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VOLUME 105, ISSUE NO. 24 | STUDENT-RUN SINCE 1916 | RICETHRESHER.ORG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
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2 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 THE RICE THRESHER
NEWS
Larry McMurtry, author and HEARD AROUND
Rice alum, passes at age 84
CAMPUS
I’ve been using Beer Bike
TALHA ARIF week to meet a lot of people
ASST NEWS EDITOR at my college! A ton of
people are [off campus] and
Larry McMurtry (class of ’60), a
novelist and screenwriter who attended they’re coming to Duncan to
and taught English courses at Rice celebrate and I’ve gotten to
University, passed away on March 25 at meet them.
age 84. He is survived by his wife, son,
WAFA MOHAMED
siblings and grandson. DUNCAN COLLEGE FRESHMAN
McMurtry received a master of arts in
English at Rice in 1960. He taught at Texas
Christian University but later moved
back to Rice to teach freshman English
and creative writing classes from 1963 to
1969. Terry Doody, professor emeritus of I know my parents are
English, said he believes Rice had a great really excited to watch the
effect on McMurtry and changed his life.
“He certainly became a celebrity livestream so I’m happy
around Rice and in the neighborhood,” they’ll get to see a part of
Doody said. “I never met anyone who my Rice experience.
didn’t like him or didn’t enjoy knowing
him.” KENDALL COONEY
In a 2009 profile of McMurtry by Rice LOVETT COLLEGE SOPHOMORE
Magazine, McMurtry said he romanticized
Fondren Library in his book, “All My
Friends are Going to be Strangers,” in
which the hero sleeps on the couches Courtesy of Rice News
of the library. In the profile interview, Larry McMurtry, Rice Alum and English Professor, passed away March 25. McMurtry
McMurtry said Fondren Library was one wrote over 30 novels and 30 screenplays and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986. I honestly have been out
of his fondest memories of Rice. of the loop about what’s
President David Leebron said it was an try at renewal at [age] 62. I want to think it sense of humor and interest in humanity happening with Beer Bike
honor to meet McMurtry in person when may be a hidden autobiography.” and the human condition resulted in
he gave a talk at Rice in 2009. Carol Starr (Brown College ’65), whose prolific literary contributions,” Starr said.
this year. I probably won’t
“I was struck by his humility, but even freshman English class was taught by Martha Smith (Brown College ’66) said be participating in many
more so by his passion for books and McMurtry, said one of the assignments in several of McMurtry’s books influenced campus events until I’m fully
literature, and his concern that books, the the class involving her research on Ernest her life and she has a shelf of many of his
vaccinated.
physical embodiment of human learning Hemingway’s female characters stands works.
and compassion, were dying out,” out in her memory. “In 1970, reading his novel ‘Moving ANNITA CHANG
BAKER COLLEGE SOPHOMORE
Leebron said. “This was about four years before the On’ helped several friends in DC do just
Leebron said McMurtry played a emergence of the women’s movement,” that—move on! Two [of us] got divorced;
central role in putting Rice on the map as Starr said. “As I read about and compared I got pregnant,” Smith wrote in an email.
a place where greater writers taught future Hemingway’s women characters to each “‘Lonesome Dove’ captured the spirit of
writers. other and to the male characters, I found my West Texas upbringing. McMurtry’s
“McMurtry will live in our memories them to be very superficial, lacking 1999 memoir, ‘Walter Benjamin at the
as a reminder of the role of literature in in complexity and depth. I remember Dairy Queen,’ is dear to this West Texan’s It’s not how I envisioned
understanding both ourselves and the talking with [McMurtry] about that and heart. I’m rereading it now.” senior year Beer Bike, but
worlds of others, and how our shared later thinking about how genuine, multi- Des Jarlais currently works as a
experiences through books can help dimensional and complex [McMurtry’s] professor of epidemiology at New York I’m glad we’re having beer
constitute our community,” Leebron said. women characters are … to this day, he is University of Global Public Health and has bike in some capacity
Eric Lueders (Wiess College ’67), one of the few male writers who effectively published over 600 scientific papers. NAADIR JAMAL
who had McMurtry as an advisor for his respected and created authentic women “Ph.D. students and junior faculty WILL RICE COLLEGE SENIOR
senior thesis, said McMurtry’s books characters.” have often asked me how I have been
about Houston were popular on campus Don Des Jarlais (Baker College ’67) able to write so many scientific papers.
and were full of was also taught I always reply that it was because I had
locations students by McMurtry his a wonderful novelist for my freshman
could recognize. freshman year, English professor,” Des Jarlais said.
“I knew he was and said he feels “[McMurtry] insisted that writing was
on the faculty and [McMurtry’s] impact on extremely grateful a learned skill that came with constant
I thought it would the Rice community was to have been in that practice. If one is to be a successful writer, I didn’t even really know
be cool to have him class. then one should do writing almost every Beer Bike was happening
as an advisor on that, even though he was “ [ M c M u r t r y ’ s ] day.”
this week.
my senior thesis,” to become a very famous depth of knowledge, Des Jarlais said McMurtry contributed
Lueders said. “My writer, he was just a good his openness and greatly to the sense of having fun at Rice. CHRISTINA LEE
LOVETT COLLEGE SENIOR
personal contact engagement with “He often wore a T-shirt saying ‘Minor
guy to have around here.
was limited to students and his Regional Novelist’ to poke fun at the
[thesis] sessions, He was modest, friendly, sense of humor competitiveness of both the students and
where we discussed easy to talk to and a made the class the faculty at Rice,” Des Jarlais said.
my thesis on John teacher who cared about memorable. We had Professor Emeritus of English J. Dennis
Barth, at the time to write an essay Huston said what he remembers most
an experimental
his students. every week, due on about McMurtry from the evening they
novelist ... Monday, which also met was his modesty. Huston said he and
[McMurtry] didn’t J. Denris Huston made the weekends McMurtry had a lengthy conversation
I really love the community
like Barth because memorable,” Des about the movie “Hud,” which Huston and character that Beer
PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH
he couldn’t write a Jarlais said. admired. Huston said he only found out Bike brings out in Rice
convincing female M c M u r t r y later from someone else that McMurtry
students, as its one of the
character, a special gift of McMurtry’s.” eventually left Rice to focus on writing and had written the novel, “Horseman, Pass
Doody said he read a lot of McMurtry’s opened up several bookstores. The largest By,” that the movie was based on. most participated and least
novels and used to teach one of his pieces is called Booked Up and is located in “[McMurtry’s] impact on the Rice scholarly activities that Rice
in a freshman English class. McMurtry Archer City, Texas where McMurtry lived community was that, even though he was has. I just wish it wasn’t
wrote over 30 novels and 30 screenplays for much of his life. to become a very famous writer, he was
and won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Starr said when she visited McMurtry’s just a good guy to have around here,” snowing pollen.
“Lonesome Dove,” in 1986. bookstores in Georgetown and Archer City Huston said. “He was modest, friendly, JOHN NICKELS
“My favorite is probably ‘Duane’s over the years, McMurtry was always as easy to talk to and a teacher who cared BROWN COLLEGE SENIOR
Depressed,’ about a 62-year-old who parks happy to see her as she was to see him. about his students.”
his pickup truck and decides to walk,” “He always shared some interesting Starr said she was continually grateful
Doody said. “[It is] a great book about a books that he had turned up. His humility, to have been taught by McMurtry.
THE RICE THRESHER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 • 3
GUEST OPINION
We still need to care about voter
suppression in post-Trump America
Just a couple of months ago, Gov. Greg lack of publicization. The same activism
Abbott declared “election integrity” to be an and fervor that abounded in the lead-up to
emergency item for the 2021 Texas legislative the 2020 election are nowhere to be found,
session. This was promptly followed by even though these measures, if unchecked,
the National Republican Party launching will surely wreak havoc in future elections.
with the Rice Thresher, a committee to pursue state election laws, If everyone who posted and tweeted about
in print & online! praising Abbott’s initiative. With Senate voter discrimination laws last year picked
Bill 7 and its House up the phone
submit a draft to
equivalent, in and called their
thresher@rice.edu
addition to other representatives, we
bills directed With the November might be able to get
at restricting something done
voting access like election representing before legislation
House Bill 2293, a major victory for the like this will have
m a r g i n a l i z e d Democratic National Party the chance to cause
groups will be
further restricted
and national civil rights damage.
Since President
EDITORIAL from their right to organizations, the recent Joe Biden and Vice
Willy Week no more: Students
vote. Shift workers attempts by Republican President Kamala
who rely on later politicians to promote Harris entered the
have the power to distance
voting place hours White House, some
will be without
voter suppression tactics of us may feel like
options. Individuals ... have not sparked the we can finally take
from William Marsh Rice
with disabilities same outrage as they did a breath after four
who require vote- last fall. years of constant
by-mail will be anxiety and hyper-
burdened with providing proof of their awareness of what was happening in
This year’s Beer Bike Week looks quite by a variety of creative inventions, condition. Drive-thru voting will be banned. Washington. However, for those of us who
different from years past, even in name. including Baker College’s Hell Week, The role of poll watchers, already infamous have been waiting for the end of Trump’s
Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman Brown College’s Maggie Week — which for attracting self-appointed vigilantes of presidency, we have shrouded ourselves in
encouraged Beer Bike coordinators celebrates the college’s namesake — and voter intimidation, will be able to record the belief that a Biden administration will
to rename Willy Week to reflect the Jones College’s JIBA Week. Regardless of voters who receive help filling out their protect us from injustice at the state level. We
different nature of the event due to Dean Gorman’s guidance come next year ballots. all need to realize that this feeling of stability
COVID restrictions. Individual college and beyond, Beer Bike coordinators of the All of this follows is nothing more than
Beer Bike coordinators chose a variety future have the power to abandon Willy record voter turnout a temporary security
of new, college-specific names; many Week for good. in Texas during the blanket shielding
told the Thresher that they were further Similarly, Orientation Week coordinators 2020 election and us from the reality
motivated to change the name to distance have the potential to distance their the Republican This feeling of stability that discriminatory
their college from William Marsh Rice and students and colleges from William Marsh lead in the state- is nothing more than a policies in
that they may carry Rice if they want wide popular vote government did
the name change to. Some colleges, shrinking to 5.6 temporary security blanket not automatically
into future years. for example, have percent. With the shielding us from the die with the end
Coordinators’ swift a tradition of new November election reality that discriminatory of the Trump
renaming of Willy Although we may not have
Week reminds us the power to remove the
students touching
the foot of Willy’s
representing
major victory for
a
policies in government administration. As
we are well aware,
that students have statue, we are empowered Statue during the Democratic did not automatically die or should be by
a lot of power at O-Week. Student National Party and with the end of the Trump now, they certainly
this university — and encouraged to make leaders are not national civil rights administration. didn’t start in 2016.
and that we can changes elsewhere on bound to these organizations, the If we stop waiting
and should use campus. traditions, meaning recent attempts by Republican politicians to in blind hope for a blue administration to
it to foster a Rice we have the power promote voter suppression tactics have gone fix discriminatory policy for us and use
community that we’re proud of. to leave them in the past. relatively undiscussed and have not sparked our voices to contact Texas politicians, our
At the center of the past year’s Students have a lot of power at Rice the same outrage as they did last fall. With advocacy will be much stronger and more
conversation about William Marsh Rice’s by design. We call the shots at our a Democratic president, it appears many of effective. A Democratic president is not
history as a slave owner has been Willy’s residential colleges, at student-run us have lost our energy, particularly those going to magically fix these problems simply
Statue. Although students, faculty and businesses, in the Student Association who will not be directly impacted by this because they are a Democrat, and we need to
alumni have mixed opinions regarding and more. Rice takes pride in this setup, legislation. We need to find that same anger continue fighting for justice at the state level
whether it should be taken down, many and how it gives students significant and keep it alive into this administration and with the same fervor and anger that we had
agree that we need to contextualize William autonomy to affect our lives and reflect each to come. when Trump was in office. Keep calling your
Marsh Rice’s history as a slave owner. Part our values. Although we may not have Senate Bill 7 received a passing vote of representatives and sending emails; remind
of this contextualization may involve the power to remove the statue, we are 18-13 last Thursday, further proving where politicians who they are supposed to serve.
rethinking how we honor and reference empowered and encouraged to make the Texas Legislature’s priorities lie: clearly
him throughout student-led spaces and changes elsewhere on campus. Students not with Texans. And yet, as this legislation
traditions, even outside of the statue — should take advantage of the power creeps through the Texas Senate and House,
something that current students have afforded to them to sculpt the Rice it goes unnoticed by many yet bound to hurt
Skye Fredericks
JONES COLLEGE
the power to change, independent of the community they want — which for a those already targeted by restrictive voting FRESHMAN
administration or Task Force. growing number, is one that distances laws. With the exception of state-level groups
Willy Week is a perfect example. itself from William Marsh Rice’s image like MOVE Texas, there has been radio
This year, the name has been replaced and legacy. silence punctuated by an overwhelming
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4 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 THE RICE THRESHER
FEATURES
WILL RICE: Beer Bike LOVETT:
Themes
Drunkin’ Donuts:
Will Rice Runs on Sweeping
The beloved coffee and donut chain
Air Bud Light
This year, Lovett College is looking to
golden retriever-sports-comedy Air Bud
Dunkin’ Donuts is the inspiration for for their Beer Bike theme. Throughout
Will Rice College’s Beer Bike theme this
year. As they traditionally do, the college BAKER: the week, they’ll be hosting a tie-dye
and window painting session, a Zoom
chose their theme by having a study
break during which Will Ricers made Booze Clues trivia night, dodgeball and water pong
tournaments, s’mores nights, karaoke and
posters for potential themes, then voting paintball, among other events. According
on those themes. According to third-time This year, Baker College is drawing inspiration from “Blue’s Clues,” the early to Jacob Lee, a coordinator and freshman,
coordinator and senior Julia Coco, the 2000s kids show, for their Beer Bike. Their “Hell Week” includes a movie night, Lovett’s Beer Bike coordinators are trying
college will be hosting karaoke and a water games, a silent disco and a Beatles cover band. “All of us felt an obligation to extra hard due to the pandemic to make
field day during the week, among other uphold the values and traditions which make our community at Baker very special Beer Bike fun this year. “Last year was the
activities. “It was definitely difficult to … being able to see that the work we put in will make sure certain aspects of student first time in over half a century that Beer
think about having to coordinate during life survive, even in the face of a pandemic, makes it all worth it,” said coordinator Bike had to be canceled, so we’re really
a pandemic,” Coco said. “However, since and sophomore David Nemoto. “Bakerites will go through hell and back to make banking on this year’s success and safety
Beer Bike and Beer Bike week is such a sure all of Rice knows Baker comes first!” to bring back this historic Rice tradition
big part of Will Rice culture, all the coords with a bang,” Lee said. “As they say, ‘Ain’t
really felt the importance of sharing no rule saying a dog can’t chug and race on
these traditions with the underclassmen a bike.’”
and giving upperclassmen the ability to
experience them again before graduating.”
WIESS:
Julius Cider: The Fall of the
HANSZEN: RUMan RePUBlic
Stella ArtWAH: Get Roman statesman Julius Caesar is the muse for Wiess College’s Beer Bike MARTEL:
Walu-Wasted!
festivities this year. According to their Beer Bike coordinators, Wiess will be hosting
a shopping cart Mock Bike, bubble soccer and “Team Toga Fun Friday Wiess” — Vroom Vroom Fast Bike
bedsheet togas required as attire. “My favorite part [of coordinating Beer Bike] is
Hanszen College is hosting a Nintendo- getting to see all our hard work come together,” Loryn Hudson, coordinator and
themed Beer Bike inspired by Mario- senior, said. “And getting to be in the war pig while it gets pulled around.” For senior This year, Martel College’s Beer
universe character Waluigi. According to Hannah George, the best part of coordinating is “[seeing] how hype everyone is.” Bike theme is Vroom Vroom Fast Bike.
coordinator and senior Sanjana Krishnan, According to the coordinators, it’s been a
the theme had two unsuccessful running college favorite for a couple of years. Their
attempts. “The college finally banded
together to choose this theme in honor of
our former president, Landon Mabe, who
BROWN: week features a Mock Bike, Mr. Martel, a
few Fridays in the Quad and senior debates.
Senior Christian Owens is coordinating for
championed it fiercely and would be happy Alcohol City Limits Brewsic Festival the second year in a row. “I was a Beer
to see how his legacy has continued after Although some Texans mourned the loss of music festival Austin City Limits last Bike coordinator last year, and I was kinda
his presidency,” Krishnan said. Among year to the pandemic, students at Brown get the chance to experience the festival sad to see all my work go to waste, so I
other events, Hanszen will be hosting a vicariously through their Orientation Week: Alcohol City Limits Brewsic Festival. figured why not again?” Owens said. He’s
video game tournament and a Mario Kart “We wanted to pick a theme that would allow us to encourage as much outdoor joined by junior Brenda Diaz, who said her
race down “Hanszen’s very own Rainbow engagement as possible, since indoor capacity is so limited this year, and we felt favorite thing about coordinating has been
Road,” according to Krishnan. “Beer Bike like a music festival theme fit the bill perfectly,” senior and coordinator Audrey all the teamwork that makes Beer Bike
for me, like for many people, carries so Paetzel said. Brown’s events include a Zoom trivia night, water debates and mini- happen. “I wanted to make sure we got
many iconic memories and has been an golf. “As two graduating seniors, Anu [Ayeni] and I wanted one last way to be the best Beer Bike possible considering the
unforgettable part of my time at Rice,” she involved with and give back to Brown,” Paetzel said. “We’re both very passionate circumstances, especially for the seniors as
said. “Even if it can’t be the same, I want to about not letting the tradition of Beer Bike die out, so the pandemic motivated us to this is their last Beer Bike,” Diaz said. “Also
do whatever we can to make it special for be coordinators even more than in a regular year.” having the college gather for events and
those who haven’t gotten to experience the hang out makes the whole coordinating
magic yet.” process worth it.”
SID RICHARDSON:
Cider-Man: Drive me Home
JONES: The Marvel universe’s Spider-Man was the inspiration for Sid Richardson MCMURTRY:
Thomas the Drank Engine: College’s Beer Bike theme this year. “We felt that Spider-Man would be a great theme
for Sid because our building is the tallest on campus,” coordinator CJ Pfanstiel Ratabrewie:
Chug, Chug, Chug! said. “After all, who but Spider-Man could scale such a structure?” Throughout the
week, the college will host a Mock Bike and a Mario Kart tournament, among other His Name Is Rémy
Cartoon train Thomas the Tank Engine events. Pfanstiel is a freshman, and he said coordinating has been a great way to
is the inspiration for Jones College’s immerse himself into the Sid community. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to meet other
theme this year. According to junior and Sid students in different grades,” Pfanstiel said. “I think that coming to Rice during After a Beer Bike theme brainstorming
coordinator Ishaan Rischie, it had been a pandemic stifled what would have been pretty natural intermingling of grade event in the fall and a college-wide
a stronger contender for a few years levels, and so it’s been great working with older Beer Bike coords, as well as other bracket, McMurtry College landed on a
and finally prevailed. For “JIBA Week,” upperclassmen on the bike and chug teams.” theme inspired by Pixar’s “Ratatouille”
Jones will be hosting a night ride and for this year’s events. In addition to a
facing off Brown College during a Mock twilight screening of the movie, McMurtry
Bike, among other events. “All three of
the current coordinators were called to DUNCAN: is celebrating the week with a rooftop
sunset soirée, a painting event called
serve by our wonderful (and incredibly
persuasive) college president at the time: Creedence Beerwater Revival: Brewed on the Bayou Monet in the Common, Beer Debates and a
cooking pot build in their quad, according
Hannah Kim,” Rischie said. “I was already Rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and their song “Born on the Bayou” to coordinators. “We wanted to preserve
serving as one of Jones’s Orientation Week inspired this year’s Beer Bike at Duncan. Throughout their WoodsTOKC Week, the collective energy and excitement
coordinators at the time, so when Hannah students at Duncan will attend spikeball and volleyball tournaments, nighttime in McMurtry for the underclassmen
asked, I knew that it was because I already s’mores, virtual trivia, laser tag and more. The coordinators are also continuing who haven’t experienced a Beer Bike
had plenty of experience redesigning Duncan’s tradition of hosting a silent auction to raise money for nonprofit Triumph yet,” Elena Margolin, coordinator and
and adapting Jones College events and Over Kid Cancer, and students will have the opportunity to write cards to pediatric junior, said. “As upperclassmen, we
traditions for the new pandemic world that cancer patients at Texas Children’s Hospital. “We were inspired to coordinate Beer wanted to ensure that the institutional
we are living in … Beer Bike is one of those Bike because we wanted to make the event more inclusive for all Duncan students,” memory of Beer Bike left with our class
important Rice traditions that uniquely coordinator and senior Lindsay Josephs said. “This year, we have added a variety is disseminated on to the underclassmen
unites the entire campus and makes us fall of different activities that appeal to Duncan’s diverse array of interests and are so that the rich traditions and history of
in love with Rice all over again.” inclusive of both in-person and remote students. McMurtry Beer Bike will live on.”
BEER BIKE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
LOGO designed by SAHANA PRABHU
RULES &
SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS
Time Day One Time Day Two Schedule:
9:00 AM Warm Up 9:00 AM Warm Up • Races taking place across 2
9:15 AM College 1 & 2 9:15 AM College 7 & 8 days (Sat. 4/10 and Sun. 4/11)
& 3 - Women's & 9- Women's • 3 teams racing at a time on the
Baker, Lovett,
Will
Race Race
Sid Rich, track, with winner determined
Rice, 9:45 AM Warm Up 9:45 AM Warm Up Martel by race times across all teams
Hanszen 10:00 AM College 1 & 2 & 10:00 AM College 7 & 8 & • Bike & chug team numbers: 5
3- Men's Race 9- Men's Race per team + 1 alternate
10:30 AM Cool Down 10:30 AM Cool Down • No alumni races
11:00 AM Clear Out 11:00 AM Clear Out • Chug stands will be provided
11:30 AM Buffer 11:30 AM Buffer by the Beer Bike committee
12:00 PM Warm Up 12:00 PM Warm Up
and are moved to outside of
the track
12:15 PM College 4 & 5 12:15 PM College 10 & 11
& 6- Women's & 12 - Women's • Waltrop Dome will be deflated
Wiess, Race Race • Bikers and Chuggers will be
Jones, McMurtry,
Brown 12:45 PM Warm Up 12:45 PM Warm Up Duncan, tested during Beer Bike Week
01:00 PM College 4 & 5 & 01:00 PM College 10 & GSA • Biker certification will be
6 - Men's Race 11 & 12- Men's overseen by RUCT and Bike
Race Certification will be overseen
01:30 PM Cool Down 01:30 PM Cool Down by Rice Bikes
02:00 PM Clear Out 02:00 PM Clear Out
TRACK
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 BEER BIKE
COORDINATORS THEME
COLLEGE
BAKER Iasha Williams, David Palmer, David
Nemoto, Cyrus Majmi, Carson Gilchrist
Booze Clues
BROWN
Alcohol City Limits
Anu Ayeni, Audrey Paetzel Brewsic Festival
DUNCAN
Jacobo Nieto, Lindsay Josephs, Creedence Beerwater
Peter Nikonowicz, Jospeh O’Neill Revival: Brewed on the
Bayou
HANSZEN Morgan Seay, Will Ledig, Makayla
Franco, Lisa Shi, Sanjana Krishnan
Stella ArtWAH: Get
Walu-Wasted!
JONES Max Boekelmann, Ishaan Rischie,
Georgia Nevin
Thomas the Drank Engine:
Chug, Chug, Chug!
LOVETT
Melissa Carmona, Kasia Kiela,
Air Bud Light
Jacob Lee, Saswat Pati, Bryan
Sanchez
MARTEL Christian Owens, Brenda Diaz Vroom Vroom Fast Bike
MCMURTRY
Josh Holder, Elena Margolin, Ratabrewie: His Name is
Kaitlan Easley, Claire Wang Rémy
SID RICH
Trisha Gupta, Elise Erickson, CJ Cider-Man: Drive Me Home
Pfanstiel, Paulina Yannitsadis
Julius Cider: The Fall of the
WIESS
Hannah George, Loryn Hudson, Jiya RUMan RePUBlic
Ghei
WILL RICE
Reece Eberhardt, Michael Katona, Drunkin’ Donuts: Will Rice
Julia Coco, Henry Thurman, Scarlett Runs on Sweeping
Spindler
GSA Andy Bhateja, Nia Christian Perserbeerance
HANSZEN JONES LOVETT
BEER BIKE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
BAKER BROWN DUNCAN
BIKE CHUG PIT
COLLEGE CAPTAIN CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN
BAKER
Spoorthi Kamepalli, Lucy Varsha Varghese, Finn Alejandro Torrebiarte,
Revercomb, Jacob Morgan, Johnson Scott Smythe
Ben Herstein
BROWN
Amy Huyen, Emily Pepperl, Audrey Paetzel Kartik Reddy, John Keogh
Joe Hubner, Angus Jelinek,
Leo Sanchez
DUNCAN Chris Heuser, Neha Singh,
Julie Park
Jessica Sheldon, Ben
Harris
HANSZEN
Graham Curtis, Mason
Dani Knobloch
Reece, Vy Dang, Amanda
Lopatin
JONES Victoria Lee, Theo Vadot,
Mahmoud Al-Madi, Terri-
Georgia Nevin, Kristian
Stengel
Ishaan Rischie
Jeanne Liu
LOVETT Victor Nguyen, Kendall
Cooney
Matthew Brewer, Emily
Hook
MARTEL JJ Odell, Anna Margaret
Clyburn, Josh Kowal
Kyle Dickens, Ava Johnson
MCMURTRY Alicia Selvera, Nicholas
Coupey
Isabel Sjodin, Samantha
Fowler
An Luu, Kyle Clayton
SID RICH Ezra Smith CJ Pfanstiel, Isabella Avilez
WIESS Libby Reeves, Zac Zalles Loryn Hudson, Beck
Burgelin
Libby Reeves
WILL RICE
Jonathan Lloyd, Victor Raphals- Jonathan Lloyd, Anna Rishab Ramapriyan, Jarred
Kath, Juhi Parikh, Lea Godret- Langford, Youngbin Lee, Lyons
Miertschin Lauren Ross
GSA Megan Chang, Matt Bedell Alison Farrish, Ronan
O’Connell
Nia Christian, Anastasia
Newheart
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 BEER BIKE
CAMPUS COORDS
Campus Wide: Michelle Martinez and
Isabel Tu
Area Coordinators:
Judges: Sarah Eunsu Kim
Logistics: Lu Lu
Track: Kay Duong
Staff Advisor: Petre Freeman, William
Edmond
Exec Liaison: Shreya Menon
Michelle Martinez
Isabel Tu
Lu Lu Kay Duong
Shreya Menon
Sarah Eunsu Kim
MARTEL MCMURTRY SID RICH
WIESS WILL RICE GSA
FEATURES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 • 5
PHOTO COURTESY ANNA LANGFORD LORYN HUDSON Fastest time:
Wiess Women’s Chug Captain 3.8 seconds
[We’ve been training by] depriving ourselves
of water so much that when we get to the
race, that water will be the only thing
between us and utter dehydration.
GRAHAM CURTIS Fastest time:
Hanszen Men’s Bike Captain 1:58
WILL RICE CHUGGERS
Hanszen men and women are going to win
both races.
ANNA MARGARET CLYBURN
Martel Women’s Bike Captain
PHOTO COURTESY VY DANG
I love the feeling of clipping in and riding
around the track. There’s something very
peaceful about biking; it’s an hour dedicated
to nothing but moving you and the bike
forward. In the midst of pandemic chaos, it’s
a great opportunity to reflect and process
everything going on.
PHOTO COURTESY ALICIA SELVERA HANSZEN MEN’S BIKE TEAM
NICHOLAS COUPEY Fastest time:
McMurtry Men’s Bike Captain 2:04
McMurtry men aren’t middle of the pack
anymore. We’re looking to take a top three
spot. Besides Hanszen and Jones, I don’t
think anyone can touch us.
MCMURTRY WOMEN’S BIKE TEAM
PHOTO COURTESY KENDALL COONEY
KENDALL COONEY
Lovett Women’s Bike Captain
I haven’t officially timed myself, but on one of
my practice runs the bike hit a nail or maybe
glass because I got a rear flat halfway through
the ride and had to stop to look at it. I will
be blowing the competition away with my
approximate ten-minute lap time.
MEMBERS OF LOVETT’S BIKE TEAMS
Captains’ Predictions Campuswide Predictions The results are in!
We polled 74 members
Who’s winning Beer Bike? We polled MEN of the Rice community.
the experts. Here are the predictions
Here’s who they think
from this year’s bike captains.
will win this year’s races.
28.8%
WOMEN MEN
Will Rice
9.6%
1 Jones Hanszen 30.1% Hanszen
2 Hanszen Jones Baker
3 Will Rice Will Rice
Projected winner: Hanszen Jones
4 McMurtry GSA
WOMEN Sid Rich
5 Duncan McMurtry
6 GSA Baker Duncan
7 Baker Brown GSA
8 Martel Lovett 12.3% 30.1% McMurtry
9 Brown Duncan Martel
10 Lovett Martel 30.1%
Brown
11 Wiess Wiess Wiess
12 Sid Rich Sid Rich Projected winners: Hanszen and Will Rice
6 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 THE RICE THRESHER
ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
Texas on his mind: Remembering the literary legacy of Larry McMurtry
MORGAN GAGE history. “Brokeback Mountain” is available
SENIOR WRITER to watch on Netflix.
“Lonesome Dove”
Prolific novelist, screenwriter and Rice Centered around several retired Texas
University alumnus Larry McMurtry died at Rangers herding cattle to Montana, the 1985
his home in Archer City, Texas on March 25, bestselling novel “Lonesome Dove” won the
2021. McMurtry’s novels are known for their 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
striking realism and ability to present the McMurtry later expressed dissatisfaction
complexities of life in Texas. As an author, with the popularity of the novel and, in the
McMurtry gained international acclaim and preface of the 2000 edition, said that he had
a particularly devoted Texan following. Many delivered a “Gone with the Wind” of the West,
of the novels he penned could be considered an idealization of the American West instead
Texan and Western classics, all written on a of the anti-Western the novel was meant to
typewriter — a method he held onto despite be. However, it is still widely acclaimed and,
the rising popularity of computers during for any potential readers, can be purchased
the digital age. In memory of McMurtry — at a local bookstore (after all, McMurtry once
who proclaimed himself a “minor regional managed a bookstore in Houston).
novelist” despite his widespread and “Terms of Endearment”
enduring acclaim — here are a few of his As a former graduate student and professor
ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE XU
most influential works that capture his lasting at Rice, McMurtry used the city of Houston as
impact on the literary world. a backdrop for several of his novels. Several keep the town’s movie house open, something in Houston, Dallas and Tuscon, Arizona,
“Brokeback Mountain” books make up what is referred to as the that brings to mind the recent closure of River the shop eventually consolidated into four
Adapted from the short story by Annie “Houston Series.” Oaks Theatre in Houston. buildings in Archer City, which is a five-and-
Proulx, McMurtry and Diana Ossana “Terms of Endearment,” a member of The novel was later adapted into the 1971 a-half-hour drive from Houston.
wrote the screenplay of the 2005 film that series, centers around the overprotective film of the same name, and McMurtry was a Any aspiring Texas tourist would find a site
“Brokeback Mountain” that depicts the widowed mother Aurora and her daughter co-writer on the screenplay. The Library of worth visiting in Archer City. The bookstore
romantic and sexual relationship of Emma who hastily marries and battles cancer Congress selected the film for preservation at the peak of its collection size had 450,000
cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) throughout the novel. It was later adapted in the National Film Registry in 1998, and the books available for sale. The shop downsized
and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal). The into the 1983 film of the same name, which film won two Academy Awards of the eight it in 2012 with McMurtry hosting “The Last
film, accused by many conservatives as ended up winning five Academy Awards was nominated for. Both the novel and film Book Auction,” an event that referenced his
pushing the “gay agenda,” was a critical (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best are enduring reminders of McMurtry’s work. 1966 novel and sold roughly 300,000 books
success with a limited commercial release Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Booked Up over the course of three days. Booked Up is
and appeared on many critics’ lists as the Actor), more than any other film that year. Although not a written work, Booked Up still standing, now occupying two buildings
top film of 2005. “The Last Picture Show” is the bookstore that McMurtry owned and instead of four, and has McMurtry’s awards
The film won the Academy Awards for This 1966 coming-of-age novel is set in the operated in his hometown of Archer City, and achievements on display, including
Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay small (but fictional) town of Thalia, Texas. Texas, and represented years of the writer’s his Academy Award for Best Adapted
and Best Score and has been considered “The Last Picture Show” follows teenagers dedication to literature. Originally founded Screenplay for “Brokeback Mountain” in
by many to be a landmark in LGBTQ+ film Jacy, Duane and Sonny and their efforts to in Washington D.C. with additional stores the rare book room.
5th annual Houston Latino Film Festival displays Latinx diversity, tackles timely issues
MELISSA CARMONA was not properly avenged. The film feels
THRESHER STAFF most vindicating when the legal system fails
to convict war criminals, but supernatural
The 5th annual Houston Latino Film beings take justice into their own hands.
Festival, which ran from March 19-28, “Once Upon a Time in Venezuela” is a
featured films from all over Latin America and documentary film focusing on a local election
the United States, highlighting and promoting taking place in the village of Congo Mirador
Latinx culture to the Houston community. in Venezuela. The film’s footage captures the
The festival, which was canceled last year everyday realities of community relations in
due to the COVID-19 pandemic, showcased its Congo Mirador with detail, inviting audience
selection of both feature and short films over members to feel like a part of the community.
virtual streaming platforms and in-person Residents offer raw and intimate commentary
drive-in theater venues. on the gender and class divides that dominate
A mixture of documentary, drama and Venezuelan society, which pervades nearly
horror made up the nine feature films every facet of daily life. The film also touches
that were screened, and 34 short films on the nature of environmental degradation
with genres ranging from animation in vulnerable societies, as pollution and
and comedy to experimental and horror, climate change impact the lives of Congo
comprised the rest of the festival’s lineup. Mirador residents. This film feels extremely
With films in both Spanish and English, timely in an era where there seems to be a
some produced internationally and constant barrage of extreme environmental
others made here in Houston, the festival ILLUSTRATION BY YIFEI ZHANG occurrences, such as historic wildfires in
selections represented the diversity of the California last year and the severe winter storm
Latinx community. The following features who mourns her deceased children. In this The most chilling aspect of this film was that devastated Texas in February. Audiences
and short films are ones that represent the new cinematic take on the legend, the story not the presence of La Llorona herself — can see their own environmental anxieties
highlights of the festival for their artistic takes place during the long-term aftermath of traditionally described as a wailing woman reflected and amplified in the residents of
merit and charged subject matter. the Guatemalan Civil War. This traditional tale who wanders near bodies of water to snatch Congo Mirador, as their community bends at
Feature Films finds grounding in the real-life atrocities that up human children to replace her own — but the mercy of climate change.
“La Llorona” is a Guatemalan portrayal of took place during the war, and reflects on the the underlying raw truth that the large-scale This article has been condensed for print.
the Latin American folktale depicting a ghost relationship between justice and vengeance. genocide of indigenous peoples in Guatemala Read the full story online at ricethresher.org.
WEEKLY SCENES AND SCREENS
BLCK MARKET VISIONARY FUTURES ART ON SCREEN SPACE KIDDETTES
Head out to the Buffalo Soldiers This weekend, DiverseWorks will This annual film series hosted by Local Houston new wave pop duo
National Museum this Saturday, close out Visionary Futures — a University of Houston Public Art Space Kidettes will perform at a
April 10 from 1-5 p.m. for the return series of art projects exploring returns this Saturday, April 5. In Wonky Power Live Session this
of BLCK Market Houston, the city’s futurity from the perspective of addition to art tours of the Cullen Thursday, April 8 at 8:30 p.m.
largest gathering of Black-owned six non-binary artists of color. Performance Hall, this year’s Tickets to the in-person studio
businesses and entrepreneurs. A Available on DiverseWorks’ series will feature films that made concert are $10, and attendees
limited number of free admission YouTube channel, catch revolutionary strides in color such must wear masks, social distance
tickets are available for advanced performances and roundtable as “The Wizard of Oz.” Tickets and comply with temperature
purchase online. Customers and discussions from these dynamic start at $5 per screening and are checks. The performance will
vendors are required to wear local artists. View the exhibition available for advance purchase also be streamed for free at
masks. schedule here. online. wonkypower.com.THE RICE THRESHER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 • 7
SPORTS
Langley leaves Rice for University of Washington
DANIEL SCHRAGER first appearance in the Associated Press
SPORTS EDITOR Top 25 rankings in program history, and
three consecutive Conference USA regular
Rice women’s basketball head coach season titles.
Tina Langley is leaving the Owls to Langley leaves Rice on the back of
accept the head coaching position at a season in which the Owls lost the
the University of Washington, it was C-USA title game in the final seconds
announced on Monday. Langley leaves the (despite winning the conference in the
Owls with the highest winning percentage regular season), before winning each
in program history. Rice must now find a of their games in the WNIT, the second-
replacement to take over a program that most prominent postseason tournament
won the Women’s National Invitational in the sport, by double-digits. In her
Tournament title just over a week ago. introductory statement at Washington,
According to Rice Athletic Director Joe Langley said she was thankful for her
Karlgaard, while the program will be sad time at Rice. PHOTO COURTESY RICE ATHLETICS
to see Langley go, her departure has given “I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank everyone Former Rice head coach Tina Langley watches her team from the sideline during a recent
him a chance to appreciate much progress at Rice for everything they’ve done for me game. Langley will leave Rice to become the head coach at the University of Washington.
the program made under Langley. the last six years,” Langley said.
“[Monday] was a sad day for Rice Langley will look to replicate her both academically and athletically,” check all of the boxes. The women on our
basketball,” Karlgaard said. “But [it was] success at Washington. She takes over Langley said. “I’m humbled to have team deserve that.”
also a day of reflection on just how far a Huskies program that has struggled in the opportunity to compete in the best Langley’s departure is the latest
this program has come since 2015, and a recent years. While the team was once conference in women’s basketball.” question mark for a team that could look
day of gratitude for all that coach Langley nationally relevant, making 16 NCAA Rice has already begun their search very different next season, as they look to
brought to this university, to this athletic tournament appearances in a 23-year to replace Langley. According to follow up their WNIT title. According to
department, and to our basketball stretch from 1985 to 2007, they have only Karlgaard, the Owls will primarily look Karlgaard, Rice hopes to find a coach who
program.” had one winning season since their Final for candidates with head coaching can not only replicate Langley’s success,
In 2015, Langley took over an Owls Four appearance in 2016, and won just experience and they expect the search to but build off of it.
program that hadn’t had a winning seven games this past season. Langley last 10-20 days. Karlgaard said that Rice “We have a great foundation, we’re a
season since 2010-11. Under Langley, said that she is excited to coach at a school will look for a well-rounded candidate to well-resourced program, and we have a
Rice became a perennial contender in the with Washington’s athletic pedigree, and fill Langley’s shoes. better profile than we did when we hired
conference. By just her second season, make the leap from C-USA to the Pac-12, “We’re not specifically looking for a coach Langley,” Karlgaard said. “So we’re
Langley was able to lead the Owls to a which she called the best conference in recruiter, or an X’s and O’s coach, or a excited to launch this search and find
20-win season, a mark that they were the sport. great delegator, or a values coach,” he someone who’s not only going to sustain
able to repeat in each of the next four “[Washington] is an elite institution said. “We’re looking for [someone who the success that we’ve had, but improve
seasons. That stretch included the Owls’ that offers an unbelievable opportunity can be] all of those things. We have to upon it.”
Volleyball loses in C-USA final, qualifies for NCAA tourney
REED MYERS After their quarterfinal victory, the Owls kills to keep the Owls in the contest. WKU’s doing what we were asking them to do in a
STAFF WRITER rolled past the No. 2 seed from the East offense was ignited by last year’s conference tough environment. They were constantly
Division, the University of North Carolina, player of the year, junior middle hitter Lauren being challenged by [WKU] and we kept
The Rice volleyball team took second Charlotte, in the semifinals in straight sets. Matthews, as the Hilltoppers contributed finding ways to re-attack.”
place in the Conference USA tournament Head coach Genny Volpe credited the Owls’ a match-high 18 kills on a 0.429 hitting Lennon, Graham and Maruska were
over the weekend, falling to No. 19 Western offensive efficiency and mindset for the percentage in the second set, allowing WKU all named to the C-USA All-Tournament
Kentucky University in the championship opening round sweeps. to take a slight lead midway through the Team for their impressive performances.
match. Entering the tournament as the No. “We were really efficient with our offense,” set. The Hilltoppers stretched their lead out Volpe was extremely proud of each player’s
1 seed in the C-USA West Division, the Owls Volpe said. “We’ve been pretty efficient all further following a late 5-2 run to take the performances throughout the tournament.
got off to a strong start, taking each of their year with our offense, but I feel like we took second set 25-19. “Our setter, Carly Graham, and her ability
first two matches in straight sets. However, it to another level here. We had our minds set With their backs against the wall, the to get everybody involved in the offense
in the final round, they were unable to defeat that we weren’t going to look ahead of any Owls fought back in the third set. An 8-2 run [as] she’s got such a strong knowledge of
the Hilltoppers, losing three sets to one. opponent. All of our opponents were very midway through the set gave the Owls the the game and she really tries to get every
Despite the loss, the No. 24 Owls secured a quality opponents. [The team] had their foot lead, and they never single player involved
spot in the NCAA tournament when the field on the gas and they weren’t going to let go. gave it back. Led by in the game,” Volpe
was announced on Sunday. We got some pressure from both teams that senior outside hitter said. “Nicole Lennon
According to head coach Genny Volpe, we played prior to the championship, and Nicole Lennon, who proved [to be] the
the Owls could cause some trouble for their our composure really carried us through.” had nine of her match- Our belief is that we can All-American that
opponents in the tournament. In the championship match, the Owls high 22 kills in the compete and go deep in she is [as] she took
“What makes us a very challenging team faced nationally ranked No. 19 and No. 1 seed set, and late kills by so much on her back
to play against is our depth and our balance from the East Division, WKU, a team that has junior middle blocker
the [NCAA] tournament. playing six rotations.
of attack,” Volpe said. “We pride ourselves caused fits for the Owls over the past few Anota Adekunle [The Western Kentucky Sahara added so
in involving everyone in the offense and years. The Owls continued their string of hot and freshman match] didn’t change that, it much aggressiveness
defensively outworking our opponent.” starts as they took an early lead. However, a outside hitter Sahara actually reinforced it. on offense. She went
The Owls entered the C-USA tournament late 6-0 run gave the Hilltoppers the opening Maruska, Rice out there and had
fresh off of an undefeated conference season set by a score of 25-20. Rice’s offense dictated weathered WKU’s late no fear of the block.
and a road win against No. 2 University of the pace in the opening set, outpacing comeback attempt to Genny Volpe She played to score
Texas, Austin. The Owls quickly got out of WKU in kills 18 to 12, but their eight errors, take the set 25-21. on pretty much every
Head Coach
the blocks as they convincingly took down compared to just two from WKU, spelled Using the single ball. She’s
Middle Tennessee State University, relying doom for the Owls. momentum from the taking on a significant
on their efficient offense and a 0.424 hitting The second set displayed junior setter previous set, the Owls started the fourth role as a freshman and she definitely was
percentage as they closed out the Blue Carly Graham’s versatility as a setter as she set off strong as they used an early 8-2 deserving of that honor today.”
Raiders in three sets. facilitated the offense and chipped in key run to build a solid lead. The energy and With the loss, the Owls missed out on
momentum all seemed to be in the Owls’ the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament
favor as Lennon continued to drive the given to the C-USA champions. Instead, as
offense to maintain their lead throughout the No. 24 ranked team in the country, Rice
the set. The Owls were on the verge of forcing had to hope for an at-large bid to the 48-team
a fifth set as they led 20-16. However, WKU tournament. Their hopes were answered on
stormed back as they managed to rattle Sunday when the Owls were awarded a spot
off five straight points to take the lead late in the field.
on. Rice attempted to claw their way back, The Owls will open the tournament on
but was denied as the Hilltoppers rode April 14, against North Carolina A&T State
their momentum to take the set 25-22. For University. The Aggies earned a spot in the
consecutive seasons, the Hilltoppers were tournament by going 11-1 on the season,
crowned Conference USA champions. before winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Despite the loss, Volpe was particularly Conference tournament. According to Volpe,
proud of her team’s competitiveness and despite the loss to WKU, the Owls believe
adaptability throughout the match. that they can make a run in the tournament.
“They are competitors through and “Our belief is that we can compete and go
PHOTO COURTESY CONFERENCE USA
through and they are never going to quit or deep in the tournament,” Volpe said. “[The
Senior outside hitter Nicole Lennon attempts a kill during the Conference USA tournament. give up,” Volpe said. “Not only that, it was WKU] match didn’t change that, it actually
Despite losing in the C-USA final, Rice was selected for a spot in the NCAA tournament.
the adjustments we were making. They were reinforced it.”8 • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 BACKPAGE
The BookiePage Presents: Beer Bike Betting Odds
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