo considorod an audio aIarm,”
AIoxandor said, “bul lloro’s llo risI llal a
nursovouIdn’lloarilinaIargoroom.Andan
aIarmIoudonouglloloarmiglldamagollo
baby’sloaring.”
“WovonlvillaßaslingbiIoIigllraisod
abovollocrib,soyoucansooilacrossaroom,”
GiIborl said. “Nov vo’ro doing rosoarcl inlo
vlalfroquonciosofpuIsalionallraclllomosl
allonlion.”
“Tlo loam vorIod liroIossIy lo dosign a
usofuI loclnoIogy for vory Iov-rosourco sol-
lings,” said Maria Odon, diroclor of Rico’s
Oslman Lnginooring Dosign Kilclon and an
advisorlolloloam.
Tlis summor, llo loam lopos lo sond
llroo prololypos for losling in dovoIoping
nalions llrougl Boyond TradilionaI Bordors,
parl of Rico 360˚: Inslilulo for GIobaI HoaIll
ToclnoIogios.
Toam Broall AIorl roconlIy onlorod llo
BabaIung in llo socond annuaI NalionaI
Indorgradualo GIobaI HoaIll ToclnoIogios
Dosign Compolilion loslod by Rico 360˚ and
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ogy lloy dosignod lo soIvo il. Tlo BabaIung
looIhrslpIacoamongllo24nalionaIonlrios.
—Mike Williams
WalclavidoooflloBabaIunginaclion:
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Rice Undergraduate Wins
New York Times Contest
Jordan Schermerhorn ’12 knows how
she’ll spend at least part of her summer
vacation. The winner of Nicholas Kristof’s
annual “Win-a-Trip” competition,
Schermerhorn will go on an international
reporting trip with the Pulitzer Prize-
winning columnist.
As a bioengineering student,
Schermerhorn works extensively with
Rice’s Beyond Traditional Borders initia-
tive, but this will be her first trip outside
the United States. “So this is really
exciting for me,” she said.
In a column last December, Kristof
called for entrants with excellent com-
munication skills, especially online, and
Schermerhorn fit the bill. “I like using
Twitter a lot and try to use that for a
combination of professional and personal
stuff,” Schermerhorn said. “So I keep it
relevant to my academic interests, and I
think he found that appealing.”
Schermerhorn’s winning essay
described a solo trip after high school to
Big Bend National Park — “the instant
I realized the world was bigger than my
hometown” — that encouraged her to
find a way to relieve the poverty she
witnessed across the border in Mexico.
She’ll write for a national audience
when she blogs for The New York Times
during her trip. She and Kristof, whose
work focuses on human rights abuses
and social injustice, will be accompanied
by a videographer who also will file
regular reports on their travels.
—Mike Williams
Getting Babies Breathing Again
From left: Andrea Ulrich, Bridget Ugoh, Rachel Gilbert, Jordan Schermerhorn and Rachel Alexander
Bridget Ugoh ’12 had the best of incentives to join Team Breath Alert, a group
of engineering seniors studying apnea in infants. Her sister’s son suffered from
the condition, which causes a sudden stoppage of breathing while asleep.
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Here are the highlights:
Rico Inivorsily and llo Inivorsily of São
IauIo (ISI) in BraziI viII slaro adminis-
lralion and uso of a nov suporcompulor
lousodalRico.TlonovIsoriosBIuoGono
suporcompulor, vlicl bocamo oporalionaI
inMay,isbasodonIBM’sIOWLRprocossor
loclnoIogy,vliclvasdovoIopodinparlal
llocompany’sAuslin,Toxas,Iabs.Ricoand
IBM slarod llo cosl of llo syslom. Wlon
fuIIy oporalionaI, llo syslom is oxpoclod
lo ranI among llo vorId’s 300 faslosl su-
porcompulors as moasurod by llo TOI500
suporcompulorranIings.
Suporcompulors aro usod lo simuIalo
llingsllalcannolboroproducodinaIabo-
ralory—IiIoLarll’scIimaloorllocoIIision
ofgaIaxios—andlooxaminovasldalabas-
osIiIollosousodlomapundorgroundoiI
rosorvoirsorlodovoIopporsonaIizodmodi-
caIlroalmonls.OfhciaIsalISIsaidlloyox-
pocllloirfacuIlylousollosuporcompulor
for rosoarcl ranging from aslronomy and
voallor prodiclion lo parlicIo plysics and
bioloclnoIogy.
ISI is BraziI’s Iargosl inslilulion of
ligloroducalionandrosoarcl.TlocoIIabo-
ralion vas ofhciaIIy inauguralod in Marcl
during a lrip lo BraziI Iod by Houslon
Mayor Anniso IarIor, a 1978 Rico aIumna.
“Wlon I vas al Rico, il IooIod invard,”
slo said. “Today il IooIs oulvard llrougl
llisagroomonl.IlslrongllonsnolonIyRico
Inivorsily, bul aIso llo cily of Houslon.”
RicoandISIaIsoagrood loIaunclanox-
clango-sludonlprogram.
Tlo }amos A. BaIor III Inslilulo for
IubIic IoIicy signod a formaI agroomonl
villBraziI’spromiorllinIlanI,Iundação
GoluIioVargas(IGV),inRiodo}anoiro,lo
onlanco rosoarcl and acadomic roIalion-
slips and lo Iay llo foundalion for Iong-
lormcooporalion.
“Our agroomonl vill IGV viII opon
llo door lo joinl rosoarcl coIIaboralions
andnovopporluniliosforourRicofacuIly
and sludonls and BraziIian counlorparls,”
said BaIor Inslilulo Iounding Diroclor
LdvardDjorojian.
RoconlIy, Rico and BraziI’s NalionaI
CounciI for Scionlihc and ToclnoIogicaI
DovoIopmonl(CNIq)signodanagroomonl
llalviIIonabIoapproximaloIy100gradualo
andundorgradualosludonlsfromBraziIlo
sludy al Rico annuaIIy vill hnanciaI sup-
porlfromCNIq.
A nov Ialin Amorican sludios major
viIIboavaiIabIolosludonlsllisfaII.“Tlis
major is dosignod lo roßocl llo inlordisci-
pIinarynaluroofllohoIdofIalinAmorican
sludios and llo inlordiscipIinary rosoarcl
inlorosls of parlicipaling facuIly al Rico,”
said }osó Aranda, clair of llo Doparlmonl
ofHispanicSludiosandassocialoprofossor
ofLngIisl,vloviIIsorvoasadvisorforllo
major.
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In the first half of 2012, Rice University formalized
several partnerships and agreements in Brazil as part
of the university’s growing Latin American initiative.
Looking South
“When I was at Rice, it looked inward. Today it looks outward through this
agreement. It strengthens not only Rice University, but also the city of Houston.”
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Students
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How was the students’ response to the
approval of the new major?
Willin llo hrsl 10 days bolvoon llo ma-
jor boing approvod and llo hrsl roquirod
courso, Inlroduclion lo Ialin Amorican
Sludios, going onIino, vo lad 19 sludonls
signup.Tlal’saIolforsomollingunlriod.
Iuis Duno-Gollborg and Doan NicloIas
Slumvayaroco-loaclingllocourso.
The major has been described as inter-
displinary. Can you give us an example of
what that means?
Iol’s say a sludonl is inloroslod in 20ll-
conlury Moxican arl. Tlo sludonl viII
bo advisod lo laIo coursos al Rico vlor-
ovor Moxican arl is laugll diroclIy. In llo
ond, llal sludonl viII laIo coursos from
Hispanic sludios, arl lislory, lislory, po-
IilicaI scionco, olc., and viII llus sludy
lloir focus llrougl a varioly of discipIin-
ary hoIds, from Iiloraluro lo lislory, from
arllislorylopoIilicaIscionco.
How does the capstone experience work?
Wlon a sludonl compIolos llo major vill
llo capslono rosoarcl sominar, slo or lo
viIIbringloboaraIIproviouscoursovorI
androsoarclinproducingarosoarclpapor
llal viII bo vorIsloppod vill ollor slu-
donlsinacoIIoquiumformal.
José Aranda
Q&A
:
Rice will offer a new major in Latin American studies (LAS) beginning this fall. José Aranda,
associate professor of English and chair of the Hispanic studies department, will be the
program’s adviser of record. Students may customize their major according to their inter-
ests and available faculty expertise, Aranda said. A capstone research seminar will draw
from research undertaken during the LAS major’s required semester-abroad experience.
José Aranda
Looking South
What role did students play in creating this
major?
In spring 2007, llo sludonls voro vory vo-
caI, and lloro vas agilalion for a Ialin
Amorican sludios prosonco in llo lumani-
lios,asvoIIasaIl.D.program.Wo’voun-
dorsloodllalllodosiroforilvasoullloro,
sludonlsvoroIooIingforollorllingslloy
couIddo,ollorpIacoslogosludy.
How many Latino students are there at Rice?
Lvoryyoar,il’ssomovlorobolvoon11and
13porconloflloonloringcIass.
Why is it important to have a formal major in
Latin American Studies?
Il’s cIarifying. Wlal a major doos is il con-
conlralos llal aclivily so poopIo can hnd
oul oasiIy iflloro’s, for oxampIo,afamous
vrilorcominglolovn,avoII-Inovnlislo-
riangivingaIocluro.
Anything you’d like to add?
WosuspoclllallloIASmajorviIIbocomo
a popuIar major, ospociaIIy for doubIo
majors. Hispanic sludios/IAS is IiIoIy lo
bo a succossfuI pairing. Al llo momonl,
HispanicsludiosisdoingoxlromoIyvoIIin
ilscoursoonroIImonlsandmajors.Wolavo,
al Iasl counl, 40 majors, incIuding gradual-
ingsoniors.AndvofooIllalvoviIIboabIo
logrovllalnumborforyoarslocomo.
What about students who want to study
domestic Latin American topics?
TlonovmajordoosnolprocIudollopos-
sibiIilyofsludonlsincorporalingmorodo-
moslic or I.S. issuos. Sludonls inloroslod
in I.S. immigralion poIicios diroclod al
IalinAmoricamigllcloosoloboanIAS
majorprocisoIybocausoilprovidosforan
inlordiscipIinary and comparalivo framo-
vorI by vlicl lo undorsland llo issuos.
Tlo sludy abroad roquiromonl hIIod in
Moxico,foroxampIo,vouIdonlancosucl
asludylromondousIy.
What are some milestones in the creation of
this major?
Wlon I bocamo doparlmonl clair
|in 2007], vo formod llo Amóricas
RosoarclConlor,vliclpromolosinlor-
discipIinaryrosoarclonllobroadlop-
ics of Ialin Amorica, Ialin Amorican
sludios,Clicano/asludios,bordorIand
sludios and Amorican sludios, for
oxampIo.
Tlis vas aboul llo samo limo llal
Irosidonl Ioobron mado a docision
lo pul Ialin Amorica as ono of lis
gIobaI inilialivos. So, vo aII slarlod lo
coaIosco our idoas and vorI lovard
draving allonlion lo Rico’s connoclion
lo Ialin Amorica, lo figuro oul vays
lo incroaso Rico’s prosonco in Ialin
Amorica, and lo croalo coIIaboralions
villunivorsilios.
Here are all the places Alesha Herrera ’00 and her
husband, José-Miguel Yamal ’00, have been photo-
graphed together in midair, heels clicked — churches,
monuments, historic buildings, tourist attractions and
natural wonders around the world. On beaches, city
streets, bridges and, recently, underwater — “We
thought it would be our first underwater heel-click
photo,” said Herrera, “but we have to practice more.”
How did this coordinated clicking get started? “It’s all
my husband’s fault,” Herrera said, referring to Yamal’s
penchant for executing an exuberant little dance move
in out-of-the-way places. The family has a photo of
him, circa 2006, clicking heels in the dunes of White
Sands, N.M. “We call it the original,” said Herrera,
who got into the act during a two-week trip to Spain
in 2008, not long after she and Yamal started dating.
“My friends thought I was crazy to travel with some-
one I had just met.” Just met? At Rice, they didn’t
know each other. “We were friends of each other’s
friends” but never formally met inside the hedges.
So when Yamal suggested to Herrera that they try a
tandem heel click on a Madrid street, she was game.
“I’d been in musical theater my whole life.” His cousin
documented their efforts to get it right. Yamal claims
that about halfway through the shoot, he had this
sensation that this might be the girl he could marry.
“We have so many heel clicks from this trip,” Herrera
said. So that was the beginning. Herrera, who earned
a degree in chemistry and environmental science and
engineering at Rice, is a belly dancer and teacher,
whose work frequently takes her to far-off places.
Yamal works as a biostatistician at the University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston and plays
jazz piano in the evenings. Married in February 2012,
the couple loves to travel, and when the moment
moves them, click heels. —Lynn Gosnell
They Just Clicked
Photo: José-Miguel Yamal and Alesha Herrera show off in
front of the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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ily and loo fov loaclors, llo I-sIalo is a joinl projocl of llo Rico-
Nanyang ToclnoIogicaI Inivorsily Inslilulo for SuslainabIo and
AppIiodInfodynamics(ISAID),vliclincIudoslardvaroandsofl-
varooxporlsalRicoandNanyangToclnoIogicaIInivorsily(NTI)
in Singaporo, sociaI oulroacl parlnors from llo Indian nonprohl
ViIIagosinDovoIopmonlandIoarningIoundalion(ViDAI),anda
IosAngoIos-basoddosignloam.
“Tlo I-sIalo is nol a labIol compulor,” said IaIom, vlo di-
rocls ISAID and aIso is a Nanyang visiling profossor al NTI.
“IlisadovicodosignodforasingIopurposo:oducalioninaIov-
rosourcoonvironmonl.”
oplimizalion,”IaIomsaid,“isasyslomalicvayofimprovingllo
usor oxporionco by laIing advanlago of our InovIodgo of lov
llolumanbrainprocossoslloinformalionsovocaninvoslllo
minimum amounl of rosourcos for llo offoclivonoss IovoI vo’ro
lryingloroacl.”
Tlo lardvaro and graplic conlonl for llo I-sIalo aro boing
dovoIopodinlandombocausolloyviIIuIlimaloIyusoarovoIu-
lionary Iov-povor compulor clip — anollor of IaIom’s invon-
lions.Tlonovclip,vliclcouIdboroadyforusoinlloI-sIalo
by 2013, viII cul povor roquiromonls in laIf and aIIov llo do-
vico lo run on soIar povor from smaII panoIs simiIar lo lloso
usodonland-loIdcaIcuIalors.
IniliaIIy, IaIom llougll povor consumplion vouId bo llo
I-sIalo’s biggosl lurdIo bocauso many ruraI sclooIs in India IacI
oIoclricily, and a soIar-povorod I-sIalo vouId nood lo run on no
morollanllroovallsofpovor.AssoonassludonlsinMolamod
HussainpaIIi ViIIago SclooI in Malabubnagar Dislricl bogan losl-
ingoarIyprololypos,lovovor,ilbocamoobviousllalusabiIilyand
offoclivonossaIsovouIdboclaIIongos.
Tlo dosignors ovaIualod foodbacI from cliIdron al llo sclooI
andsponlllousandsofloursscrulinizingllopIacomonlandßov
offoalurosandllovaycliIdroninloraclodvilllloI-sIalobollvi-
suaIIyandbyloucl.TloyllonincorporalodoIomonlsfromvidoo
gamos and sociaI nolvorIing lo drav sludonls in and loId lloir
inlorosl.IoroxampIo,acoIorfuIcarlooncroaluroinllocornorofllo
I-sIaloscroonvalclosllosludonlandclangosoxprossionbasodon
llocliId’saclions.Tlobollorllosludonl’sgradosaro,llolappior
llocroaluroappoars.
Tlo rosuIl is llo fourll gonoralion of llo I-sIalo, vlicl aIso
is llo hrsl lo foaluro a “sonso-oplimizod” usor inlorfaco do-
signod lo improvo oducalionaI oulcomos in ruraI India. “Sonso
Malabubnagar Dislricl, vlicl las aboul 500,000 sludonls in
govornmonlsclooIs,novpIansloadopl50,000oflloIov-cosloIoc-
lronic oducalionaI sIalos inlo middIo- and ligl-sclooI cIassrooms
llrougloul llo dislricl ovor llo noxl llroo yoars. Will sufhcionl
voIumo,llounilcoslforlloI-sIaloviIIboaround$45.
“Tlo I-sIalo projocl is aboul ompovoring IocaI communilios
vill oducalion and InovIodgo,” said Rajosvari IingaIi, ViDAI
foundingclairvoman.
Tlo I-sIalo’s Ios AngoIos-basod dosign loam, vlicl incIudos
Marc Morlons, CLO of llo Soso Modia Group, and projocl Ioador
HonriI Andorsson, voIunloorod lloir limo lo vorI vill ViDAI,
NTI spociaIisls in luman-compulor inloraclion and Rico sludonl
inlorns Iauron Iomborlon ’12 and SloIby Roinlardl ’12, SamuoI
Tang’12,andCarlorWang’11.
—Jade Boyd
Watch a video about the I-slate:
››› ricemagazine.info/120
50,000 I-slates Hit the Desks
How do you teach students in places like the primarily rural district of Mahabubnagar in the Indian state Andhra Pradesh, when electric-
ity is scarce and teachers are almost as rare? Krishna Palem, Rice’s Ken and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computer Science, thought he
could help answer that question and, in 2008, conceived the I-slate.
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 9
Krishna Palem
“The I-slate is not a tablet computer.
It is a device designed for a single
purpose: education in a low-
resource environment.”
—Krishna Palem
10 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
The challenge:DovoIopsafoandoffoclivocorvicaIspinoproloclion
forlraumaviclims.
The inspiration:}olnHipp,formordirocloroflloSpinoRosoarcl
IaboraloryalBayIorCoIIogoofModicino(BCM)inHouslon,las
IongsougllaropIacomonlforslandardcorvicaIcoIIars.Aloam
IodbyHipppubIislodasludyinllo}ournaIofTrauma
andAculoCaroSurgory in2010slovingabnormaI
soparalionbolvoonvorlobraoduolocorvicaIcoIIars.
The team:RicosludonlsOvioaAIpolairo’12,
KoIsoyHorlor’12,MiclaoIZyIborman’12,LIias
Hoban’12,GoorgiaIagoudas’12andSaiIosl
Irablu’12looIonlloclaIIongoofbuiIding
asaforvorsionofcorvicaIcoIIarsloslabiIizo
lloloadsandnocIsofaccidonlviclims.Tlo
loamvasoquaIIydividodbolvoonmoclani-
caIonginooringandbioonginooringmajors.
Tlisvaslloirsoniorcapslonoprojocl.
Special expertise:ToammomborsZyIborman
andHorlorarocorlihodasomorgoncymodi-
caIloclnicians.
Research:Tlosludonlsloslodacorvi-
caIcoIIarcurronlIyusodandfound
llalvlonapalionl’snocIisinjurod,llo
coIIarcanpusllloloadavayfromllo
body.“Tlalsoparalosllovorlobraoand
canmaIonocIinjuriosvorso.Somoplysi-
ciansboIiovollocurronlcoIIarmaylavo
compoundodinjurios,”Horlorsaid.“Wo
vonlbacIlobasicomorgoncy-caroidoas. As
LMTs,vo’rolaugllllaliflloInooislurl,you
slabiIizoabovoandboIovil.Younovorjuslsla-
biIizolloparlllal’sinjurod—vliclisoxaclIy
vlalvollinIllocurronlcorvicaIcoIIardoos.
WojumpodonllopromisollalifvocouId
slabiIizolloloadandllolorsorigllbonoall
llonocI,llonvocouIdslabiIizollonocI.
Tlal’svlalourdovicodoos.”
The result:TloHoadCaso,adisposabIounilllalcanbopIacodonllo
palionlin60socondsandincroasosimmobiIizalion.
Why it works:SlandardcoIIarsvraparoundllonocI.“WopIacod
llosupporlonllosidooflloclooIsandlloclosl,andllolopof
llobacI,”saidIrablu.“TlorosuIllasboongroalor
immobiIizalion.AIso,you’roimmobiIizingvill
conlaclsinpIacosllalvon’llurlllopalionl.”Tlo
disposabIoHoadCasoisoxpoclodlocoslIossllan
llo$15pricolagoncurronldisposabIocoIIars,of
vlicl15miIIionarousodinlloInilodSlalos
oaclyoar,llosludonlssaid.“Massproduclion
viIIdrivodovnllocosl,”saidAIpolairo.
The feedback: “TloirdosignlasllopolonliaIlo
savolloIivosofmanypoopIofoIIovingsovoro
bIunllrauma,”Hippsaid.
Engineering Houston’s Future 2011 conference poster
session: 1slpIaco—Lnlropronourslip,LxcoIIonco
inLnginooringIrizo.
2012 Rice Engineering Design Showcase:Winnor
oflloBoslHoaIll-RoIalodLnginooringDosign
ASME iShow:SomihnaIisls—viIIcompolovill
ninoollorloamsinMonlroaIin}uno2012.
What’s next:TloloamlashIodaprovisionaI
palonlllrouglRico’sOfhcoofToclnoIogy
Transfor.Toslsoflloprololypoaroongoing.
—Mike Williams
in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen?
The OEDK is a 12,000-square-foot center where students come together to design
prototypes and test solutions to real-world engineering challenges.
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Learn more:
››› ricemagazine.info/122
What’s cooking
in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen? in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen?
Oviea Akpotaire
730-plus undergraduate students used the OEDK for
engineering design courses and project development.
Students participated in at least 81 design teams/clubs.
22 courses actively used OEDK resources.
More than 27 design teams were interdisciplinary.
Undergraduates using the OEDK represent 7 different
engineering disciplines, as well as architecture, natural
sciences and humanities.
OEDK teams were recognized more than 16 times for
awards in local, national and international competitions.
Of these recognitions, 12 were national or international.
20 teams sponsored by industry partners; 5 teams
sponsored by individual donors.
OEDK
STATS FOR 2011–2012
›››oedk.rice.edu/statistics
12 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
Fulbright Scholarship
Five Rice students or recent alumni were selected to receive Fulbright Scholarships from the
U.S. State Department. Graduate student Amanda Moehnke and alumni Francesca Schley ’12,
Tracey Lam ’11, Payton Odom ’09 and Jasdeep Mangat ’09 will each receive a fellowship to
study, teach or conduct research abroad for one academic year.
Goldwater Scholarship
Three undergraduates were among 282 students in the country to be named Goldwater
Scholars by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Senior Juhye Lee and juniors Stephanie Tzouanas and Jeanette Wat will each receive a
maximum of $7,500 for tuition, fees and other college expenses. The scholarship is awarded
to students who intend to pursue careers in math, science or engineering.
Truman Scholarship
Two Rice seniors were among just 54 students nationwide who were awarded Truman
Scholarships. Benjamin Chou and Rahul Rekhi will each receive up to $30,000 for graduate
study, priority admission at some premier graduate schools, career counseling, leadership
training and special internship opportunities with the federal government.
Udall Scholarship
Rice senior Christina Hughes was one of 80 national winners of the Morris K. and Stewart L.
Udall Scholarship from the Udall Foundation. The $5,000 scholarship is awarded to students
who are committed to careers related to the environment.
Moramay Lopez-Alonso, assistant professor of history, is one of 65 scholars to receive
a six-month fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies, which promotes
research in the humanities and social sciences.
Herbert Levine, the Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering, has been named an
American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellow. The AAAS, an independent policy research
center, annually selects some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers,
artists, and civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders.
Teaching Awards
Each year, Rice honors faculty members for exemplary teaching, mentoring or service.
This year, the winner of the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Rice’s top
annual teaching award, is Mark Embree, professor of computational and applied mathematics
and director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership.
The George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching is presented to a number of faculty
members each year who are nominated by alumni who graduated two and five years ago.
This year’s recipients are Mikki Hebl, professor of psychology and management; Steven
Cox, professor of computational and applied mathematics; James Tour, the T.T. and W.F.
Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science,
and professor of computer science; Maria Oden, professor in the practice of engineering
and director of the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen; Bridget Gorman, associate profes-
sor of sociology; Alma Novotny, lecturer of biochemistry and cell biology; Paul Stevenson,
professor of physics and astronomy; José Aranda, associate professor of English and chair
of the departments of Hispanic studies and French studies; and Roberta Anding, lecturer of
kinesiology.
Watson Fellowship
Two graduating seniors were among 40 students nationwide to receive Thomas J. Watson
Fellowships. Rachael Petersen ’12 and Becky Wade ’12 will each receive $25,000 for a year
of independent study and travel outside the United States. Dylan McNally ’12 received the
Roy and Hazel Zeff Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded to the highest-ranking Watson
nominee from Rice who does not receive a Watson Fellowship.
Staff Award
Crystal Davis ’87, current funds accounting manager in the Controller’s Office, was selected
as the recipient of this year’s Elizabeth Gillis Award for Exemplary Service. This annual
award, given by the Rice Board of Trustees, recognizes outstanding achievements and ser-
vice by a staff member in support of the university’s mission.
Faculty Achievements
Luay Nakhleh, associate professor of computer science, ecology and evolutionary biology,
and biochemistry and cell biology, was selected to be one of 181 Guggenheim Fellows.
Scholars, artists and scientists are awarded grants that support their work for six to 12
months, giving them creative freedom.
The Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teacher Award, Rice’s oldest teaching award, is
decided by the junior and senior class. Brent Houchens, assistant professor of mechanical
engineering and materials science, received this year’s award.
The Presidential Mentoring Award is given to faculty members who have demon-
strated a strong commitment to mentoring students. The 2012 winners are Elizabeth Long,
professor and chair of sociology, and David Scott, the Noah Harding Professor of Statistics.
Christina Keefe, lecturer of visual and dramatic arts and director of the Rice Theatre
Program, is the recipient of this year’s Sarofim Teaching Prize. The annual award goes to an
outstanding lecturer in the School of Humanities.
The Charles Duncan Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement is presented by
the university’s deans to a faculty member with fewer than 10 years of experience and
outstanding performance in both scholarship and teaching. This year’s recipient is Kurt
Stallman, the Lynette S. Autrey Associate Professor of Composition and Theory in the
Shepherd School of Music.
Rachel Kimbro, assistant professor of sociology, received the 2012 Phi Beta Kappa
Teaching Prize. The prize is awarded to a nontenured assistant professor who demonstrates
an outstanding commitment to education in the liberal arts or sciences.
Rachael Petersen Becky Wade Rahul Rekhi Benjamin Chou
The end of the academic year brings honors and awards
to students, faculty and staff. Here is a selection.
Bravo!
“Aclion Iiguro Iaboralorios is an oxcil-
ing rolaiI sloro concopl llal viII provido
young boys vill llo oxporionco of croal-
ing cuslom-buiIl loys, mucl IiIo vlal
girIs oxporionco al BuiId-A-Boar for croal-
ing sluffod loys,” vonl llo oIovalor pilcl,
vlicl vas onllusiaslicaIIy doIivorod by
IliIIip Ioocl, a 2012 gradualo of llo }osso
H.}onosGradualoSclooIofBusinoss’MBA
forIrofossionaIs.
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Iov }onos SclooI sludonl MiclaoI Iarisor
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}onos SclooI Iocluror Donnis Murplroo’s
cIass in croalivo onlropronourslip. Bul il
vasIooclvloovnodlloinspiralion.His
Iigll-buIbmomonloccurrodalllomaII.
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BuiId-A-Boar for lor Iasl llroo birlldays.
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llo fIoor pIaying Ninlondo DS. I llougll
llal lloro slouId bo an oquivaIonl oxpori-
oncoforboys,”Iooclsaid.
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loclnoIogy, somolling Ioocl lad boon ox-
porimonling vill ovor sinco lo purclasod
a Tling-O-Malic, a 3-D prinlor for lobby-
isls. A formor lardvaro and soflvaro on-
ginoor, Ioocl bougll llo dovico vill llo
inlonlion of prololyping idoas for fun and
bocauso“ilvasroaIIycooI.”
Ioocl bouncod around lis idoa for a
sloro llal foalurod 3-D loymaIing lo fam-
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roIIod in llo onlropronourslip cIass llal
llo businoss concopl looI sorious slapo.
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ofllo}onosGradualoSclooILnlropronours
Organizalion.
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somolling lo il,” Ioocl said. AII vonl on lo
vinasIolinlloRicoBusinossIIanCompolion
andaddodallirdmombor,curronlMBAslu-
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rolaiIoxporioncololloloam.
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“Tlo primary foodbacI from judgos,
vlicl vo lad oxpoclod, vas llo risI as-
socialodvillrolaiIconcoplsandconsumor
produclsingonoraI,”IoocloxpIainod.
Bulllalvasnollloondofllosloryfor
Ioocl. His lransformalion from ompIoyoo
and sludonl lo onlropronour is compIolo.
Ho las lirod frooIanco 3-D arlisls lo loIp
vill prololyping, an onIino sloro is in llo
vorIs, and lo las invoslod in a profos-
sionaI3-Dprinlor.AllloondofMay,Ioocl
bocamo Aclion Iiguro Iaboralorios’ firsl
ompIoyoo.AndllaloIovalorspooclisrigll
inlisbacIpocIol.
Read more about the 2012 Rice Business Plan Competition:
››› alliance.rice.edu/rbpc
Of the 42 university teams from around the world that competed in the 2012 Rice
Business Plan Competition last April, only one pitched a retail toy business
to potential investors — Action Figure Laboratories (AFL) of Rice University.
Jones School
graduate combines
entrepreneurial
zeal, an engineering
background and
lessons from the
Rice Business
Plan Competition
to launch toy
business.
Where the Action (Figure) Is
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 13
“When 30 people in
the same room all say
that you have a great
idea, perhaps there is
something to it.”
—Phillip Leech
L–R, Phillip Leech, Jessica Fenlon and Michael Pariser
14 rice.edu/ricemagazine 14 14 14 14 14 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine rice.edu/ricemagazine rice.edu/ricemagazine
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Rice to Offer
Professional
Master’s in
Space Studies
When President John F. Kennedy stood
in Rice Stadium in 1962 and challenged
the United States to put a man on the
moon by the end of the decade, Rice
responded by creating the country’s first
Department of Space Science.
During Rice’s long association with
NASA in the decades since, the univer-
sity has produced more than a dozen as-
tronauts and scores of alumni who have
worked at NASA. Now, Rice continues
that upward trajectory with a new
master’s degree track for space studies
under the auspices of the Professional
Science Master’s (PSM) Program at the
Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
The space science master’s track
includes advanced engineering, biologi-
cal and physical science classes and in-
troduces students to economics, public
policy and management disciplines.
There is a critical need for qualified
professionals interested in the new
paradigm for space exploration and utili-
zation, said Dagmar Beck, PSM Program
director.
NASA’s Johnson Space Center and
the aerospace industry are focused
on translating space technologies to
energy, medicine and other areas and
on re-emphasizing research and devel-
opment. To accomplish that, NASA is
working more closely with universities
and entrepreneurs. Rice signed a Space
Act Agreement with NASA last year to
further those collaborative efforts.
—Mike Williams
Learn more:
››› www. profms. rice.edu
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Rice Space Institute:
Astronaut Mike Massimino became the public face of NASA during his last
mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009, one of the riskiest ever.
On that mission, he not only became the first astronaut to send messages
from space via Twitter, but also gained notoriety when, during a spacewalk,
he ripped a stuck handle from the space telescope to gain access to an in-
strument due to be repaired.
Stage Two
David Alexander and Mike Massimino
L–R, Simon Helberg, Pasha Lychnikoff and astronaut Mike Massimino in the season finale of “The Big Bang Theory.”
To read about Massimino's guest role on “The Big Bang Theory,” visit www.ricemagazine.info/124.
Rice Space Institute:
Most laboratories have an emer-
gency eyewash station to help
save lab workers’ eyes in the event
of a mishap. But what about the
International Space Station, one of
the most visible laboratories in —
or out of — the world, where water
doesn’t flow as conveniently as it
does on Earth?
The challenge of developing a viable
zero-gravity eyewash for astronauts was
taken on by Rob Bauer ’12, Malcolm Blake
’12, Eric Lee ’12 and Thierry Rignol ’12, all
bioengineering majors, and Zachary Foster
’12, a mechanical engineering major.
Calling itself Team Helios, the group
had to create a set of goggles that not only
would allow spacefarers to wash their
eyes in an emergency, but that also would
contain and eliminate the rinse water.
The team’s solution was a set of
eyewash goggles that borrowed suction
from a space toilet to help contain the rinse
water.
“The device will only work in zero
gravity,” said Matthew Wettergreen, a
lecturer in bioengineering, who along with
Brent Houchens, an assistant professor
of mechanical engineering and materials
science, advised the team. “So the exciting
opportunity the students had was to solve
a problem that won’t even be used in the
environmental conditions they inhabit.”
Team Helios pitted their device against
the creations of 10 other teams at the
annual NASA-sponsored Texas Space
Grant Consortium (TSGC) Design Challenge,
where it took home the Top Design Team
award as well as a slew of other awards.
No Gravity?
No Problem for Zero-G Eyewash
L–R, Team Helios members Zachary Foster, Rob Bauer, Thierry Rignol, Malcolm Blake and Eric Lee
Beer Bike
A
ccording to the Rice Program Council
website, the first Beer Bike was held
May 5, 1957. Baker College finished first,
followed by Will Rice and Wiess. Since
then, Beer Bike has evolved into a highly
anticipated, friendly competition among
colleges and something uniquely Rice.
BE E R BI KE 2012 RE SULT S
AL UMNI RACE
1st: Will Rice
•
2nd: Brown
•
3rd: GSA
WOME N’ S RACE
1st: Will Rice
•
2nd: Duncan
•
3rd: McMurtry
ME N’ S RACE
1st: GSA
•
2nd: Will Rice
•
3rd: McMurtry

Complete rankings, times and penalties:
›››rpc.rice.edu/beer-bike
Brown College students senior Ben Seidensticker
and junior Justin Warren prepare for the men’s race.
NowandThen
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 17
NotedandQuoted
“VorysimpIy,
villingroups
“VorysimpIy, “VorysimpIy,
soIhslindividuaIs
villingroups villingroups
inlloprocossof
naluraIsoIoclion
inlloprocossof inlloprocossof
vinovorollors.
Bolvoongroups,
llogroupof
Bolvoongroups, Bolvoongroups,
aIlruislsboals
llogroupof llogroupof
llosoIhsl
individuaIs.”
—Edward O. Wilson, the father of socio-
biology, who spoke at Rice as part of the
President’s Lecture Series, April 3, 2012
“My daughter will call
me at home. … ‘Dad,
you can’t be watching
basketball on televi-
sion if you have a
test coming up, if you
have a paper due. You
need to be studying,
Dad.’ She keeps me in
check like that.”
—Ricky Pierce, who returned to Rice
to finish his degree in kinesiology 30
years after he left the university as
the 18th pick in the 1982 NBA draft
“Cover your necks,
because the nasty
strain of vampirism
that wreaked havoc
throughout
2010’s best-
selling ‘The
Passage’
will return
in this hotly
anticipated
sequel.”
—Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly,
Dec. 30, 2011, in “10 Books We Can’t
Wait to Read in 2012,” about Rice English
Professor Justin Cronin’s “The Twelve,”
scheduled for publication in October 2012
“Shot a cameo for ‘The Big Bang
Theory’ this morning, it was
awesome, almost as much fun
as a space launch!”
“BoslmiIilary,boslunivorsilios,
boslcapilaImarIols,bosl
“BoslmiIilary,boslunivorsilios, “BoslmiIilary,boslunivorsilios,
businossos.WlyarovoaIIso
boslcapilaImarIols,bosl boslcapilaImarIols,bosl
damndoprossodaIIllolimo`”
businossos.WlyarovoaIIso businossos.WlyarovoaIIso
—Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
speaking on “Global Affairs and the Global Economy” at the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, April 11, 2012
“Academics believe that someone has
to pay them, but that the someone that
pays them has nothing to say about
what they do. Isn’t that odd?”
—Scholar, writer and educator Stanley Fish, April 10, 2012, on the
first evening of the seventh annual School of Humanities Campbell
Lecture Series. The series topic was academic freedom.
—Mike Massimino, in a tweet sent April 16, 2012. Massimino, an adjunct profes-
sor of mechanical engineering and materials science at Rice since 2004, has joined
the university full time for a year under NASA’s Executive on Loan program.
Gift Supports
New Home for
Social Sciences
Rice University has received
a $25 million gift from alum-
nus Robert Klein to name a
new School of Social Sciences
building.
The Robert A. Klein Hall for
Social Sciences will house the
majority of the school’s academic
departments, institutes and cen-
ters. The hall will be built along
the campus’ south axis, near the
Baker Institute and the Jones
Graduate School of Business.
Klein holds two degrees from
Rice, an M.A. (1975) and a
doctorate (1976) in economics.
He is a director of the renewable
energy firm Riverbank Power,
which develops, constructs and
operates hydropower facilities
in North and South America. His
years at Rice were “the richest
part of my education,” he said.
“At Rice I learned how to
realize George Bernard
Shaw’s philosophy —
‘Imagine what you desire,
will what you imagine
and create what you will.’”
More than one-third of Rice
undergraduates choose a major
in one of the social science
departments (anthropology,
economics, political science,
psychology and sociology). “I am
thrilled to have one of our very
own social sciences graduates’
names on this building,” said Lyn
Ragsdale, dean of the School of
Social Sciences. 
—Robert Klein
“IfsomoonoasIsmovlal’s
inllosoup,IInovoxaclIy
vlal’sinil.”
—Cari Clark, Baker College executive chef,
“Campus Folk: Look at Rice’s own master
chef,” The Rice Thresher, March 16, 2012
18 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
No,noloxaclIyvlalvasullorodfromllomoon(oronllo
vay),bulralloramorooarllbounddoscriplionoflloslalo
of llo roIalionslip bolvoon Rico Inivorsily and ils lomo
cily. WliIo Rico is pulling incroasing omplasis on llal
ongagomonl,illasboonapriorilyfromllovoryboginning.
B Y D A V I D W . L E E B R O N
Houston
we have engagement.
,
“
”
B
Iaunclod,RicoloIdabionniaIoponlousoforllo
onginooringdoparlmonls.Ricooponodilscampus
lo llo Houslon pubIic and pul on an aslonisling
array of onginooring and scionco oxlibils and
domonslralions. Tlo Houslon Iosl ran llo load-
Iino “Scionlihc MarvoI on DispIay Today al Rico
Inslilulo,” vill llo subloading “Ordinary Air
WiII Bo Turnod Inlo Iiquid by Sludonls.” Tlo foIIoving day llo
loadIino vas “10,000 IoopIo Soo Scionco MarvoIs al Rico Lxlibil.”
AHouslonovonlvasborn,12yoarsboforolloHouslonIivoslocI
Slov and Rodoo, llon caIIod llo Houslon Ial SlocI Slov. Aflor
a pauso for WorId War II, llo ovonl vas consoIidalod vill ollor
acadomic doparlmonls and conlinuod llrougl 1956 as llo Rico
InsliluloLxposilionofArlsandScioncos.
A laIf conlury Ialor, vo rolurnod lo llal lradilion, aIboil in
a mucl broador vay, vill llo InConvonlion — a pIay on our
“InconvonlionaIWisdom”mollo—loIdApriI12–14onourcam-
pus.Tlomorollan120ovonlsincIudodarloxlibilions,Sloplord
SclooImusicporformancos,acadomicIocluros,lloRicoBusinoss
IIan Compolilion, llo Asian IiIm IoslivaI al llo Rico Modia
Conlor, vaIIing lours, dramalic and danco porformancos, lon-
nisandvoIIoybaIImalclos,aImoslavloIodayofspociaIovonls
for Iids of aII agos — and, of courso, aslonisling scionco and
onginooring domonslralions. Il vas a vorilabIo cornucopia of aII
llo univorsily offors and a clanco for ovoryono and anyono in
HouslonlogolasampIoofvlalis,infacl,avaiIabIoalRiconoarIy
ovoryvooIoflloacadomicyoar.
Tloso days vo ongago llo cily in so many vays. IoopIo como
al aII limos of llo yoar lo loar spoaIors al llo BaIor Inslilulo for
IubIicIoIicyoralonoofourIoclurosorios.ASloplordSclooIpor-
formancoorconcorlmaybolloboslfroocuIluraIonlorlainmonlin
llocounlry.AnaflornoonsponlalaRicobasobaIIgamoinRocIIing
IarIisamongllogroalsporlsbargainsandoxporioncos.Ourgrov-
ingcoIIoclionofcampusarlisanollorpoinlofongagomonl,andllo
SuzannoDoaIBoollConlonniaIIaviIionandarlisl}amosTurroII’s
“TviIigllLpiplany”SIyspacoisanovarlsdoslinalionforllocily
and llo vorId. Bul il isn’l ovory day vo invilo llo pubIic inlo llo
IaboraloriosofRicoorpulonscionlihcandonginooringoxlibilions
foraIIagos.
Sovon and a laIf yoars ago, I vrolo in llis magazino of our
foundingprosidonl’sonllusiasmforandcommilmonllollocilyof
Houslon.Idon’lllinIIrosidonlIovollvouIdbodisappoinlodlo
soolloscopooflloongagomonlloday.SincollalIollor,TonyIinn,
lloAgnosCuIIonArnoIdIrofossorofHumaniliosandprofossorof
roIigious sludios, las Iaunclod Houslon Lnriclos Rico Lducalion,
orH.L.R.L.,AssocialoIrofossorofSocioIogyRullIopozTurIoypro-
sidosovorlloHouslonLducalionRosoarclConsorliumsupporlod
bylloIauraand}olnArnoIdIoundalion,andSocioIogyIrofossor
SlovoKIinoborgandMiclaoILmorson,lloAIIynandGIadysCIino
Iarl of Rico’s slrongll and dislinclion is vorIing cIosoIy vill
lloinslilulionsofllocily.OuroducalionaIondoavorsbuiIdonalis-
loryofongagomonlvilllloHouslonIndopondonlSclooIDislricl
asvoIIasollornoarbydislriclsandclarlorsclooIssuclasKIII
andYLSIrop.OurofforlsinllobioscioncosdopondonourvorIing
roIalionslipsvilllloinslilulionsoflloToxasModicaIConlor.Our
BioScionco Rosoarcl CoIIaboralivo, llo buiIding vo conslruclod
hvoyoarsagoalInivorsilyBouIovardandMainSlrool,lousos,for
oxampIo,BioHouslonandlloNalionaISpacoBiomodicaIRosoarcl
Inslilulo and viII soon louso rosoarclors from Toxas CliIdron’s
HospilaI and ollor TMC mombors. }oining llom is a consorlium
aimod al moving discovorios inlo appIicalion caIIod llo Houslon
AroaTransIalionaIRosoarclConsorlium,orHATRC.
Tloso roIalionslips aro crilicaI lo cuIluraI ondoavors as voII.
MoslroconlIy,voarosooIinglodooponourroIalionslipsvillllo
cily’sarlmusoumsasvoinvigoraloRico’scommilmonllolloarls,
a commilmonl llal is nov incroasingIy visibIo lo aII vlo visil us
llrougl llo slunning arlvorIs llrougloul llo campus. And noi-
llorlloHouslonSymplonynorlloSloplordSclooIvouIdboas
slrongaslloyarovillouloaclollor.
TlisisanoxcilinglimoloboalRicoasvoapproaclourOclobor
ConlonniaI CoIobralion. And vo can ospociaIIy coIobralo llo facl
llalourlodgosdonolsoparalollocampusfromllocily.Novvo
ombracoaporousunivorsilyllalroaclosoulloalomocilyllalis
aIsoconslanlIyroaclingin.Woarobollllogroalorforil.
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 19
“Now we embrace a porous university that reaches out
to a home city that is also constantly reaching in.
We are both the greater for it.”
—David W. Leebron
IrofossorofSocioIogy,arollodiroclorsofournovKindorInslilulo
for Irban Rosoarcl. Our ongagomonl vill K–12 oducalion is
broadorllanovorboforo,opilomizodporlapsbyRLLI—lloRico
LducalionLnlropronourslipIrogram—vlicl,villllosupporlof
llo Houslon Lndovmonl, providos a businoss- and managomonl-
orionlododucalionforrisingsclooIandsclooIdislriclIoadors.IliI
Bodionl, llo Horman Brovn Irofossor of Lnginooring, foundod
and dirocls SSILLD, llo Sovoro Slorm Irodiclion, Lducalion and
Lvacualion from Disaslors Conlor. And Rico’s STLMscopos — “a
compIoloIy digilaI scionco curricuIum rosourco dovoIopod for
grados5–8”—lasboonvidoIyadoplodllrougloulToxas.
Our sludonls Ioarn vlal il moans lo bo ongagod from lloir
hrsl days al Rico. Tlo Rico Conlor for Civic Lngagomonl vas
foundod in 2006 lo buiId on oarIior offorls lo ongago moro com-
prolonsivoIy our sludonls, slaff and facuIly in conlribuling lo
llo bollormonl of our cily. Sludonls conducl rosoarcl llal las
loIpodguidopoIicyanddosignsoIulionsonissuosfromcIoaring
disabIodcarsfromliglvayslofoodinggiraffosalllozoo.Mosl
roconlIy, our sludonls dosignod and IargoIy buiIl a nov Habilal
forHumanilylomo,lloRicoConlonniaIHouso,inllocily’sIifll
WardllalissoinnovalivoilviIIIiIoIysorvoasamodoIforollor
Iov-cosllousingaroundllocounlry.Inaddilion,our1-yoar-oId
Communily Bridgos program is diroclIy invoIving our sludonls,
llrouglacombinalionofcoursovorIandhoIdvorI,inloIping
aIIovialopovorlyinlloIifllWard.
1929 Rice Engineering Show 2012 UnConvention
B Y J E N N Y W E S T R O Z E L L E
Rice student Hallie
Jordan revisits the
Paris of photographer
Eugene Atget and
comes back with a
treasure trove of
timeless images.
IN
spring2011,}ordanvonaRicoInivorsily
SclooIofHumaniliosIocusLuropogranl
lolravoIfrommid-Maylomid-}uno
llrougllloCilyofIigll,plolograpling
llosamoIocalionsimmorlaIizodbyIroncl
plolograplorLugonoAlgol(1857–1927)100yoarsago.
TlorosuIlingslov,“DaysandNigllsinIaris:Inllo
IoolslopsofAlgol,”vasonviovasparlofHouslon’s
IoloIosl2012BionniaI.
}ordanclosoAlgolasasubjoclonllosuggoslionof
plolograplorGooffroyWinninglam’65,Ricoprofossor
ofvisuaIanddramalicarls,vlomslosilosasamonlor
llrougloullloduralionoflorprojocl.
AlgoldocumonlodIarisoxlonsivoIyformorollan20
yoarsandvrolodovnlloaddrossosofaImoslaIIoflis
plolograpls.}ordanclosoaboul100ploloslaIonbolvoon
1895and1920inllocily.“IvascuriousifI’dboabIolo
IocalollosamopIacosornol,”said}ordan.Bysoarclingon
GoogIomaps,slovasabIoloIocaloinsomocasosllooxacl
spolvloroAlgolplolograplod,bulinaIIcasosalIoaslllo
“Iarislasboonaroundformanyconlurios.Il’saIIliny
narrovslrools.Soilladn’lroaIIyclangod
in100yoars—llal’saslorlamounloflimo
inIarisianlislory,”said}ordan.“Tlohrsl
pIacoIvonlvaslloIanlloon.IcouId
slandinllosamoslroolcornorllalvas
inlloplolograpl.IvasbIovnavay
byllal—llalIcouIdslandinllo
samospolandilIooIodprollymucl
llosamo.Tlocarsonlloslroolvoro
difforonl,bulllobuiIdingsaroundil,
vliclvororosidonliaIaparlmonls,
IooIodIiIoprollymuclllosamo
WliIollosubjoclsarosimiIar,
plolograplyasanarllasmado
manyadvancossincoAlgolhrsl
picIodupacamora.HovorIod
villaIargo,lripod-mounlodviov
camoravillgIassplolograplic
pIalos,aIIofvliclvouIdlavo
boonvoryloavy.}ordan,onllo
Houston native Hallie
Jordan ’12 had only visited
Paris once before last
summer. But her passion for
photography led her there
again — haunting the late-
night streets, documenting
the life of the historical
metropolis and searching
for a new view of an old city.
Hallie Jordan
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 23
ollorland,ladllobonohlofmodornloclnoIogy—slo
vorIodvillamuclIigllorandmoroporlabIoland-loId
digilaIcamora.Bocausoofllal,llolypoofplolograplslo
vascapabIoofcroalingvasinloronlIydifforonl,vlicl
gavolormorofroodomlomaIolorovnarl.“IvouId
llinIaboulIoopingAlgol’sslyIoinllobacIofmymind
aIIllolimobulsliIIplolograplingnovllingsIsav.”
Somolimos,dopondingonlloIocalion,rallorllan
laIingaplolograplofllooxaclsconoAlgolcloso,}ordan
vouIdplolograpllloonliroslroollocroaloasimiIar
buldislinclimago.“AIoloflimosI’dlavo,forinslanco,a
buiIdingllalvasinlispicluroinmypicluro,bulmaybo
I’dclangolloframoorI’dvaIIaroundloadifforonlsido
oflloslrool.YoucouIdsliIIsoollalllosubjoclvasllo
samo.MygoaIvaslomaIomyovnplolograplsbul
aIsolavollomrominisconlofAlgol’s.Ilbocamomyovn
arlvorI,bulyoucouIdsliIIrocognizollalilvasllosamo
pIacoandsoolovillasorlasn’lclangod.”
Anolloraspoclof}ordan’splolograplyllalvasdif-
foronlfromAlgol’svaslimoofday.Algolplolograplod
moslIyinllooarIymorninglours.TloroaronolaIolof
poopIoinlisplolos,oillorbocausoofllolimoofdayor
bocausolisIongoxposurovouIdlavobIurrodoulmovo-
monl.Wlon}ordanarrivodinIaris,ilrainodconslanlIy,
maIingaIIoflorplolograplsgray.Iponlloadvicoof
Winninglam,sloboganlaIingnigllplolos.Tlisvasa
lurningpoinlforlorplolograply,rosuIlinginmanymoro
dramalicsconosandalolaIof8,000plolos.
Iorlorslov,}ordanandWinninglamsorlod
llrouglaIIoflloso8,000imagoslocloosollomosl
arlislicandlopairoaclofllomvillasimiIarploloby
Algol.“IacluaIIyfoundaIolofllopairingsllalIusodin
myslovaflorIcamobacI,”said}ordan.“IvasIooIing
llrouglbooIsinIondronIibrary,andllorovoroplolos
Iladn’lscannodorlaIonvillmobulmalclodplolosI
looI.Tlalvasoxciling.”
}ordanllinIsllalplolograplyviIIboaIifoIong
passion,ovonboyondlorroconlgradualion.“I’voboon
plolograplingmoroorIossmoslofmyIifo,”slosaid.
“Idon’lromombornolvanlinglolaIopicluros—al
lomoandonfamiIylrips.I’voboonlaIingplologra-
plycIassosovorysomoslorsincomysoplomoroyoar.
Tloy’voboonmyfavoriloparlaboulRico.AlIoaslin
somocapacilyI’IIaIvayslaIoplolograpls.”Iorlaps
somodayvo’IIroadaboulasludonlvloissludying
}ordan’simmorlaIplolos.
“My goal was to make my own photographs
but also have them reminiscent of Atget’s. It
became my own artwork, but you could still
recognize that it was the same place and
see how it has or hasn’t changed.”
—Hallie Jordan
24 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
Only Sky
On June 14, Rice’s public art profile changed dramatically with the opening of a new installation,
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace and Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilion.
The work is the latest example of the artist’s series of skyspaces — enclosed rooms where
visitors can view the sky through an opening in the roof. At Rice, a 72-by-72-foot white roof
rising over a berm provides a canvas for an LED light performance. The aperture, a 14-foot
square, offers a celestial view. Visitors who find their way to Rice’s campus at sunrise or
sunset can witness a cerebral light show, where intensely hued LED lighting plays with and
alters visual perception. “This is a gentle reminder that because we give the sky its color
and can then change the color of the sky, we create the reality in which we live,” Turrell
said. The Skyspace is engineered for acoustics as well and will be the site of concerts
featuring students from the nearby Shepherd School of Music. This commissioned public
artwork was made possible by a gift from Rice trustee and alumna Suzanne Deal Booth ’77.
For more information:
››› ricemagazine.info/126
ABOVE US
P h o t o b y Pa u l He s t e r
The 31st Kinder Houston Area Survey adds to
the ongoing portrait of the region’s economic and
demographic character and reveals residents’
attitudes about their changing world.
A C I T Y I N
Transition
B Y L Y N N G O S N E L L
26 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
“Wo’rocaIIingforRicoInivorsily.Wo’ro
conduclingour31slannuaIsludyofpubIic
opinioninlloHouslonaroa.TloHouslon
ClronicIoviIIbocarryingafronl-pago
sloryaboulllohndingsinacoupIoof
monlls.WouIdyouloIpus`”
Manydid,andmanylavoovoryyoar
sinco1982vlonRicoSocioIogyIrofossor
SloplonKIinoborgandlissludonlshrsl
prodicalodonoducalion,addrossingllo
quaIilyofIifoissuosllalarocrilicaIfor
onlicingnovlaIonllollocilyandnavi-
galingllodomograplicrovoIulion.
“Tlosobasicsloriosromainllosamo,
bulovoryyoarlloroaronovpallorns
llalomorgo,”KIinoborgsaid.InApriI,
KIinoborgandlloKindorInslilulo
roIoasodllisyoar’shndings.
AmoricanscouIdslaroinlloprospor-
ilyofourcounlry—minimumvago,
progrossivoincomolax,accossloquaIily
oducalion.”
AnollorbigsloryloIdbyllosurvoyis
Houslon’songoingoconomicroinvonlion,
fromacilyvlorollooconomicrosourcos
Iayinllogroundloacilyvlorooconomic
rosourcosarolousod“bolvoonllooars”of
llobrigllpoopIovloIivoandvorIloro.
Housloniansaroslarlingloslova
proforoncoforurbanIivingvillvaIIabIo
noiglborloodsovorasingIo-famiIylomo
incar-dopondonlsuburbs.Handinland
Earlier this year, more than 1 ,600 residents of the 10-county Houston
metropolitan area received a phone call from a stranger asking if they
would kindly contribute to a survey about Houston.
boganvlallodayisInovnaslloKindor
HouslonAroaSurvoy.
HousodalRico’sKindorInslilulo
forIrbanRosoarcl,lloHouslonAroa
Survoy(HAS)laslracIodllorogion’s
oconomicanddomograpliclrondsand
rocordodllopubIic’sovoIvingopinions
onanincrodibIorangooflopics,incIud-
ingllooconomy,immigralion,ollnic
roIalions,gayriglls,roIigionandpoIilics.
Suclacomprolonsivo,IongiludinaI
sludyisuniquoamongAmoricancilios,
KIinoborgsaid.
“WoaddquoslionsoaclyoarandlaIo
somooul.Il’saIivinglling,villafocus
onlracIinglloclangosovorlimo,”lo
addod.
Ovorllopaslllroodocados,
KIinoborgsaid,llosurvoy’sdalarovoaI
sovoraIIoyclaIIongosforllocily:
counloraclingllogrovinginoquaIilios
TlosurvoyrosuIlspicluroanunovon
oconomicrocovory:
•Morollan37porconlsaidlloocono-
myvasHouslon’sbiggoslprobIom.
•HousloniansllinIllaljobopporluni-
liosaroimprovingand27porconlsaid
lloirhnanciaIsilualionvas“golling
bollor”duringlloIaslfovyoars.
•Yol,moropoopIolodayllanovor
boforo(32porconl)saidlloyladdif-
hcuIlybuyinggrocorioslofoodlloir
famiIios—onoofllosurvoy’smosl
launlinghndings.“Il’sapovorfuI
romindorllalllorisinglidonoIongor
IiflsaIIboals,”KIinoborgsaid.
KIinoborgispassionaloonllisscoro:
“TlogroaloslpoIilicaIclaIIongoofour
limoislovloroslorollooquaIizing
inslilulionsllalusodloonsurollalmosl
villllislrondisgrovingsupporlfor
masslransilimprovomonls.
OnIyllobasicdomograplicquoslions
—aboulono-llirdofllosurvoy—aroasIod
ovoryyoar,KIinoborgsaid.“Tlonlloro’s
asoriosllalvoincIudoovoryolloryoar
llalvo’voboonlracIingovorlimo.Wosil
dovnlogollorvilloaclcIassandIooIbacI
ovorproviousquoslionsloasIiflloro’sany
roasonloposollalquoslionagain.”
TlocIass,SocioIogy436/536:Tlo
HouslonAroaSurvoy,isoponlojusl10
sludonlsoaclspring.TloirroIoislopIan
andloslllosurvoy,asvoIIasanaIyzo
llodalaandvrilorosoarclroporls.Tloy
gollands-onoxporioncoinprofossionaI
survoyrosoarcl.Tlosodays,anoulsido
hrmdooslloacluaIinlorvioving.Tlo2012
inlorviovsvoroconduclodbyplonobo-
lvoonIob.16andMarcl27androacloda
scionlihcaIIyroprosonlalivosampIoof1,610
Transition
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 27
‘Interesting Times’
Explores 30 Years of Data
on the City of Houston
Got 24 minutes? That’s the runtime of “Interesting
Times,” a fascinating minidocumentary about
Houston’s economic and demographic transforma-
tions over the past 30 years. Watching the video is
like attending a lecture given by a gifted professor
— the film’s narrator is Rice University Professor
of Sociology Stephen L. Klineberg. The recipient of
10 teaching awards, including the George R. Brown
Certificate of Highest Merit, Klineberg and his stu-
dents are responsible for the Kinder Houston Area
Survey, which has tracked significant trends and
changes in Houston since 1982.
Klineberg tells the story of the country’s
longest-running urban research project with in-
fectious enthusiasm, and even humor, though the
information he imparts can be dire. The upshot is
that viewers are unlikely to realize that they are
watching a documentary about data. And that’s
because the data, as delivered, is so compelling.
Against a background of archival and modern-day
images, Klineberg describes how the initial purpose
of this one-time survey was to measure the social
costs of growth during Houston’s oil-fueled boom.
But when the region went bust in 1983, Klineberg
and his students decided to repeat the survey.
Year after year, phone interviewers have
reached out to a random sample of Harris County
residents and asked the same questions: How do
you see the world? What’s happening in your life?
Watch and learn about Houston (and America’s)
new economy, which is characterized by a grow-
ing inequality of wealth and a critical need for ac-
cess to education in order to feed the knowledge
economy. The survey documents the emergence
of quality-of-life issues as civic priorities and most
significantly, the “fundamental, irreversible trans-
formation in the ethnic composition of the Houston,
the Texas and the American population,” Klineberg
says. From time to time, Klineberg digresses to give
some historical background, such as an explanation
of the National Origins Act, which shaped the coun-
try’s immigration policy until 1965.
Today’s Houston has been shaped by the de-
mographic revolution that has turned many major
cities into microcosms of the world. “No city has
been transformed as fully, as completely, as sud-
denly, as irreversibly, as Houston, Texas.” What
was historically a “biracial, Southern city” in 30
years has become one of the most ethnically and
culturally diverse cities in the country, with an
increasingly aging Anglo population and a grow-
ing non-Anglo younger population. And we are at
risk, Klineberg says, if we do not address issues of
poverty and education. The takea way? Houston is
where the American future is being worked out. “I
don’t think there have ever been more interesting
times,” Klineberg concludes. Class dismissed. L.G. L.G.
aroarosidonls,incIuding344(21porconl)
fromoulsidoHarrisCounly.Tlirly-ono
porconlofaIIrospondonlsvoroconlaclod
bycoIIplono.
Tlisyoar,llosurvoyrovisilodaborlion
riglls.SlriIingIy,saidKIinoborg,llorolas
boon“noclango”inalliludosaboulabor-
lionrigllsin30yoars.
In2012,54porconlagroodvillllo
slalomonl,“IlslouIdboIogaIforavoman
looblainanaborlionifslovanlslolavo
onoforanyroason,”bul56porconlaIso
boIiovollalaborlionis“moraIIyvrong.”
TvonlyporconlorsooflloHouslon
•74porconlofHarrisCounly
rosidonlssupporl“granlingiIIogaI
immigranlsapallloIogaIcilizon-
slipiflloyspoaILngIislandlavo
nocriminaIrocord.”
•82porconlfavor“aIIovingllocliI-
dronofundocumonlodimmigranls
lobocomoI.S.cilizons,iflloylavo
gradualodfromcoIIogoorsorvod
inllomiIilary.”
KIinoborgisllopubIicfacoofllo
survoy,maIingnumorousprosonlalions
locivicgroups,nonprohlorganizalions,
popuIalionarovlalKIinoborgcaIIs“loIoranl
lradilionaIisls,”poopIovloospousolradi-
lionaIvaIuosforllomsoIvosbulaIsoboIiovo
llalavomanlaslomaIollaldocision
lorsoIf.TlonumborslavolardIyclangod
alaIIacrossllo31yoarsofsurvoys.
Tlisyoar’ssurvoyaIsorovisilodllo
lopicofgayriglls.Lvoryquoslionaboul
gayrigllslasslovnasignihcanlincroaso
insupporl,ospociaIIyamongyoungor
poopIo,llosurvoylasfound.“Tlisisa
unidiroclionaIsliflinsupporlforgay
riglls,”KIinoborgsaid.
Tlisyoar’ssurvoyaIsohndsllal
Housloniansarogrovingmorooplimislic
aboulllorogion’sburgooningdivorsily,
andlloyaroIossanlagonislicinlloiral-
liludoslovardundocumonlodimmigranls.
•49porconlsayollnicroIalionsaro
“oxcoIIonl”or“good,”lloligloslIovoI
rocordodinllosurvoys.
businossosandoIoclodofhciaIs—cIoso
lo100prosonlalionsIaslyoar.ToloIp
maIolloHASrosuIlsovonmorovidoIy
avaiIabIo,lloKindorInslilulocroaloda
24-minulovidoollalfoalurosKIinoborg
summarizingllosurvoy’srosuIlsovor
llopasl30yoars.(Soo“Inlorosling
Timos.”)
“NoollormolropoIilanrogionin
llocounlrymorocIoarIyoxompIihos
llolrondsllalarorapidIyrofaslion-
ingllosociaIandpoIilicaIIandscapo
ofurbanAmorica,”KIinoborgsaid.
TlanIsloRico’sKindorHouslonAroa
Survoy,volavoalimo-Iapsoporlrailof
acilyllalmayvoryvoIIbollofuluro
facoofAmorica.
1
5
7
9 10
2
InoarIyspring,biIIboards
slarlodappoaringaround
llocily:“Houslon,you’ro
invilod.”Tloncamoposlors,
ßiorsandomaiIsmaIing
llomossagocIoar:Como
ono,comoaIIloRico’sllroo-
dayoponlouso,aIallo
InConvonlion.
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 29
1. Christa Clarke ’12 uses liquid nitrogen to make ice cream. 2.Rice students help kids create
their own Silly Putty. 3. Rice’s John Anderson discusses the impact of climate change on
the sea-level rise in Galveston Bay. 4. President David Leebron dedicates the centennial
tree. 5. Serving up short stacks at the Pancakes for Parkinson’s benefit. 6. Campus tours
highlight Rice’s architecture, history, public art and more. 7. James Rozelle enjoys the
UnConvention with his mom, Rice staffer Jenny Rozelle ’00. 8. Inspecting the basketball-
playing robot designed by Lamar High School students and Rice mentors. 9. The Rice Jazz
Ensemble draws a crowd in the Sewall Hall Courtyard. 10. Students show off their projects
at an engineering design competition. 11. A tent full of activities draws children to the
Central Quad. 12. Kids and teens learn the basics of physics from Rice’s Barry Dunning.
Rice opens
up its
campus
to the
community.
11 12
8
6
3 4
I
orllroobIuo-sIydays,ApriI12–14,RicovoIcomod
noiglbors,aIumniandfamiIioslocampus.Visilors
II
lourodllounivorsily’slroo-Iinodpalls,allondod
IIIocluros,pIayodgamos,valclodporformancos,alo II
pancaIos,oxpIorodIabs,coIorodsidovaIImuraIs,madoorigami
ovIsanddancodaIongvilllloRicoMarclingOvIBand.
TloInConvonlion,acoIobralionofllounivorsily’sconlonniaI,
vasamodorn-dayroinvonlionofllooIdRicoLnginooringSlov,
vlicldobulodin1920.LvoryolloryoarunliIWorIdWarII,llon
againinllo1950s,onginooringsludonlsvouIdvovllocrovds
villlloIaloslmarvoIsofloclnoIogy—microvavoovons,X-ray
maclinos,romolo-conlroIIodcars.
In2012,lloInConvonlionvasn’lsodiffor-
onl.AbasIolbaII-pIayingroboldrovasloady
slroamofclaIIongors.ARico-dosignodsoIar
carallraclodcuriousallonlion.Andinllo
aclivilylonlnoarBroclsloinIaviIion,Clrisla
CIarIo’12madoinslanlicocroamvillIiquid
nilrogonandadramalicßair.
Assloslirrodcroamandsugarinloan
onormouspol,Iidscrovdodinlovalcl.
“LvorybodyslopbacIfromllolabIo,”said
CIarIo,abioonginooringmajoralMcMurlry
CoIIogo.“TlisgolsroaIIycoId,somaIosuro
youdon’lcomoloocIoso.”
WlonsloaddodlloIiquid
nilrogon,acoIdcIoudßoalod
oulovorllocrovd.WliIolor
audioncogaspodandgiggIod,
CIarIolooIlloopporlunilylogivo
aquicIscioncoIosson.
“Tlisisaplasoclango,il’sgoing
fromaIiquidloagas,”slosaid.“And
llis(icocroam)isfroozing,soil’sgoing
fromaIiquidloasoIid.”MinulosIalor,llal
soIidvassorvodupvillsprinIIosandlandod
oulloaIinoofoagorIidsandaduIls.CIarIo
madoanollorbalcl,andllonanollor,ropoal-
inglloslovaIIaflornoon.
LacldayoflloInConvonlionofforoda
pacIodandvariodscloduIo.Ialinjazz,cour-
losyoflloRico}azzLnsombIo,rosofrom
SovaIIHaII’scourlyard.}uslabovo,in
RicoGaIIory,arlislYasuaIiOnislilooI
quoslionsaboullisspoclacuIarnov
inslaIIalion,“rovorsoofvoIumoRG.”
Onisli’scaplivalingvorIcamofrom
unIiIoIymaloriaIs:AsloolofpIaslic
lungarlfuIIyfromllocoiIing,sus-
pondodbydoIicaloslrandsofbIacI
lolgIuo.IoopIoliploodaroundllo
odgos,spunaroundbonoallllo
pIaslicfoIdsandlooIpiclurosvill
lloirsmarlplonos.
InaDuncanHaIIcIassroom,
7-yoar-oIdAblinavTiruvoodluIa
savod a bov up and dovn across
slringsofavioIin,scrooclingandsquavIing
lisvayllrougla“GuilarHoro”-slyIovidoo
gamo.Tlogamo,dovoIopodbyRicograd
sludonlIindaHiII,vasdosignodloloIp
pIayorsmaslorllobasicsofvioIin.
Oulsido,Ablinav’sdad,SunooI
TiruvoodluIa,admirodllocampus
lroosandbuiIdings.“Tlisisllohrsllimovo’voboonloaunivor-
silyinlloI.S.,”losaid.SunooITiruvoodluIaoarnodamaslor’s
dogrooincompulorappIicalionsinIndia,bulloandlisfam-
iIyladn’lfoundroasonlovisilacampussincolloymovodlo
Houslon.HosludiodlloscloduIoformoroacliviliosllalmigll
inlorosllisson.
“Ho’sgoingloaunivorsily(somoday),”losaidofAblinav,
vlo’savlizalmallaIroady.“Ivanlodlimlolavoavisil.”
Acrosscampus,lloHouslonZoo’sZooMobiIodrovvido-oyod
IidsloilslonlnoarHorringHaII.InósAIfaro-Rodriguoz,asocond-
grador,slyIyslroIodanorangulanlandandpoorodalaIion’s
sIuII.SlolaIIodpyllonsvillzoooducalion
programsspociaIislLIizabollIrios.SuddonIy,
Iriosbrigllonod.“Doyouguysvanlloloucl
aIizard`”
AsClarIoslloclucIvaIIaomorgodfrom
apIasliccooIor,Inósslarodvillbigoyos.“You
canloucllim,”zoodoconlIoisHardlloId
lor.InóspIacodahngoronlloanimaI’sbacI.
“Wlooooaaa.”Hordadmovodinlogolabol-
lorIooI.“HoIymoIy,”LrnosloAIfaromullorod
asllo24-yoar-oIdIizardpoorodbacIallim.
AIfaro’00andlisvifo,MarioRodriguoz’01,
bolloarnodmaslor’sdogroosfromlloRico
SclooIofArclilocluro.Infacl,AIfaroisa
IoclurorinllosclooIloday.“Tlolrullis,vo
voron’lpIanningoncomingforanoxlondod
poriodoflimo,”losaid,bullloyvorocapli-
valodbyaIIlloacliviliosfor
llovloIofamiIy.
ByoarIyovoningon
Salurday,lloInConvonlion
vasvindingdovn.Bul}ooWall
’54andninll-gradorClrisYorI
vorosliIIgoingslrong.“Wo’ronol
compIoloIydono.CanvogobacIlo
lloSaIIyporl`”YorIsaid.“Ivanllo
soolloslaluoandlloarclilocluro.”
WallandYorI,vloIivoinBoaumonl,
ladboononcampussincollalmorning.
TloysalinonMoclanicaILnginooring
andMaloriaIsScioncoIrofossor
LnriquoBarrora’s“MaloriaIs
Magic”slov.Tloyvalclod
robolsandIoarnodaboul
nanoscionco.Tloysponllloaf-
lornoonoxpIoringlloOslman
LnginooringDosignKilclon.
“IlvasgoodloboabIo
lovaIIllrouglpoopIo’s
IabsandlaIIlollomand
asIquoslions,”saidWall,
arolirodIamarInivorsily
profossor.YorIpoorodinlo
llovindovsofIondron
Iibraryandassossodlloovonls
oflloday.
“I’mprollymucllappyIvonl,”
lovoIunloorod.TlonWallsmiIod.“I’m
vorylappyIvonl.”AnlourIalor,asllo
sunsanIIovorinllosIy,llolvovoro
sliIIvandoringllocampus—guosls
vlovoron’linaruslloIoavo.
—Alyson Ward
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A basketball-playing
robot drew a steady
stream of challengers.
A Rice-designed solar
car attracted curious
attention. And in the
activity tent near
Brochstein Pavilion,
Christa Clarke ‘12 made
instant ice cream with
liquid nitrogen and a
dramatic flair.
DuringaSalurday
aflornoonvaII
llrouglcampus,
Rico’sconlonniaI
bannorssparI50
yoarsofmomorios
forIrofossor
LmorilusRonSass.
BvRo×Snss
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Tlo campus bocIonod vill ils claraclorislic caIm. OnIy a
landfuIofsludonls,IooIingjuslsIigllIypurposofuI,movod
fromonobuiIdingloanollor.InaIImyyoarsalRico,llocam-
puslasaIvaysslrucImoasboingaIindofoasisofquiol.
}usl in fronl of llo sludonl conlor, I camo faco-lo-faco
villRico’shfllprosidonl,GoorgoRupp—oralIoaslaplolo
of lim adorning a bannor marIod 1985, langing from a
Iampposl.
Tlo Goorgo Rupp bannor is ono of 100 coIobraling
Rico’s conlonniaI and langing from Iampposls on llo
InnorIooproad.Tloyslarlvill1891infronlofTudor
IioIdlouso,vondaIongCoIIogoWay,oullollofronlgalo,
bacIaIongIaboraloryRoad,Ioopingpaslllo}amosA.
BaIorIIIInslilulo,oulpaslllonovrocroalionfaciIi-
liosandondingupjuslpaslAIicoIrallBrovnHaII
villllo2012bannorlonoringRiclardTapia.
IladcomololloRicoInsliluloasanassislanl
profossorofclomislryin1958.Tlobannorforllal
yoar is Iocalod noar llo fronl galo of llo campus
andpiclurosllooponingofRicoMomoriaIConlor,
llonllonovsludonlconlor.InsloadoflloRMC,I
savgroupsof1958sludonlsandfacuIlycrammod
inlo“TloRoosl,”llooIdsludonlgalloringpIaco
inllobasomonloflloIibrary.Nolmodorn,nolcom-
forlabIo,nolroomyandairy,bulinlimaloandgroal.
In1958,WiIIiamV.Houslonvasprosidonl.IvouId
lavoladloslopbacIlollobannorfor1946lohndlis
picluro,bulIcansliIIsoomysoIfinlisofhcoasvoslooI
lands,andlolirodmo—noconlracl,nosignaluros,no
IogaIoso jargon. }usl a land slaIo. (I novor lad lo sign
anofhciaIdocumonlroIalodlomyompIoymonlunliImy
“ofhciaI”roliromonlin2005.)
Lvorybannorfrom1958lo2011brougllaßoodofmomo-
rios.Tlo1959bannorslovodlloR1Ricocompulor,vloroI
sponl ondIoss lours programming in maclino Ianguago lo
soIvolloslruclurosofsovoraIcryslaIcompounds.Tlo1961
bannorfoalurodKonnollIilzorbocomingRico’sllirdprosi-
donlandmysocond.SomucllapponodlobollRicoandmo
duringllofoIIovingdocado.IladboonalRicojuslhvoyoars
vlonllonovIyarrivodprosidonlannouncodadoplionofa
TlohrslyoarofllonovpoIicy,IvasaulomalicaIIylo
bo considorod for promolion, vlicl vouId bo basod on
loacling,rosoarclandsorvico—bulprimariIyrosoarcl.
I lad boon loacling lvo soclions of Inlroduclory
Clomislry (moro llan 400 sludonls), hvo aflor-
noonsofIaboralory,pIusasoniorcoursoinIlysicaI
ClomicaIIrobIomSoIving,aroaIIyfuIIIoad.
HappiIy,IladgollonusodlovorIing12lo18
loursadayingradualosclooIandladfounda
coupIoofgradualosludonlslovorIvillmo.My
rosoarcloulpulvasonougl,apparonlIy.In1962
Ivasavardodlloposilionofassocialoprofossor
rallorllanboingasIodloIooIforanovjob.
Tlal samo yoar’s bannor dopiclod Irosidonl
Konnody doIivoring llo moon spoocl al Rico. I
ladsIippodllogradualioncoromonyaflormyhrsl
yoaralRicologobacIloIongIsIandandhnislsomo
rosoarclIladslarlodboforomoving.Iladn’lInovn
or didn’l pay allonlion lo llo poIicy oxpocling ovory
facuIlymomborloallondcommoncomonl.
MyponaIlyforboingabadboyvasloboappoinlod
lo llo univorsily marslaIs. Tlo up sido vas llal llo
marslaIs voro lo oscorl Irosidonl Konnody inlo llo
IlvasaIazyIobruaryaflornoon.Tlosunvassliningvillanuncom-
monIy briIIianl dispIay of onorgy ovon llougl llo day vas roIalivoIy
cooI.TlorovasnobroozolospoaIof,andilvasoasyvaIIingvoall-
or.IladcomololloRicocampuslovaIIaIonoforanlourorsoand
golabilofoxorciso.Willnospocihcdoslinalioninmind,IparIodjusl
insido Lnlranco 20 — llo ono mosl diroclIy Ioading lo and from my
lomo. Willoul inlonding lo, I vas aboul lo slop bacI in limo and ro-
Iivo,inavirluaIvay,50-pIusyoarsofassocialionvillRicoInivorsily.
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sladium. Il vas a groal lonor lo bo llal cIoso lo llo prosi-
donlandloboprosonlalsuclanimporlanlandfalofuIday.
I aIso romombor vividIy llo lorribIo novs, vliIo vorIing
villlloR1Ricocompulor,llalloladboonslolinDaIIas.
Asadlimoindood.
WaIIing llrougl llo ’60s bannors romindod mo of Ioy
ovonls,suclasvlonRicoadmillodilshrslAfrican-Amorican
sludonl(1964),slarlodclargingluilion(1965)andinilialodllo
GradualoSludonlAssocialion(1969).
Wlalllobannorsdidn’lmonlion,bulnovorlloIossvasbo-
lindlloovonlsdopiclod,vasllolurbuIonlclaracloroflloso
yoars,llrougloulllocounlry,andaffoclingRicoinroaIvays:
sludonlunroslovorlloViolnamWarandllodrafl,llosoxuaI
rovoIulion, llo quoslioning of aullorily and llo Maslorson
Crisis.
IvasromindodllalbollmyboslandvorsllimosalRico
occurrodduringllosoyoars.Tlobosllimollonvasboingllo
maslor of Hanszon CoIIogo. I vas onIy 32 yoars oId vlon ap-
poinlod,andlloonsuingoxporioncocorlainIyproddodmolo
grovup.Tlosludonlsvorosupposodlodollal,bulvodidil
logollor.Togollor,voaIsobuiIllloCornorforlloDroaming
clomislry facuIly mombor and I rodo ono yoar roprosonling
“IilzorCoIIogo.”
Wo voro orango slirls llal vo lad ordorod from Iilzor
CoIIogoinCaIiforniaandladagroallimoslovingoff.Wovoro,
ofcourso,disquaIihod,bulnolboforodrinIingafovboorsand
laIingcloorsasvozippodpaslllobIoaclorodcrovds.
In 1965, I looI a sabbalicaI Ioavo, sponding llo yoar as
a mombor of llo lloorolicaI clomislry doparlmonl al llo
InivorsilyofCambridgo.IlvasaboaulifuIyoar,fuIIofLngIisl
cuIluroandgoodscionco—bulilconvincodmollalmyfuluro
vasnolloboinlloorolicaIsludios,bulsomollingmoropracli-
caIandcIosorlolloroaIvorId.
Imadoprofossorin1966,juslaflorrolurningloRicofrom
LngIand,andmygrovingdaysvorosupposodIyovor.Truolo
my oxporionco in LngIand, I svilclod rosoarclinloroslsfrom
moIocuIarandcryslaIslruclurolocomparalivoplysioIogy.
ConlinuingaIonglovardllooriginaIClomislryBuiIding
(KocIHaII)vloroIslarlodmycarooralRico,Ioncounlorodllo
1970bannorofNormanHacIorman,aIsoaclomisl,andavory
goodono,vlovasnamodRico’sfourllprosidonlllalyoar.
By1975,IladbocomoamomborofllobioIogydoparlmonl,
MonIoycoffoolousoinlloallicofllooIdsoclionofHanszon
andslarlodlloradioslalionllalovonluaIIybocamoKTRI.
Myvorsllimovasvlon,afloraspooclurginginlogralion,
IvasloIdbylloKuKIuxKIanlogolouloflovn—ordio.Tlal
vasaIsoonoofmyproudoslmomonls,bocausoIvasllorolo
loIpRicoinlogralo,andIdidn’lgolouloflovnordio.
Manyollorllingslapponodduringllosoyoars,llosum
of vlicl vas llal Rico bogan a journoy lo oslabIisl ilsoIf as
a hrsl-ralo rosoarcl univorsily. Tlo facuIly incroasod in sizo,
asdidllogradualoprogram.Granlmonoyßovodinfromllo
NalionaI Scionco Ioundalion, NASA and ollor agoncios. Rico
grov and gainod inlornalionaI rospocl. Bul lo mo, il aIso Iosl
llosonsoofboinganinlimalofamiIyllalvasllorofromllo
boginning,andvliclIfoIlfrommyhrslmomonloncampus.
IguosslloIossvasnocossaryinordorloaspirologroalnoss,
bulImissllooIdvays.
Conlinuing around Innor Ioop, I rocaIIod llo Boor BiIo
racosllalvoroloIdduringllosoyoars.Infacl,llo1957ban-
nor noar llo campus onlranco commomoralos llo hrsl Boor
BiIo raco. I rocaIIod llo bicycIo buiIl for lvo llal anollor
moving my loacling, ofhco and Iaboralory lo llo Andorson
BioIogicaIIaboralorios.IlaugllonIybioIogyandconconlralod
onmoroappIiodrosoarclfromllalyoaron.
I bocamo clair of llo bioIogy doparlmonl in 1981. I hnd il
difhcuIllosaysomollingposilivoaboulboingadoparlmonlaI
clair.NollingyoudoasclairpIoasosovoryonoandllosovlo
aro dispIoasod — boll llo facuIly and llo adminislralion —
aroanxiousloIolyouInovlovlloyfooIaboulyouandyour
docisions.
During a facuIly mooling ono yoar, vo voro discussing
loacling assignmonls for llo noxl somoslor. Tlo porson vlo
normaIIy laugll gonoraI plysioIogy vas going on sabbalicaI.
Nol a singIo facuIly mombor vouId agroo lo loacl llo courso
vliIolovasgono,cIaimingllalilvasjuslnollloirhoId.AII
argumonls voro lo no avaiI. Tlougl I vas llo onIy facuIly
mombor in llo doparlmonl IacIing a bioIogy dogroo, I ondod
uploaclingllocoursomysoIfandacluaIIyonjoyodilonougl
loconlinuoloaclingilforllonoxlsovoraIyoars.
IondurodasclairunliI1988vlonIoscapodviaasabbali-
caI Ioavo. IronicaIIy, llo conlonniaI bannor for 1988 coIobralos
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llo sludonl’s lurning of WiIIy’s slaluo by 180 dogroos. I vas
mysoIfroadyfora180-dogrooIifoclangoalllallimo.
Ior a yoar, I lad boon IooIing for a nov rosoarcl aroa of
sludy.CIimaloclangovasjuslbocomingalollopicandono
llal promisod oxciling possibiIilios. I docidod lo sludy moll-
ano,avorypolonlgroonlousogas,bulononolasconconlralod
inlloalmosploroascarbondioxido.
IIlimaloIy, I closo lo spond my sabbalicaI Ioavo al NASA
sludyinglloconlribulionofmollano omissions fromnaluraI
volIandslocIimaloclango.Isponlparloflloyoarinsoullorn
VirginiaalNASA’sIangIoyRosoarclConlor,IoarningIabora-
lory and hoId loclniquos, llo rosl of llo limo vas sponl on
llo lundra of voslorn AIasIa in llo KusIoquim Rivor doIla.
Tlo scionco I did lloro bogan a 25-yoar oxporionco sludying
mollano omissions from rico agricuIluro (aIso a volIand), in
lloIaboraloryandinllohoId,aroundllovorId.
In facl, llo Clinoso voro so improssod llal I camo from
aunivorsilyllalvasobviousIydodicalodlollosludyofrico
llallloygavomoafovacrosofricolosludyriglloulsidoof
Nanjingin}iangsuIrovinco.
Iorllonoxllvodozonyoars,IranIIislor,novRicopro-
fossor omorilus of bioIogy, and I vorIod in llo rico hoIds of
ToxasandClina.IlvasavondorfuIandrovardingrosoarcl
journoy.
Wo, aIong vill many dodicalod undorgradualo, gradualo
andposldocloraIsludonls,voroabIoloconlribulosignihcanlIy
lo an undorslanding of llo procoss and magniludo of moll-
anoomissionsfromlloricohoIdsandroIalodnaluraIvolIands
aroundllovorId.
ObviousIy, rosoarcl vas nol llo onIy aclivily llal las oc-
cupiodmosinco1988.IldidaIIovmolloopporlunilylovorI
cIosoIy vill ollor scionlisls from around llo vorId and lo
lravoIlomanycounlriosinLuropo,SoullAmoricaandospo-
ciaIIy Asia. Il did nol aIIov mo lo oscapo from again boing a
doparlmonlaIclair.
Tlis limo I clairod llo novIy formod Doparlmonl of
LcoIogy and LvoIulionary BioIogy from ils boginning in 1990
unliI 2003, llo yoar Rico von llo nalionaI clampionslip in
basobaII,andIsufforodfromcongoslivoloarlfaiIuro.Asdis-
maI as boing a doparlmonlaI clair is, I vouId novor rocom-
mond congoslivo loarl faiIuro as an anlidolo, ovon llougl il
vassuccossfuIformo.
OllorroaIIyoxcilingllingsvorolapponinglomoandlo
Ricoinllosoyoarsbolvoon1988and2003.Tlobannorsallosl
lo many. Ior oxampIo, 1993 las four bannors: MaIcoIm GiIIis
bocomos Rico’s sixll prosidonl, }immy Carlor givos llo com-
moncomonladdross,llovorId’shrslnanoloclnoIogyrosoarcl
conlor is oslabIislod al Rico and so is llo }amos A. BaIor III
InsliluloforIubIicIoIicy.
My inlornalionaIizalion and Rico’s dovoIopod in landom.
In1993,IlooImyhrslofmanylripsloClina.Iourofus,in-
cIuding IranI Iislor and mo, voro on a scionlihc oxclango
lripsponsorodbylloI.S.DoparlmonlofAgricuIluroandllo
ClinosoMinislryofAgricuIluro.WolravoIodformoslofMay,
visiling rosoarclors across Clina. Tlo rosuIls voro coIIabora-
livofriondslipsllallavoIaslodovorsinco.
Ivanllonolollo1996bannorinparlicuIar,vliclcoIo-
bralosllovinningoflloNoboIIrizoinclomislrybyRoborl
CurI and Riclard SmaIIoy. I am proud of Bob CurI and lis
acliovomonl. Ho is vory smarl and lumbIo — a lruIy vin-
ning combinalion. Bob and I slarlod loacling clomislry al
Rico al llo samo limo. Our ofhcos voro jusl dovn llo laII
from oacl ollor, and vo soon bocamo good frionds. Sinco
noillorofusmadomuclmonoybacIllon,vocarpooIodlo
vorI. I lad boon laving pains in llo lop of my load and
vas vorriod llal I lad a brain lumor. Il vas my hrsl faII
in Houslon, and I vas nol usod lo llo voallor and did nol
llinI llal my load probIom and Houslon’s dismaI voallor
voro roIalod. Ono day on llo vay lo vorI, Bob slarlod do-
scribingllispainloladinlisload.RoaIizingllalvoboll
ladllosamosymploms,IvasovorcomovillroIiof.“Bob,”
Isaid,“SlalislicaIIy,lloclancoofbollofuslavingabrain
lumorlaslobocIosolozoro!IlmuslboasinusprobIom.”Il
vas,sliIIisandprobabIyaIvaysviIIboclronicHouslonilis.
BulllanIfuIIyilvasnolabrainlumorinoillorcaso.
Mynoxlbannoryoarvas2003,vlonIvasgivonlloHarry
C.andOIgaK.WiossIrofossorslipinNaluraIScioncos.IaIso
bocamo a foIIov al llo BaIor Inslilulo, a posilion llal I lavo
loIdovorsinco.AndasImonlionodoarIior,noarlloondofllo
yoar,IoxporioncodcongoslivoloarlfaiIuro.
I vas pIaying lonnis and Iosing lvo slraigll sols vill-
oulvinningasingIogamo.Somollingvasvrong.Iondod
up in llo lospilaI vloro I jusl gol vorso. My loaIll did
nol gol any bollor for moro llan a yoar. Of courso, I vas
llrouglasclairman.
Ior a vliIo, I vas on slorl-lorm sicI Ioavo unliI llo limo
ranoul.RallorllanmygoingonIong-lormIoavoallaIfpay,
llodoandocidodllalIvasduoforasabbalicaIandgavomoa
somoslormorologolbolloralfuIIsaIary.
I don’l Inov if llal acl of Iindnoss on llo parl of llo ad-
minislralion loIpod mo gol bollor, bul I vas dolorminod lo
go bacI lo vorI, and did, loacling for anollor yoar. Sinco I
couIdn’lslandalllobIacIboard,IlaugllmainIysillingdovn.
Aflorayoar,IfoIlllalilvaslimolorolirogracofuIIyanddid
soin2005.
MyaffoclionforandafhIialionvillRicodidnolondvill
roliromonl — il soIdom doos for a facuIly mombor. In 2006, I
rocoivod llo Associalion of Rico AIumni’s GoId ModaI. I sliII
loaclinlloMaslorofIiboraISludiosprogramandamaclivo
inlloBaIorInslilulo.RicoandIlavoboonlravoIinglogollor
for moro llan laIf a conlury nov. Wo lavo boon frionds for
mosl of llal limo. Tlo roIalionslip las boon groal, and I am
llanIfuIforil.IlopoRicois,loo.
Ivanllonolollo1996bannor
inparlicuIar,vliclcoIobralos
llovinningoflloNoboIIrizo
inclomislrybyRoborlCurIand
RiclardSmaIIoy.Iamproudof
BobCurIandlisacliovomonl.
HoisvorysmarlandlumbIo—
alruIyvinningcombinalion.
—Ron Sass
Bul lloro’s anollor modium llal Koan usos lo documonl ar-
clivaIsIoulling.SincoNovombor2010,slolasbIoggodaboul
Rico lislory and a fov myslorios al lllp://ricolislorycornor.
com.Todalo,llobIoglasrogislorodaboulaquarlorofamiI-
Iion lils. As vill llo vidoos, Koan’s convorsalionaI lono and
invosligalivo zoaI is ovidonl. Tlo bIog, lovovor, givos froo
roignloKoan’sponclanlforviovinglisloryllrougllloIons
OwI×c1o1nrwrrxivrvIsoorsorRIcrNrws’Cr×1r××IniVIoroSrvIrs,
MoIissaIilzsimonsKoanisonoofllomoslpubIicfacosofllisyoar’scoIobralion.Koan,vlo
oarnodamaslor’sandadocloraloinlisloryfromRico(in1996and2000)islloconlonniaIlislo-
rian.Inoaclllroo-minulovidoo,sloroIalosasloryaboulllopoopIo,pIacosandlradilionsllal
lavoslapodRico’sidonlily.TlonovsrooI-slyIovidoosdravonmaloriaIsfromlloWoodson
RosoarclConlorSpociaICoIIoclionsandArclivos,asvoIIasKoan’sovnarclivaIrosoarcl.In
llovidoos,onosoosnolonIyKoan’sInovIodgoondispIay,bulaIsoloronllusiasmforlopics
asdivorsoascampusbuiIdings,onginooringfairs,aoriaIplolograplsandsludonllangouls.
oflumbIoarlifaclsandordinaryIivos.WlonsloasIsroadors,
“Wlal is llis`,” Koan aims lo bring llom inlo llo arclivisl’s
vorId,onIislinglloirloIpinsoIvinglisloricaIpuzzIos.“Tlo
poslsIIiIollomoslaronolaboulimporlanlllings,”slosaid.
“Tloy aro llo pIacos vloro I vas abIo lo connocl llo dols.”
Wo asIod Koan lo slov us a fov of llo arclivaI hnds llal
inspirodlorbIogging.
Blogging
When it comes to Rice’s history, Melissa Kean finds the extraordinary in the ordinary.
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istorian
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Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 37
THE GIRL IN THE PLAID SKIRT
BossioSmill,CIassof1923
WliIo rosoarcling commoncomonl procossions, Koan camo
across a plolo from llo 1921 commoncomonl llal incIudod a
girIinapIaidsIirllaIingplolos.“IoronoviIdmomonlIdarod
lopo llal llo hguro in llo pIaid sIirl rigll vloro llo procos-
sionislurningllocornormigllboabagpipor,”sloposlod.Tlon
slo sav lor in anollor commoncomonl plolo, slanding on llo
baIcony ovorIooIing llo coromony. A pioco of papor in llo hIo
lypicaI of llo arclivisl’s Iifo, slo vas focusod on ono lopic — a
a dappor-IooIing plolo of llon-Irosidonl Houslon — vlon
llo ironvorI caugll lor oyo. Irom llo bIog: “So as I sal lloro,
I bogan lo llinI aboul vlon and vloro llo picluro vas laIon.
Il’s nol obvious al hrsl, bul I’m corlain llal lo vas slanding on
llobacIpalioofllonovIycompIolodIrosidonl’sHouso,vlicl
vashnislodin1949.TlobiggoslcIuoislloboaulifuIdocoralivo
ironvorIllallolaslislandon.”KnovingllallloIibrarylad
roconlIyacquirodacoIIoclionofllooriginaIarclilocl’sdravings
and molaIvorI pallorns, Koan vonl lo soo if slo couId hnd llo
pallorn for llal parlicuIar dosign. Of courso, slo did. Noxl, slo
looIaquicIlripovorloHuffHousolosooiflloironvorIvas
sliIIlloro.OnIyasmaIIpiocoonanupslairsbaIconyromainod,
vliclsloplolograplodandslarodvillroadors.“I’mcorlainIy
no oxporl, bul I llinI llo mosl oIoganl lling aboul llo originaI
lousovasllisoxcoplionaIornamonlaImolaI.”
—Lynn Gosnell
To read more of Kean’s musings on Rice history or to subscribe to her blog, go to:
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nolod ‘Bossio Smill on llo baIcony.’ Koan Ioarnod from Bossio
Smill’s yoarbooI onlry llal slo vas llo CampaniIo plologra-
ploraIIfouryoarsalRico.Ollorllanllal`“Hormarriodnamo
vasMacIauglIin,bulIInovnollingoIsoaboullor.”Iornov,
llalmysloryromainsunsoIvod.
Tnrrn×wnorrii1oLnv1n
IrodManaIorandllohrslRicoaoriaIplolos
Avialion vas sliII in ils infancy during Rico’s oarIy yoars. Koan
foundafovofllooarIioslaoriaIplolosofllounivorsilyinllo
scrapbooIofsludonlIrodManaIor’18,vlocamoloRicoin1914
fromllosmaIIlovnofAIvinlosludyonginooring.“ManaIor,”
Koanposlod,“ladlloavialionbugprollybad.”InlisscrapbooI,
vliclisinlloRicoarclivos,Koanfoundovidoncoofafun-Iov-
ingandpopuIarsludonl.“BosidosairpIanos,loonjoyodgoohng
aroundinllorosidoncolaIIandpIayingaIolofpoIorinaddilion
lollousuaIdancosandRicoallIolicovonls.”In1917,lopiIolod
a pIano from vlicl Rico moclanicaI onginooring profossor }.H.
Iound looI plolos. Ialor llal yoar, ManaIor joinod llo Army
andvasslalionodalllollon-novLIIinglonIioIdinspring1919.
Noxl, lragody. “ManaIor vas IiIIod on May 23 noar IuIsloar,
villinsiglloflisparonls,vlonlloDoHaviIandpIanolovas
ßyingvonldovninaliglvindandburslinloßamos.”
TnrMvs1rvvor1nrrIssI×cIvo×wovx
TloRicoIrosidonl’sHouso
Koan las dodicalod no fovor llan four bIog onlrios lo llo slalo KK
of docoralivo ironvorI on campus, in parlicuIar llo ornamon-
laI scroIIs llal surroundod llo formor Irosidonl’s Houso. As is
Left: Fred Manaker ’18; top center: Bessie Smith ’23; bottom center: early aerial photo of campus; right: President Houston; facing page: Bessie Smith, 1921 commencement
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“WovorofoIIovingourslralogylollonolo,”WiIsonsaid.
“TlonIloardsomoonosay,‘DidlloroofjuslfaIIoff`’”Ilvas
nolanApriIIooI’sjoIo.
Onbumpycilyslrools,lloLnlorpriso’sfronl-oponinglood
ladcaugllsomoairandfoIdodbacIonilslingo,ßoodingdriv-
orKorryWang’12insunIigllandcausingasIigllpanicamong
loammombors.“WoIosl20porconlofourplolovoIlaics,”said
AndrovOvons’12.“AIolofllomvorocracIodandslallorod,
bullloyconlinuodloproducooIoclricily,juslnolasofhcionlIyas
boforo.”WangcarofuIIysloorodllobrandnovsoIarconvorlibIo
offllolracI.Ilvasagoodllinglloslooringmoclanismladn’l
broIon—IiIoilladllodayboforo.
TloRicoSoIarCarcIubondurodnumorousmoclanicaIand
onginooringmaIfunclionslocIaimasocond-pIacohnislinllo
soIarprololypocalogoryofllocompolilion,loIdalDiscovory
GroonindovnlovnHouslon.Ilvaslloloam’shrslcompolilion.
Tlosludonl-runprojoclladslarlodmorollanlvoyoars
oarIiorandovoIvodinloa16-momborcIub.Tohnancolloprojocl,
sludonlsraisodmorollan$90,000fromvarioussourcos,incIud-
ingagonorousgiflfromRicoaIumniBurlon’56andDoodoo
MocIMcMurlry’56.Tloloam’sadvisorvasAndrovDicI,an
assislanlprofossorofmoclanicaIonginooringandmaloriaIssci-
onco.Inspring2011,DicIlaugllamoclanicaIonginooringcIass
llalfocusodondosigningasoIarcar.
InlloSloIIcompolilion,oaclloamlad10clancoslodrivo6
miIos(10Iaps)villin24minulosand15soconds.Carsvorojudgod
nolsomuclforspoodasforofhcioncyinoaclofllocalogorios,
vliclaIsoincIudodgas,diosoI,oIoclricandaIlornalivofuoIs.Moro
llan130loamsfromacrossllocounlryandabroadcompolod,
Rico’scarvasonoofoigllinllosoIarprololypocalogory.
Quick-thinking solar car team overcomes repeated challenges
to finish in second place at energy-efficient car competition.
It
was Sunday, April 1, the third day of the Shell Eco-
marathon Americas 2012, a competition for students
to design, build and drive energy-efficient vehicles.
Rice’ s entry, an 11.5-foot solar car dubbed the RSC Enterprise,
was on track to finish its 10-lap trial within the allotted time
frame. Team member Robert Wilson ’12 was documenting
the car’s progress from the sidelines.
LvonbofororoaclingllolracI,cIubmomborspuIIodasorios
ofaII-nigllorsallloOslmanLnginooringDosignKilclonlo
conhguroindividuaIsoIarcoIIsllalarrivoddaysboforolloovonl
andladlobopainslaIingIypiocodlogollorinloanoriginaI
soIarpanoIdosign.SoIdoringllocoIIslooIfourorhvosludonls
vorIingaroundllocIocIforaboul36lours,lloloamoslimalod.
“WlonvogolslarlodvovorobroaIingllomIoflandrigll,”lloy
said.GraduaIIylloprocossgolmoroofhcionl.
OnllovaylollohnislIino,lloloamfacodnumorousollor
claIIongos.
Inlloirhrslrun,llojouIomolorsprovidodbySloIIlo
moasurollovolicIo’sofhcioncymaIfunclionod.Sincolloydidnol
dispIaylloamounlofonorgygallorodbyllosoIarpanoIs,llo
maincriloriaforjudging,lloloamladlogoagain.
Onllosocondrun,llocar’sIoflslooringarmallaclmonl
broIo.“IoracoupIosoconds,mycarvasvobbIingunconlroIIabIy,
llonilsloppodbocausollovlooIlurnodporpondicuIarlollo
diroclionilvasgoing,”saidWang.“Kindofscary.”Anollorloam
offorodllomadriIIprosssolloycouIdropairlloslooringallacl-
monl,llocarvasupandrunninginnolimo.
Onlloirllirdallompl,onoofllocar’slvoballoriosdiod.Tlo
compolilionroquirodllalllovolicIovoiglnomorollan140
IiIograms,oraIillIomorollan300pounds,incIudingllocarbon-
hborframoandlvoballorypacIsllallolaIaboul8pounds.Will
anodloDr.Souss,lloloamnamodlloirballoriosTlingOnoand
TlingTvo.“TlingOnoIoslclargofaslorllanilslouIdlavo,”
WiIsonsaid.
Andonllofourllround,lloroofcanliIovorod.“Didllaljusl
lappon`”llougllWang.TogolbacIinllocompolilion,lloloam
ladlohndavaylosocurollocar’ssoIarroof.TloiroIoganlsoIu-
lioninvoIvodIanyardsandziplios.“Wojorry-riggodllolling,”
WiIsonsaid.IllooIlvominulos.
WanggolbacIinllovolicIo,andvillonolandpuIIing
dovnlloroofandlloollorslooring,lonavigalodllocoursolo
anoar-miracuIoussocond-pIacohnisl.“WovoroIoarningllo
groaloslvaypossibIo,bylryingsomollingandmossingup,”said
Ovons.
WiIsonsaidllalfundraising,scloduIing,molivalingpoopIo
andollorIogislicsvorojuslasimporlanlaslloonginooring
lasIs.“Tlisissomuclmorollananonginooringprojocl,”said
Ovons.“Il’sagroalopporlunilyforIoadorslip.Il’sIiIorunninga
smaIIbusinoss.”Tvoloammomborsfromllisyoar’scompolilion
—juniorsAIIisonGarzaand}osoplSong—viIIIoadllocIub’s
offorlsnoxlyoar.
AndforWang,drivinglloRSCLnlorprisovaslloliglIigll
oflislimoalRico.“Ilvasinlonso,bulilvasfun.”
Running on
Lynn Gosnel l and Mi ke Wi l l i ams
Students
“This is so much more
than an engineering
project. It’s a great
opportunity for
leadership. It’s like
running a small
business.”
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 39
Running on
Sunshine
—Andrew Owens
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Ordinary Extraordinary
For two months this spring, Rice Gallery’s window looked
like a 14th-century Japanese ink painting of mountains
in the rain. Yasuaki Onishi used plastic sheeting, hot
glue and fishing line to create the stunning installation
“reverse of volume RG.” And while they may not sound
like promising raw materials for an ethereal wonder-
land, the artist transformed these inexpensive hardware
store offerings into something otherworldly.
Standing in front of the gallery window, the image seemed to
float in the air as its three-dimensional nature slowly became
apparent. Inside the gallery, you could walk underneath the
translucent levitating mass and the mountain range became
a blanket of clouds in the sky. Your perception and experience
of the piece constantly changed as you interacted with its
dangling hollow volume.
To create the work, Onishi stretched rows of fishing line
across the gallery and hung a massive sheet of plastic from
a central point in the room. Propping the sheeting up with
scaffolding and stacks of boxes to shape it as he worked,
Onishi suspended the rest of the sheet by melting black glue
down from the fishing line to the plastic, creating slender dark
strands. The installation took the Osaka-based artist and his
assistant three weeks to execute. The thousands of little
black threads of glue not only suspended the work, they also
created the illusion of rain as you looked into the gallery. And
where it stuck to the surface of the plastic, the glue became
inky, painterly marks.
In earlier works, Onishi has created three-dimensional
forms from thin plastic sheeting, using tiny fans at their base
to inflate them. Other installations incorporated lengthy
strands of yarn. His current work is a sort of combination of
the two. Onishi started experimenting with plastic and hot
glue while in a residency at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley.
He draped plastic over items like a suitcase, trash can and
chair, dripping hot glue over them to fix their shape, creating
a kind of mold before taking away the underlying objects. At
Rice Gallery, his exploration of forms and volumes occurred on
an architectural scale.
The Japanese artist’s installation was created to coincide
with the grand opening of the new Asia Society Texas Center.
As with most other Rice Gallery installations, when the show
closed, the work ceased to exist. All that remains are the pho-
tographs and video of the piece and the memories of those
who experienced it. —Kelly Klaasmeyer
Editor’s note: The exhibition has been extended through July.
Additional images and video of this installation
and others can be viewed at:
››› ricegallery.org/new/exhibition/
Yasuaki Onishi, ”reverse of volume RG,” Rice Gallery, April 13–July 27, 2012
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TloroarocorlainunspoIonconvonlions
loallondingamusicaIporformanco.Wo
arrivoalllolloalororlaII,laIoapro-
gram,hndoursoals,sollIoinandIislon
lollomusicaIofforingsoflloovoning.
Il’s a Iinoar narralivo, from oponing lo
ovalion.
Bul vlal lappons lo llo musicaI ox-
porionco vlon llo laII is nol an acousli-
caIIyporfoclinloriorbulafunIyouldoor
slrino lo oulsidor arl` Wlal lappons
vlonlloaudioncoisfroolomovoaround,
andllonoisosofllocilybocomoparlof
lloconcorl`
Iaslspring,Houslon’sboIovodOrango
Slov Conlor for Visionary Arl loslod
SloplordSclooIdocloraIsludonlRoborl
McCIuroandabouladozonlaIonlodmu-
sicians in a concorl lilIod “InlangIo My
Tonguo.”Tloconcorlfoalurodllrooorigi-
naI piocos by McCIuro, incIuding a vorI
composod spocihcaIIy for llal Iocalion
lilIod“MusicBox9.”
Tlispiocoboganvillsovonsoparalo
movomonls comprising soIos and duols
posilionodllrougloullloOrangoSlov.
AsaudioncomomborsvaIIodaroundllo
vonuo,lloycouIdIislonlolloindividuaI
porformancos, in no parlicuIar ordor.
LvonluaIIy lloso soparalo porformancos
camo logollor as an onsombIo in llo
oiglllmovomonl.
Un-concert
Tlis is vloro “aII of llo bils fil
logollor,”McCIurosaid.Tloninllmovo-
monlincIudodvocaIsandvassungvliIo
lloaudioncovaIIodoul.
Wlal’s going on loro` “Music Box
9” is “an oxporimonl in momory,” said
McCIuro, bocauso audionco mombors
loar,romomborandroassombIoparlsinlo
acoloronlvloIo.
“Wo marIolod il as a sound inslaI-
Ialion or an ovonl,” McCIuro said. “Wo
slayod avay from llo lorm ‘concorl,’ bo-
causo as soon as you bring il up lloro’s
a corlain oliquollo invoIvod. I vanlod
poopIologolupandmovoaround.”
McCIuro is in lis llird yoar of slud-
iosforlloDoclorofMusicaIArlsdogroo.
A nalivo of Olio, lo slarlod composing
in ligl sclooI vliIo laIing Iossons in
porcussion and piano and sludiod music
al BovIing Groon Slalo Inivorsily and
llo Inivorsily of Arizona. Al Rico, lo
laslaugll a rango of coursos andsorvos
as llo oIoclronic music sludio loacling
assislanl. His inlorosl in llo roIalionslip
bolvoon auraI and visuaI arl Iod lim lo
laIo an arl lislory courso llal oxpIorod
llovorIof}acIsonIoIIacI,amongollor
modornarlisls.
“IlvasinlliscIassllalIlruIyslarlod
llinIing doopIy aboul lov arl and mu-
sic can communicalo,” lo said. His hnaI
projocl for llo courso vas inspirod by
llo vorI of avanlo-gardo composor }oln
Cago and arlisls Roborl Rausclonborg
andAIoxandorCaIdor.
Shepherd School doctoral student Robert McClure mixes original
compositions, poetry, city sounds and a little Jackson Pollock to
create a singular musical experience at the Orange Show.
“We marketed it as a
sound installation or
an event. We stayed
away from the term
‘concert,’ because as
soon as you bring it
up there’s a certain
etiquette involved. I
wanted people to get
up and move around.”
—Robert McClure
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 43
Big Plans
You have to put forth some effort to find YY
the EMERGEncy Room. Turn right inside
Sewall Hall’s main entrance, then left.
Take the elevator up a floor, then travel a
long, relentlessly white hallway toward
the back corner, where a red neon X marks
the spot. Here, tucked away behind a glass
wall, is a shoebox of a room that looks a lot
like a department store window. But twice
a semester, this tiny space is transformed
into Rice’s newest art gallery.
The creation of Christopher Sperandio,
an assistant professor in the visual and
dramatic arts department, the EMERGEncy
Room opened in 2012 with financial assis-
tance from the Rice Public Art Program. Its
purpose is to showcase talented up-and-
coming artists in the Houston area who
need a bit of exposure to kick-start their
careers. Each artist’s work is shown for
about a month, and the installation serves
as a small-scale, emerging artist’s version
of a one-man gallery show.
“We wanted to do something,”
Sperandio said, “that would help create a
new bridge with the art scene in Houston
and, at the same time, provide a real benefit
for our students.” The EMERGEncy Room
is “already having a direct impact on our
curriculum, which is the very best we could
have hoped for,” Sperandio said.
Artists don’t apply for the chance
to show their work; for now, Sperandio
selects each EMERGEncy Room artist,
with input from John Sparagana, profes-
sor and chair of the Department of Visual
and Dramatic Arts. For more information,
go to http://studioart.rice.edu and click on
“EMERGEncy Room Gallery.”
—Alyson Ward
A tiny new gallery offers
big opportunities.
AIllougl McCIuro is inloroslod in
pursuing aIlornalivos lo llo lradilionaI
concorloxporionco,porformingalapIaco
IiIolloOrangoSlovdoosprosonlsomo
uniquo claIIongos. IogislicaIIy, for ox-
ampIo, musicians can’l laIo for granlod
llo avaiIabiIily of clairs, music slands
andIiglls.
“As a composor, you lavo lo givo
up somo of llo conlroI llal you oxorl
on llo audionco jusl by virluo of lav-
ing your pioco porformod in a nonlradi-
lionaI solling. Nono of llo sociaI and
cuIluraI norms of audionco voro
in pIaco. Tloy couId gol up, vaII
around and drinI a boor villoul
vorrying aboul propor concorl
oliquollo.”
Tlo bonohl, said McCIuro,
comos vlon somolling unox-
poclod and unscriplod adds lo llo
porformanco. WliIo porforming
llo lilIo pioco, “InlangIo My
Tonguo,” lloro vas an
oxlondod porlion in
vlicl llo onIy sounds loard voro ro-
cordodcicadas.
“AsIvasIisloning,Inolicodllalllo
bird caIIs clangod. I llinI I migll lavo
confusodllobirdsinlollinIingllalllo
cicadasladrolurnod.” Inanollorparlof
lloporformancofoaluringgongs,alrain
lorn soundod. “Tlo pilcl inloraclion
vas porfocl bolvoon llo gongs and llo
lrain,”McCIurosaid.
Tlo rosponso vas so posilivo from
audionco mombors and Orango Slov
slaff llal McCIuro las boon
asIod lo maIo a rolurn ap-
poaranco (slay lunod). Bul
ovon if McCIuro doos por-
formllosamopiocosalllo
Orango Slov, llo porfor-
manco and llo audionco’s
oxporionco viII suroIy bo
—Lynn Gosnell
“Asacomposor,you
lavologivoup
somooflloconlroI
llalyouoxorl
onlloaudionco
juslbyvirluoof
lavingyourpioco
porformodina
nonlradilionaI
solling.Nonoofllo
sociaIandcuIluraI
normsofaudionco
voroinpIaco.”
Watch a video of “Music
Box 9” at the Orange Show:
››› rober t wmcclure.com
—Robert McClure
Robert McClure
44 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
Nol roaIIy, said Danny Opponloimor
’00, associalo profossor of psycloIogy al
IrincolonInivorsily,andMiIoLdvards
’00, foundor of IoflhoIdor.org, a bIog on
poIilics and modia. In lloir nov booI,
“DomocracyDospiloIlsoIf:WlyaSyslom
Tlal SlouIdn’l WorI al AII WorIs So
WoII”(MITIross,2012),lloaullorsdoIvo
inlolloßavsinloronlinllodomocralic
syslom. Tloso incIudo volor ignoranco,
psycloIogicaI manipuIalion by voling
ofhciaIs as voII as candidalos, porsonaI
idoaIsofallraclivonossandollordocisivo
biasos.Inslorl,vooflonvoloasvodofor
irralionaIroasonsllallavonollinglodo
villlloquaIihcalionsofllocandidalos.
Bul if llal’s so, lov can domocracy
funclionasvoIIasildoos`Tlogoodnovs
inparllvoofllobooIisllalbiasosovon
oul, lloro is a visdom in crovds, and
Snake
AIvaysasongsIiding
undoraporcl
AIvaysasongsIiding AIvaysasongsIiding
aIvaysaloolldragging
slarsarounddirl:
aIvaysaloolldragging aIvaysaloolldragging
sIinisnolforair
sIinisnolforvalor.
Somollingvanlsavoico
indarIpIacos.
Somollingvanlsavoico Somollingvanlsavoico
Somollingvanls
locurIaround
Somollingvanls Somollingvanls
llovlirIingoarll.
—Joseph Campana
Joseph Campana, assistant professor of English
at Rice University, won the 2011 Iowa Poetry
Prize, which resulted in the publication of his new
collection, “Natural Selections” (2012). Published
by permission of the University of Iowa Press.
Music Notes
Merrie Siegel ’97 (flute) and Milton Rubén
Laufer ’98 (piano) recently released “Flute Music
of the Americas, Vol. II,”  on Beauport Classical.  It
features  “Recuerdos de México,”  a piece written
for this recording by Arthur Gottschalk, professor
of composition and theory at Rice University’s
Shepherd School of Music. Siegel has been hailed
by the U.S. and international press as “magnificent,
jovial and radiant, with purity of tone and great
technical command of the instrument.” In great
demand as a recitalist and teacher, she currently
holds the position of principal flute in the Northwest
Symphony Orchestra in Seattle. Laufer is an award-
winning pianist who made his debut at Chicago’s
Petty Auditorium at the age of 12. He is recognized
internationally as a leading performer and scholar
of Spanish piano music.
Listen to a sample or learn more about this recording at:
››› ricemagazine.info/123
Vote Here
DoyouromomborvolingforcIassofhcorsinliglsclooI,
vloro llo raco vas a popuIarily conlosl rallor llan a
roasonod docision on vlicl candidalo migll bo bosl
quaIihodloIoadllocIass`}umpforvardafovyoars,and
you’rovolinginIocaI,slaloandnalionaIoIoclions,vloro
llooulcomoiscrilicaIlollovoII-boingofyouandyour
famiIy.TloslaIosarolromondous,bulislloprocossany
morosoplislicalod`
Mosl booIs on poIilics soom lo bo
dryloxlsllalconconlraloonlloprocoss
or poIomics llal roinforco parlisanslip.
“Domocracy Dospilo IlsoIf” is noillor,
bul rallor a IivoIy oxaminalion of llo
syslom on vlicl aII Amoricans dopond.
Tlo aullors lavo hIIod il vill inlorosl-
ingandloIIingslalislicsdravnfromboll
llolisloricaIrocordandrosoarcl—and
among llom aro many facloids llal you
can vlip oul on your frionds. Lvon bol-
lor, llo booI’s ongaging slyIo opons up
lloslalislicslorovoaIlloinnorvorIings
ofasyslomllalvorIs,dospiloilsfauIls,
andoncouragosuslobobollorcilizons.
—Christopher Dow
The book’s engaging
style opens up the
statistics to reveal
the inner workings of
a system that works,
despite its faults, and
encourages us to be
better citizens.
Bookshelf
ON T HE
Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 45
Evon moro amazing llan ils anliquily
and conlraI pIaco in Clinoso cuI-
luro is llo conlinuing impacl of llo
“I Cling” on llo modorn vorId. Ils
pliIosoplicaI, socioIogicaI and psy-
cloIogicaI insiglls lavo allraclod and
inßuoncodadmirorsinlloWoslranging
fromvrilorsandarlislslopliIosoplors,
businosspoopIoandpoIilicians.
As vill aII booIs of simiIar anliquily,
llo gonosis of llo “I Cling” is obscurod
byllovoiIsoflimo.Bulllallasn’lsloppod
Riclard Smill, Rico’s Goorgo and Nancy
RuppIrofossorofHumanilios,fromallompl-
inglounoarllilsdovoIopmonlacrossllocon-
lurios. In lis Ialosl booI on llo subjocl, “Tlo
I Cling: A Biograply” (Irincolon Inivorsily
Iross,2012),SmillloIIsllooxlraordinaryslory
of lov llis cryplic and onco obscuro booI bo-
camoonoofllomoslvidoIyroadandoxlonsivoIy
anaIyzodloxlsinaIIofvorIdIiloraluro.
“Going Back to Galveston:
Nature, Funk and
Fantasy in a Favorite
Place,” by Jimmie
Killingsworth; photographs
by Geoff Winningham ’65,
professor of visual and
dramatic arts at Rice (Texas
A&M University Press,
2011).
“Sex Cells: The
Medical Market for
Eggs and Sperm,”
by Rene Almeling ’98,
assistant professor
of sociology at Yale
University (University
of California Press,
2011).
“To Free a Family:
The Journey of Mary
Walker,” by Sydney
Nathans ’62, professor
emeritus of history
at Duke University
(Harvard University
Press, 2012).
—Publishers Weekly
starred review
“Translating Nature
into Art: Holbein,
the Reformation,
and Renaissance
Rhetoric,” by Jeanne
Nuechterlein ’93, senior
lecturer of history of art
at the University of York
(The Pennsylvania State
University Press, 2011).
“Prayer and Parable:
Stories,” by Paul
Maliszewski ’91
(Fence Books, 2011).
Smill’s lisloricaI survoy lracos llo
ovoIulion of llo “I Cling” in Clina and
llrougloulllovorId,oxpIainingllobooI’s
compIoxslrucluro,ilsmanifoIdusosindif-
foronlcuIlurosandilsonduringappoaI.Ho
slovslovlloindigonousboIiofsandcus-
loms of }apan, Koroa, Violnam and Tibol
“domoslicalod” llo loxl, and lo roßocls
on vlollor llis Clinoso cIassic can bo
comparod lo roIigious booIs sucl as llo
BibIo or llo Qur’an. Smill aIso IooIs al
lovllo“ICling”camolobopubIislod
indozonsofIanguagos.
AnonlryinIrincolonInivorsily
Iross’ llo Iivos of Groal RoIigious
BooIs sorios, “Tlo I Cli ng: A
Biograply” i s vril lon pri mari Iy
forllononspociaIislandofforsan
unparaIIoIod IooI al an onigmalic
ancionl cIassic llal las bocomo a
gIobaIplonomonon.
—Christopher Dow
History of an Enigma
While most books come and go, a few remain as true classics of human expression.
Of these, only a handful can trace their roots as deeply as the “I Ching,” which dates
back at least 3,000 years.
Senior Christian Saravia takes the long road back
to honor his dad’s memory and energize the Owls’ play.
Return and Rally
B Y C H U C K P O O L
Sports
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Rice Magazine • No. 13 • 2012 47
Forlisloammalos,llomalclroprosonlodllonoxlclaIIongoinan
upliIIcIimbloovorcomosomooarIysoasonmisslopsandlooxlond
llocarooroflloirHaIIofIamocoacl,RonSmarr,vlovasroliring
allloondoflloacadomicyoar.
IorSaravia,ilvasaIsoaclancololonorlisIalofallorbyfuI-
hIIingaprodiclionmadoyoarsoarIior.
As a 16-yoar-oId pIayor from GualomaIa, Saravia and lis par-
onls, CarIos and }oan, vaIIod llo grounds of llo MilcloII Tonnis
Conloraflorcompolinginajuniorovonl.Tloconlorcourlsofllo
compIox aro dividod by a spociaI cIub soaling aroa. Tvo conlor
courls,pIacosoflonor,aroombIomalicofapIayorroaclingllopin-
nacIooflissporl.CarIosSaraviasurvoyodllosconoandprodiclod
llalonodaylisyoungoslcliIdvouIdoarnlloriglllopIaylloro.
TloSaraviasaroalonnisfamiIy.AIIllo
cliIdron pIayod al somo IovoI, and as llo
baby of llo famiIy, Clrislian hrsl oxpori-
oncodllogamoasaloddIor.IlvouIdbocomo
lisconduilloascloIarslipalRico,fuIhIIing
lisparonls’dosirolosoolimusolisallIolic
laIonl lo loIp oarn a coIIogo dogroo from a
rospoclodinslilulion.
Inspring2009,asllocoIIogoduaIsoason
vasjuslloalingup,Saraviavasvilllisnov
RicoloammalosinOxford,Miss.,compoling
inllooponingroundoflloNalionaIIndoor
Clampionslips,vlonllovorIdloInoval
lomovasslallorod.Aload-oncarcoIIision
ladlaIonlisfallor’sIifoandIofllismollor
incrilicaIcondilion.TonnisandRicobocamo
irroIovanl.AIIllalmallorodvasgoinglomo
lobobylismollor’ssido.
Hovovor mucl lis mollor approcialod
lloofforlillooIlocomolomo,slomadoil
immodialoIycIoarllallorsonvasloading
bacIloHouslonassoonaspossibIo.
“My mollor vanlod mo lo go bacI, so
lovcouIdInoldoasslosaid`”
Tonnis and llo claIIongo of calcling up on sclooI gavo lim
briof momonls of dislraclion from concorns aboul lis mollor’s
rocovory.
“IlloIpodmogolbusyandfocusonsomolling,”losaid.“Tlal
vasalougllimo,bulIllinIllosollingsgivoyoucIarilylosoollo
biggorpicluroandnolslrossoulaboulsmaIIllings.”
TvomonllsIalor,SaraviafoundlimsoIflaIinglolloMilcloII
Conlorcourlslofacollo12ll-ranIodAggiosinaduaI.IIayingin
llosixllspolinlloIinoup,lovasvillinsiglloflloconlorcourls.
Tlo momory of lis fallor’s passing vas impossibIy frosl in lis
momory.
Tloro vas no limo lo docido if lo lad faiIod on lis fallor’s
prodiclion—llorovasamalcllopIay.Iflovasnolonllocon-
lorcourls,lovouIddoIivorarosuIlllalvasconlor-courlvorlly.
Saravia combinod vill foIIov froslman Sam Garforll-BIos lo
cIinclllodoubIospoinlvilla9–8liobroaIvin,llon gullodoula
llroo-solvinalNo.6locIinclllomalclforRico.
Tlo vin propoIIod llom lo a sovonll-slraigll NCAA bid.
Saravia oarnod C-ISA Mon’s Tonnis AllIolo of llo WooI lonors
forlisofforl.OnoyoarIalor,loandlisloammalosgroundoulan
oIoclrifyingvinovorTuIsalocaplurolloC-ISAlilIoonlloirlomo
courl.Iaslyoar,lloOvIsoncoagainroaclodlloconforoncohnaIs
andmadocoaclSmarrllocoIIogolonniscaroorvinsIoador.
YolvlonfacodvilllloslarloflishnaIsoasonoflonnisllis
paslfaII,SaraviafoundlimsoIfslrangoIyindifforonl.
“IladaIvaysIovodpIayinglonnis,bulilladcomoloapoinl
vlonIvasn’llavinganyfunanymoro.Tlocoaclosvorovorysup-
porlivoandloIdmolojusllaIoabroaI.”
TlolimoavayaIIovodSaravialoroassosslisgoaIs.Wlonof-
forod llo clanco lo rolurn, lo did so vill no oxpoclalions ollor
llanlosavorovorygroundslroIoasspociaI,nomallorifilvasa
vinnororvido.
“IlonoslIydidn’lllinIIvasgoinglocomobacIaflorIaslso-
moslor,buloncoIdid,IsavllisvasmyIasl
clancologivoilmyaII.IInovilvasmyIasl
fovmonllsoflonnisandilroaIIylasloIpod
moloapproaclllogamobollor,”loaddod.
“TlohrslfovyoarsalRico,Ipraclicodlard
andpIayodlardbulvasn’lpIayingmybosl,”
Saraviasaid.“AflorlaIingabroaIinllofaII,
I vasn’l roaIIy oxpocling lo bo pIaying llis
voII.
“Bul I llinI I’vo boon sooing llo gamo
difforonlIy.Ionjoyilmoroandlavoabollor
viovoflovloapproaclllogamo.I’mpIay-
ing prolly voII and boon roaIIy lappy vill
lovlloloamlasboonpIaying,ospociaIIyin
lloIaslsixorsovonmalclos,”loaddod.
Saravia graduaIIy broIo bacI inlo llo
Iinoup, pIaying No. 2 doubIos vill sonior
MiclaoI NuossIoin. Al llo ond of }anuary,
lo rolurnod lo llo singIos Iinoup al No. 6.
WlonRicopIayodlloInivorsilyofToxasal
SanAnlonio,lovonlismalclalNo.5,llon
valclod as lis loammalos couId nol ovor-
comoIislIosspIayina4–3Ioss.
Inlloaflormallofllalmalcl,lloOvIs’
Iinoup vas rolooIod, and Saravia found limsoIf pIaying al No. 2
singIos, vliIo Garforll-BIos looI ovor al No. 1. Boll lad Iong
sougllaclancolopIayalllolopoflloIinoup,andnovlloylad
lloirclanco.
Saravia’sapproaclbocamomororoIaxod,morogroundod.
“Il’samazinglovfouryoarsoflonniscanloaclyouaboulpros-
surosilualions.IusodloIosoaIolofmalclos7–6,6–4alNo.6.Nov
vlonIgolinlollosoliobroaIors,IfooIvorycomforlabIo.NovIdo
ilbocausoIIiIoil.”
IorspoclivoaIsoaIIovodlimlolaIolisdobulonlloMilcloII
ConlorcourlsinApriIinslrido.
Hismollor,novfuIIyrocovorod,vasllorolovalcl,asvoro
lis brollors and lis sislor. Tloy sav lim ballIo bravoIy againsl a
nalionaIIyranIod Aggiooppononl,onIyloIoso inllroosols.Tlo
oulcomomigllsoomcruoI,bulllopalllaIonlofuIhIIlisfallor’s
prodiclion is vlal viII bo romomborod Iong aflor llo rosuIl bo-
comosjuslaslalisliconapago.TlojournoyvaIidalodlisparonls’
docisionlopIacoaracIolinlisyoungland.
“IroaIIyfooIllalIampIayinglonnisforlloboslroasonofaII,
bocausoIonjoyil.”
Some seven months after he appeared to have ended his collegiate tennis career, a rejuvenated
Saravia had improbably worked his way up to the top of the Rice lineup and now stood poised to
face off against Texas A&M on the center courts at the Aggies’ George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
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48 www.rice.edu/ricemagazine
The Rice women’s tennis team earned its first berth
in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Sweet 16 when the
Owls routed 16th-ranked University of Mississippi.
Facing a Iinoup loavy vill nalionaIIy ranIod oppo-
nonls,lloOvIsvorodocidodundordogsinlloirhrsl
appoaranco in llo Svool 16. Tloy ovonluaIIy Iosl lo
No. 1-ranIod ICIA. “Tlis is llo hrsl limo llal Rico
las boon loro, bul il’s nol going lo bo llo Iasl,” load
coaclLIizabollSclmidlsaid.
In llo individuaI compolilion, Rico soplomoro
NalaIio Boazanl roaclod anollor miIoslono vlon
slopicIoduplloOvIs’hrslvininNCAAWomon’s
SingIoscompolilionin26yoarsdovningSlacoyTanof
Slanford,vlovasa2011vomon’ssingIoshnaIisl,7–5,
6–2. Boazanl and junior Dominiquo Harmall joinod
forcosllonoxldaylobocomollohrsldoubIosloamin
sclooIlislorylovinamalclinlloNCAAWomon’s
DoubIos Clampionslip in Allons, Ga., dovning
AIabamainhrslroundaclion.
Men’s Tennis
Legendary head coach Ron Smarr retired at
the end of the 2012 season. Smarr is the win-
ningest coach in collegiate men’s tennis. In
May, he was inducted into the International
Tennis Association’s Men’s College Tennis Hall
of Fame. In his 15 seasons at Rice, Smarr has
posted a 257-143 record while leading the Owls
to 10 NCAA appearances, the last nine in con-
secutive seasons. He has won a pair of confer-
ence titles and produced eight All-Americans.
In 2004, he was named the National Coach of
the Year after the Owls reached as high as No.
5 in the national polls and reached the Sweet
16 at the NCAA Championships.
Baseball
The Owls won their 17th-consecutive regular sea-
son conference championship. Rice’s conference
championship streak, which includes regular sea-
son and tournament titles, spans the Owls’ mem-
Women’s Tennis
bership in three different conferences. The 2012
C-USA title is the Rice program’s seventh straight
since joining the conference in 2006.
Head baseball coach Wayne Graham is one
of seven 2012 National College Baseball Hall of
Fame inductees. The class includes Lou Brock,
Ed Cheff, Nomar Garciaparra, Tim Jorgensen,
Frank Sancet and Brad Wilkerson. Graham will
continue to build on his remarkable legacy for
the next six years, thanks to a contract exten-
sion announced by Rice in early June. Graham,
76, just completed his 21st season as Rice’s
head baseball coach.
Football
Record-setting quarterback Tommy Kramer
’77, who thrilled Rice fans and haunted op-
posing defensive coordinators with an aerial
attack that was far ahead of his time, is among
14 former college greats and three legend-
ary coaches who make up the 2012 National
Football Foundation College Football Hall of
Fame class.
Rice Athletics’ annual Night of the Owl
celebration honored Travis Bradshaw ’12
(football) and Becky Wade ’12 (track and
field), among many other student–athletes.
Wade received the Joyce Pounds Hardy
Award, presented to the top overall female
student–athlete. Bradshaw received the
Bob Quin Award for Rice Athletic’s most
outstanding all-around senior male athlete.
Track and Field
Distance runner Becky Wade ’12 com-
peted in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA
Outdoor Track and Field Championship in
June. Senior Sharae Robinson also won
first and a gold in discus at the same event.
Wade, a five-time C-USA gold medalist, set
numerous records while at Rice.
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In all that Grant Parks ’12 did as a student — whether exploring China using his near-fluent Mandarin,
promoting U.S.–China relations in Washington, D.C., or sailing with the USS Chung-Hoon in the South
China Sea — he did Rice proud. His record of scholastic achievement and leadership so impressed
Rice’s ROTC officers that they awarded Grant with the Mary Henry Gibson Scholarship.
New tennis stadium planned
Design of a new $7 million tennis facility at Rice has begun, thanks to a
lead gift from trustee emeritus Ralph O’Connor and his wife, Becky. The
university has received donations totaling approximately $5 million for this
project and will begin construction on the new facility when an additional
$2 million is raised. The new facility will be built in West Lot 3, between
Entrances 17 and 18 off of Rice Boulevard.
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New building for Continuing Studies named
Rice will name a new Continuing Studies building in honor of the families of
trustee Kent Anderson ’62 and trustee emeritus Robert Clarke ’63 in appreciation
of a major gift to Rice’s Centennial Campaign. The D. Kent and Linda C.
Anderson and Robert L. and Jean T. Clarke Center will be the new home of
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. The Anderson–
Clarke Center will be located on land that is now a parking lot between Rice
Stadium and campus Entrance 8 at University Boulevard and Stockton Drive.
An additional $1.3 million is needed to reach the fundraising goal for the
building and to begin construction.
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The Centenni-Owl, formerly a 2000 Oldsmobile
Alero, swooped into a third-place award in the
25th annual Houston Art Car Parade. The en-
try was created by 13 Rice undergraduates and
their instructors as part of a spring semester for-
credit course, Art Car 101. Decorated with paint,
insulation foam, metallic foil, welded rebar, and
recycled and reshaped No. 10 food cans, the proj-
ect also drew participation from Rice alumni and
staff. This year’s art car entry was made possible
through the generous support of Brasher Motor
Company of Weimar, Texas; Saifee Signs; the
Rice University Office of Public Affairs; and the
Rice Centennial Celebration committee. —L.G.
What a hoot
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