The PipelineSeptember 2003

Major Summer Projects Facilities and Engineering News for the F&E Team

Sept. 20 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Reliant Stadium, Rice vs. Texas(Sponsored by HOOTS)

Oct. 1 B&G Meeting – Rice Board of TrusteesOct. 4 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. San Jose

State (WAC), 2003 Families Weekend , featuring a HOOTScarnival for the whole family

Oct. 13-14 Mid-term RecessOct. 13 HOOTS Annual MeetingOct. 18 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Navy

(Sponsored by Operations)Oct. 23 4th Annual Harvest “Handoff” Food Drive and Employee Baking

Contest, sponsored by Rice Staff Advisory CommitteeNov. 1 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Nevada (WAC)Nov. 8 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Tulsa (WAC)

2003 HomecomingNov. 11 Veterans’ Day Event at Rice (RMC, noon), honoring veterans

at Rice UniversityNov. 22 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. UTEP (WAC)Nov. 27-28 Thanksgiving HolidaysDec. 5 Last Day of Fall SemesterDec. 15 B&G Meeting – Rice Board of TrusteesDec. 18 F&E Annual Meeting – Shell Auditorium/Jones SchoolDec. 19 F&E Christmas Party – The R Room/Rice Stadium and HOOTs

Annual Field Goal Kicking ContestDec. 25-Jan. 1 Winter Break

F&E TEAM FALL EVENTS CALENDAR

ON THE COVER: The cover storyof this Pipeline issue is the completion ofmajor projects within F&E. By the endof summer, some major projects werestill under construction, as shown in thiscover photo of the FEMA OverlandProject at Alumni Drive.

Jo Lynn Winfrey began on July 9 as the PMP coordinator whosupports John, Eleni, Pat and Tina. Jo Lynn will facilitate the specialprojects that include the FBR process, PMP retreats and PMPholiday party. Jo Lynn has been working contract in the Houstonarea and within PMP since last fall.

Keri Parsons joined PMP onAugust 4 as their project infor-mation coordinator who workswith the departmental and capitalproject budgets and monthlyfinancial statements. Keri willalso maintain the PMP website.

Ricky Anderson (above) joinedthe Mechanical Repair depart-ment on July 15 as the newElevator Mechanic. Ricky willcover calls for elevator repairand will be responsible forpreventative maintenance onelevators for the entire campus.Prior to July, Ricky worked oncampus with an independentcontractor.

Mike Castilleja (below) waspromoted on June 19 to LeadCustodian for the “Wild, WildWest Area” on Norma Elam’steam, and he will oversee theday shift from Wednesday toSunday, managing the specialevents in the Jones GraduateSchool. Mike has worked atRice for nearly three years.

NEW STAFF AND PROMOTIONS

Glenn Sanco, a native Houstonian, transferred from Rice’sTransportation Department on August 11. Before working atRice, Glenn worked on the railroad and for many years in hisfamily’s landscaping business. Glenn helps maintain the groundsfor the O’Connor House.

Jose N. Salazar joined the Groundsdepartment full-time on August 11 and has

lived in Houston for the past twenty years. Jose worked at the Universityof Houston for ten years as a seasonal groundskeeper and has worked hereat Rice as a temporary groundskeeper for the past two years. Jose is nowassigned to the Grounds team for the Rice Stadium/Gym areas.

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Two members of the external projectmanagement team, Gary Hall (right) andSarah Carter (left), are now workingwithin the PM&P office area. SarahCarter and Gary Hall are from ProjectControl of Texas, Inc., in San Antonio.Gary will be assisting David Rodd on thenew baseball project and several projectsfor Housing & Dining. Sarah will continueto support the Library Service Centerproject with Ed Martin and will also supportGary’s projects.

Sharon Barnes began September 2 as the new supervisor in Facili-ties Service Center. Previously Sharon worked in the Facilities andIndustrial Engineering department of United Space Alliance. She alsoworked eight years at the University of Houston. Sharon, a native Hous-tonian, has two grown children and three grandchildren, all in the Houstonarea. She is an avid sports fan and enjoys fishing, home renovation, autoracing, yardwork and having fun with her grandchildren.

By Russell Price and Nancy Elliott

It is with great regret that we bid farewell to Robert Schoepf,the supervisor of the Preventive Maintenance Shop. I actually

met Robert when he was my lab partner in a North HarrisMontgomery County College chemistry class. I talked him intoapplying at Rice, and Robert began working as an HVACmechanic in 1996. Three years later Robert advanced into therole of PM shop supervisor where he has done an outstandingjob. He has produced real results with our PM program andreduced the number of call-outs between 4 pm and midnight. He

and his crew wereespecially helpful inprotecting thecampus during Tropical Storm Allison.

Looking back, I realize that I knew Robert would bea good supervisor because he was a leader in thatclassroom we shared. Just as he advanced within ourdepartment, he is moving onward and upward with thisnew position, where he will have increased responsibilityand authority, and learn many new things. While we areall sad to see him go, please join me in wishing him all theluck in his new endeavor. And of course, Robert willalways have a home here at F&E.

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Juan Bravo(Grounds) and hiswife welcomed littleZaira (left) into theworld on July 16.She stretched to 19”and weighed 6lbs.2oz.

Where were they in 1975?

Paul Bruno (below), as shown from hisschool yearbook, where he graduated in1979 from aCatholic highschool inCanton, Ohio.In 1975,Paul’s familymoved fromthe urban highlife ofCuyahogaFalls to therural farm lifeof Canal Fulton, Ohio. As a football fanof the Cleveland Browns, he got thenickname, “Big Dawg” from the rowdyfan section of Cleveland Stadium calledthe “Dawg Pound.”

In 1975, the most popular American movies were Jaws and MontyPython and the Holy Grail, and the most popular new TV show was

NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The book, Zen and The Art of Motor-cycle Maintenance became a national bestseller. But, where were

some F&E staff in 1975? . . . .

Mark Gardner (above),in 1975 from his highschool yearbook, gradu-ated from the HarrisonvilleHigh School, adjacent toKansas City, Missouri. Byhis senior year, Mark hadalready ridden his motor-cycle up to Spokane,WA., to see the World’sFair.

New Arrivals

Joe Arevalo holds his new granddaughter--his first--Lanie Cheerie,who was born on July 17, at 7lb. and 5 oz--20” tall. She’s thedaughter to Joe’s son, J.J. Joe said Lanie will call him “Opa” (Ger-man for “Grandpa”) in the German tradition of his mother’s family.

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Linda’s daughter, KatherineHumphreys, has beenawarded “best defender” onthe St. Mark’s LutheranSchool soccer team whichjust placed 2nd overall in thedistrict. Katherine is one ofonly two girls to make it onthe team, shown below in2001.

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Eddie Cueto’s son, EddieJr.(12), just finished in first placein his first ever race with thePearland BMX Bicycle Club.Eddie bought his son a bike forlast Christmas, and recentlywhen his son heard about therace, he signed up for thequalification meet. Placing first inthe qualification test, Eddie, Jr.,later beat out five other riders towin, even though he never ranthe course before.

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Tony Villareal’s son, David(left), will be 4 years old onSeptember 23, and justcompleted his first photoassignment as NASA’sunofficial photographer. Hisphotos of the exhibits hetoured on a recent vacationtrip have developed wonder-fully. David currently spendshis spare time being transfixedwith puzzles, namely woodenbrain-teaser block puzzles,

and lego building sets. His favorite book now isSeuss’ Green Eggs and Ham.

Susann’s son Parker losthis first tooth in Augustand began his first year ina new school, where hecontinues to show anastute interest in HOVfreeway design andconstruction. In fact,when asked what hewants to do when hegrows up, Parker aspires

to be a civilengineer whodesigns HOV lanes, where he says that he will ensure that “theyrun--once and for all--in both directions!” His younger sister,Noel, just started pre-K and has decided that when she growsup she will be the next U.S. president where the first thing she

will do is “play with Barbies.”

Larry’s brother, Major Matt Miggins, returnedfrom Iraq safely after 5 ½ months of flying the C-130 cargo plane for the 182nd Airlift Wing, AirNational Guard. His wife, three children, andeleven siblings, along with his parents, are relievedthat he came home in one piece. On August 23, hisneighbors and family threw a big block party forhim in the Woodlands.

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Christopher Cadem (Pam’s stepson,above) is a baseball fanatic and livedthrough every play of every game ofRice’s championship series in the CollegeWorld Series on June 23. Christopherlives in Milton, Florida where he’s enteringthe 6th grade this fall. When he visited hisfamily here during the World Series he tookup the invitation from the Rice AthleticDepartment to stop by and see theuniversity’s NCAA trophy firsthand.

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Rosemarie Cantu’s sons (left),Pedro (11 yrs.), Julian (10 yrs.)and Andres (3yrs.) all cheeredon their mom at the CustodialHousekeeping Olympics inAugust. Andres just celebratedhis third birthday with his first-ever birthday pinata party wherethe theme was Spiderman, who isAndres’ hero and alter-ego.

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Phoebe son’s Martin Ruehl married Jennifer Pierce on July 19 at FirstUnited Methodist Church in Lubbock, Texas. In the photo (far right)taken at the reception after the ceremony, Martin and Jennifer are dancingtheir first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Ruehl. The rehearsal dinner was held atthe County Line Barbecue outside of Lubbock. Phoebe directed thedecorating efforts which included packing up her Tahoe SUV, her son’sTahoe and then latermeeting up with twofriends who flew up withdecorations in suitcasesthat they checked. Therush to decorate underdeadline was worth allthe effort and stress toput everything together,as the evening turned outto be fun and memorablefor all.

Erin Healey (Jane’s stepdaughter) married Donovan Ledford May 25 ata seaside, outdoor wedding in Charleston, South Carolina. The couplehad a military wedding, complete with a sword bearing honor guard. Erin,a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, and Donovan, a professional engi-neer, are relocating to Jacksonville, Florida where she is starting lawschool.

Jane Healey and her mother, Bess Dunbar, joined familyand friends for the military wedding.

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Shown is the Ruehlfamily:

Phoebe and Charles,sons and their wives.

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IN MEMORIAMOne of the F&E staff on the Custodial SWAT team, Alfonso Armendariz, passed away on June 10. Hejoined Rice in October 2002, bringing to our department expertise in floor work, and subsequently earningcertificates in Cleanology and ESL. Alfonso will be remembered as always a team player and really en-joyed working with others. Originally from the lower Rio Grande Valley town of San Benito, he is survivedby his wife, four children and five grandchildren. All of us miss our co-worker from F&E family.

Riding in the Wisconsin Bike TourBy Hannes Hofer

In late June, Bob Stein (Dean of Social Sciences), I and four other Houstonians traveled to Wisconsinto participate in the “Northwoods to Capitol Bike

Tour”. The tour would take us from Wautoma (a littlebit north of Madison) to Bayfield, which is located atthe shores of Lake Superior, way up in the northernpart of the state. The “official” distance of the ridewere 360 miles, but due to some voluntary and un-voluntary detours, we wound up biking almost 450miles in the course of a week. The organizers of the tour had arranged for camping and dining at highschools in small Wisconsin towns along the route, and luggage and camping gear were transported

from place to place by truck.Though I lived in Wisconsin for a few years back in the eighties, thistour provided me with a whole new way of experiencing “America’sDairy Land”. It was fun to stop at various roadside attractions and to

experience what small town America is like.Wisconsin is, of course, known for its cheeseand for its beer, and there were ample oppor-tunities to sample both. Bob and I went to

some local bars towatch Rice win theCollege WorldSeries. We had toeducate the localsabout this, as they know very little, neitherabout our school, nor about college baseball.About 350 people rode on the tour whichwas a great way to spend a week of vacationand a fun way to meet fellow bike riders.

Gil Cepillo: Water Buffalo Rider

Few people may be aware that among Gil Cepillo’s many adventures whilegrowing up in the Phillipines was the very popular water buffalo races! Water

buffalo races were conducted along the main street withthe teenage male contestants also required to capture smalldoughnut-like shells that were suspended from lines abovethe main street. As racers galloped ahead, contestantswould hook up as many loop shells onto their lances, forwhich the prize was 10 pesos each. Always ready for achallenge, Gil became quite an expert at racing waterbuffalo, which now certainly explains a lot about Gil’s cartdriving habits around the Rice campus!Water buffalo (shown

here) were used to workthe rice fields in the P.I.

Gil still rides buffalo andoxes when he visits thefamily farm, shown here in1997.

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This June, Glay Marie and John Posch released another musical collection of songs with their latest CD,“Lullabies and Ladybugs” from Simchah Records. Songs include “Mail Myself to You,” “ Brahms’

Lullaby,” “Ladybug Picnic,” “This is the Day theLord Has Made,” among many others. Glay hasperformed this year with the Fort Bend Sym-phony Orchestra, other special events with pianistMarvin Gaspard, at the Houston Petroleum Club,and at Houston Baptist University. The CDs fromthe Glay Marie Posch and Company have grownin such popularity that bookstores in Texas havebegun ordering the PoschCDs, including now theBarnes& Noble book-stores. Later next yearGlay will debut with theMesquite Symphony.

Visit their website to hearsoundclips from “Lulla-bies and Ladybugs” atwww.glaymarie.com.

Loranda Iverson’s OrdinationBy Robert Byrd

After a year of struggle with a life changing decision, Loranda Iversonresponded to the call of God and has now been ordained an Elder in herchurch. A day that will be remembered for the rest of her life will be June12, 2003 at 6:00 pm when, after she completed a year of study and prepa-ration, Loranda made the trip to San Antonio, with her step-daughterCrystal, to be officially ordained at Bishop David Michael Copeland’schurch, the New Creation Christian Fellowship. Those in attendance

included the ordination counsel for TheKingdom Council of Interdependent Christian Churches and Ministries.Pastor Trevor Alexander directed the ordination committee and herHouston pastors, Clifton and Thelma Slayton, also participated in theordination service.

As a member of The Repairer Church Family Worship Center since1995, Loranda was one of the first to be asked to be an elder of herchurch. A growing church with a membership of over 250, there was aneed for staff to be added to the church. Now, as an ordained Elder,Loranda will oversee the Helps Ministry, assist the pastors with churchadministration, and will be able to teach and preach on a rotating basis onSunday nights at her church.

Shown above: Pastor ThelmaSlayton, Elder Sandra Will-iams, Loranda Iverson and(right) Pastor Clifton Slayton

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Home Sweet Home

LouAnn Risseeuw recently moved into a new house and has settled into suburban life, where shesays, “After living in a one bedroom 600 sq. ft. condo for 20 years I now have a place to call myown. My new home is located in the Oak Forest Subdivision. I now have a three bedroom 1 &1/

2 bath, 1,352 sq. ft. home with a one car garage. I am really enjoying the extra space and the new neigh-borhood.”

Harry Le’ sons, shown left, Charlie and Willy Le, areaccomplished, semi-professional percussionists andplayed at the Lion’s Dance Ceremony during LunarNew Year event this year. Charlie (left) is now 21 anda senior at the University of Texas-Austin, majoring inmarketing. His older brother, Willy Le, is beginning

his last year at the UT LawSchool there, where hisinterests focus on Constitu-tional Law. Willy aspires tobecome a U.S. Congress-man and wishes to benefitthe lives of at least a millionpeople—a dream he’s hadsince 17. Harry’sdaughter,Michelle Le(shown left) is now in the10th grade at Kerr High

Felicia Freeman was right there to see her younger brother,Jonathan M. Robinson, graduate from Texas A&M inCollege Station this last May, where he majored in Mechani-cal Technology and was active in Alpha Kappa Alpha.Felicia was especially proud to be there, as Jonathan is thefirst in her family to graduate from college.

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Ronnie Featherston—Volunteer Fire-man and Instructor

When Ronnie Featherston recently completed his22nd year of service in the Pasadena Fire Dept. Houston’s Channel 26 TV News interviewed

him for their evening broadcast and discovered that he notonly works full-time in the F&E Plumbing Department andpart-time as a local veteran firefighter, but also has volun-teered his expertise as a master instructor in the prestigiousTexas Fire School in College Station. Every summer Ronnietravels to A&M to teach at the Fire School which provideseducation for firefighters from around the world. Thesummer program runs three weeks and covers specialtraining for municipal firefighting, industrial fire trainingand special programs for firemen from Hispanic coun-tries. Ronnie is regarded as an outstanding trainer atthe A&M’s Fire School.

As part of a pilot program this August, F&E was one of three Ricedepartments selected to test the use of the popular Segway HumanTransporter (HT) mobility vehicle. Mike Polk and Paul Bruno

were singled out to train and operate the Segway vehicles for their day-to-day callouts and running to sites on campus. The inner working of a Segwayessentially operates by way of a gyroscope (like the children’s toy that has aspinning wheel inside a stable frame) that resists change to its axis and keepsspinning, even if you tried to tilt it. And like the Everready Bunny, it keepson moving—up to 18 miles per hour—and doesn’t ever lose its balance. Ifthe rider leans to the left, the Segway moves to the left. If the rider leans tothe right, the Segway moves to the right. If the rider slightly pulls back tostop, the vehicle stops. You can drive around inside buildings, and do 360degree turns just as easily as you would naturally when walking around. Sowherever the rider wants to go it follows the natural balance of the humandriver. Perhaps the only drawback to the transporter is its costs. TheSegway costs a least $5,000 each. Mike and Paul appreciated the opportu-nity to test out the transporter of the future, and, according to Mike, it suremade getting around campus especially during O-Week and during the firstweek of classes in the August heat much more tolerable.

The Segway VisitsFacilities and Engineering

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By Russell PricePrice/Mack Wedding

In case you haven’t heard, the Price family united with the Mack familyon August 2, 2003. Raagen Yvonne Price married Anthony Jermaine

Mack in the Rice Chapel. The wedding reception followed in the GrandHall. Raagen is the youngest child and our only daughter.

As I was walking Raagen down the aisle, I flashed back to thatmoment twenty four years ago when Yvonne and I were inspired to have alittle girl after we argued over who got to hold Yvonne’s one-year-old cousin Kenya. I was one of threeboys, and both of my brother’s children were all boys, so we thought that the odds were against us. Wewere determined to give it one more try, though, and the Lordrewarded us with our precious Ray-Ray.

I feel good about Raagen’s future, as she has beenprepared for life socially, educationally, and religiously. She isvery outgoing and genuinely friendly. Growing up with twobrothers and her Dad, she is also a great sports fan. In fact, oneof Raagen’s dreams is to own her own professional footballteam.

Nothing but the best was good enough for our little girl.She got the best and most expensive dresses and went to thebest and expensive schools. When Raagen was three, my sonsand I camped out over the weekend in order for her to have anopportunity to attend Dodson Montessori School (Miss Neath,her kindergarten teacher, attended the wedding). She attended St. John’s and The Wilhelm School formiddle school, and the Texas Academy of Math and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas forhigh school. The aforementioned schools prepared her for Stanford University where she graduated with adegree in American Studies in just three years. Since Chelsea Clinton was in Raagen’s 2001 graduating

class, we got to rub elbows and take pictures with Bill andHillary.

Raagen has also been faithful and dedicated to her religiousbeliefs. She has stayed active in church and in the community.She was a missionary at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,and she also spent the summer after her college graduation inAustralia with Campus Crusade for Christ.

Words cannot describe how very special Raagen is toYvonne and me so you know I was quite concerned last fallwhen we found out that she was in a serious relationship in theWashington D.C. Area with Jermaine Mack. I flew to D.C.and attended a Mack Family Reunion to “check out” this boy,and his family. Needless to say, the Macks turned out to begenuinely good people and Jermaine, in particular, is a veryspecial young man. Of course, he has to be for Raagen toshow interest in him. Raagen and Jermaine are very compat-ible both socially and religiously.

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Hence, the Price and Mack families have united for all of the right reasons. It has been mentionedaround the proverbial water cooler that this is my way of assuring job security by having my daughter

marry into the boss’ family. But this Mackfamily is from Rocky Mount, Virginia, notRice University/Houston by way of SanAntonio. : )

I’d like to thank all of my F&Efamily for making the wedding a memorableoccasion. Your support, attendance, andgifts were greatly appreciated. Times werepretty stressful for me leading up to thismajor family event, but, as you can see bythe picture on the right, I’m chillin’ out nowthat the wedding is over. : )

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A New Life for a 40+ Year Old Car

Greg Perez obtained his father’s original 1952Chevy Hardtop and totally renovated theexterior and interior to a brilliant metallic blue and white.

Some may remember that it originally had a lot of rust and was adark blue when it was parked out in the Rice Stadium lot. Now,after four years of constant attention, Greg has given it new life, andis still adding on. Greg drives around townoccasionally, and will enter it in car shows.Charles Williams bought the 1955Chevrolet Bellaire—his favorite car—twoyears ago and has been renovating it eversince. Charles installed a new motor (a 350engine with 375 horsepower) and plans topaint the car red and white by Thanksgiving.Charles also had a 1971 SS Chevelle whichcame in first place at a car show last year. Inthe next issue of thePipeline, we will also seethe latest with Horace’svintage Mustang and howHugh’s classic Armyjeep.

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By Doug Wells

CCCCCENTRALENTRALENTRALENTRALENTRAL P P P P PLANTLANTLANTLANTLANT

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The Operations’ Central Plant recentlycompleted overhauling the solar gas turbinethat sits outside the east end of the Central

Plant. The San Diego company, Solar Turbines Inc.,provided and installed a new gas turbine andmodified control equipment that make up apackage they call the SoloNox DLE (Dry Low

Emissions)system. Thisretrofit to theSolar is guaran-teed to reducethe nitrogen oxideemissions of thegas turbine toabout 1/3 of what

the unit emitted prior to the overhaul. The work,which began on April 21, took about two weeksto complete and carried a total cost of nearly$500,000. Fortunately, if the Houston area’sclean air laws do not change any further, theSoloNox will be the only air pollution reductionproject the university has to undertake for manyyears to come.

Do you know how many invoices the F&E Business Supportarea processes each month?

By Marguerite HamiltonDo You Know? is a feature for the Pipeline that hopes to show you surprising facts and figures about thelogistics happening within our department. This information is discovered with a quick search of MP2.

DDDDDOOOOO YOUYOUYOUYOUYOU KNOWKNOWKNOWKNOWKNOW?????

During the past 12 months F&E processed 5,212 invoices in FY03, which averages out to be over 434 eachmonth, throughout fiscal year 03. From the quarterly

perspective, we have successfully reduced the number of invoicesduring the same period in the previous year.

Fall 2002 - 1,692Winter 2003 - 1,235Spring 2003 - 1,144Summer 2003 - 1,141

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The old green copper roof had withstood Houston heatand humidity for eighty years. The new copper sheetswere shaped into rolls and placed directly onto the roofof Lovett Hall (below).

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By mid-August, in the Overland Flow ChannelProject, the underground drainage and concrete roadbase had already been installed.

This summer many construction and engineering projects continued at an unprecedented,exhaustive pace. Several highly visible and time sensitive projects led the list of summer accom

plishments.Overland Flow ChannelThe premier Federal Emergency Management Administration-funded project this summer is the OverlandFlow Channel. This project is essentially extending Alumni Drive south through the tennis courts to meetthe Entrance 4 roadway. At the completion of this project, the floodwaters on Alumni Drive will notdead end at College Way and rise to flood the surrounding University assets. Rather, the water will findits way to the detention ponds on the south side of campus over the Harris gully. There will be trafficcontrol gates at each end to prevent outsiders from cutting through the University, but accessible toauthorized proximity card owners.

Lovett Hall Copper RoofAnother very interesting project is thereplacement of the 90-year-old Lovett Hallcopper roof. The existing copper roof wasbeautiful from afar, but far from beautiful.Over the years Houston heat and humidityhave worn down the original copper roof,causing the original 1912 patinated coppermaterial that was part of the construction ofLovett Hall to become full with pinholes.The underlayment—essentially the protec-

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tive roof itself—was dried up and disintegrating. So, early this year, Rice decided to replace the roof andfaced the $40,000 question whether to replace the roof with pre-patinated (already green) copper orwith the “shiny penny” type of material. Those who believed that the copper should age or patinatenaturally eventually prevailed. The “shiny penny” copper arrived in rolls to be field-crimbed to a standingseam profile. After crimping, the sheets were lifted into place on the roof where they are being fastenedto a brand new three-ply underlayment, which will makethe roof leak proof.

Library Service CenterIn March 2003, Rice began the construction of apermanent off-site library facility that will be able toefficiently store infrequently circulated books. ThisLibrary Service Center will be located at 11620 MainStreet, about 5 miles from campus, and will replace theold facility within the football stadium that has held250,000 books. The Center, with 26,400 gross squarefootage, will utilize a semi-automated retrieval system thatallows Fondren library to store resources there and haverequests delivered to campus as needed. During the summer

the roofing at the storage area has beencompleted and the roofing above theLSC process area has just begun. At acost of $7.8 million, the Center should becompleted by the end of the year and willhold nearly 1,750,000 volumes.

Campanile StormSewer

In response to floodwaters of Allison drowning the F&E and Central Plant, another FEMA-funded

project puts a new storm sewer along Campanile Road. Drainage capacity of thispipeline based on 2” precipitation per hour is a whopping 600,000 CFM. At thiswriting, we have installed almost 1000 ft of the pipeline. Underground obstructionsand rainfall has delayed the completion of this project from August to Novemberdepending on the number of branch connections we chose to install.

This summer construction crews advanced thebuiliding of the Library Service Center andsuccessfully shaped the walls using Foam Forms.

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Wiess House (New Presidential Residence)Wiess House, located across the street from Rice University at 2 Sunset Boulevard, was the original homefor Humble Oil co-founder Harry C. Wiess, who commissioned William Ward Watkins to design the homein 1919 and the house was built in 1920. Many years later Rice acquired the house, and, just last year, RiceUniversity decided to renovate thestructure to create the residence forthe incoming president. During thepast eighty years, the Wiess familyhad several additions and renova-tions to the home that have includedbuilding a small 1-story kitchen tothe north elevation, large two storyaddition to the south elevation, ArtDeco designs for an elaboratedressing room and a breakfast room

complete with hand-painted Japanese wallpaper. Since last fall,much of this original structure has been updated and reworked witha complete reconfiguration of the site where the MainStreet entrance becomes the service entrance, and two newSunset entrances open to a newly-remodeled European motor courtfor arrival of guests to the house. Construction of the home isscheduled to be completed next summer, just in time for Rice’s newpresident to move in.

The Main Street entrance will become the service entrance after the renova-tions, with two other separate entrances from Sunset Blvd. for guests.

The Grand Stair Hall in theWeiss House was reworked in1925 and it still holds much ofthe original design.

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PhysicsHerzstein Hall (also known as the Physics Building) is one of Rice’s oldestbuildings and though much has been remodeled on the inside of it, the exteriorenvelope, including the bricks and windows remain original, dating back to 1914.However the harsh Texas weather had caused a great deal of deterioration of thewindows, and one of the major projects this summer was the renovation of thewindows. This involved the removal of the sashes (the moveable parts of thewindows), dipping them in a chemical stripper solution so paint and

glazing compound woulddissolve, and then refinishthe paint and varnish. Theframes were left in place, butalso chemically stripped forold paint, and refinished. Asmall amount of rotted anddeteriorated wood was alsoreplaced.

Sewall Hall Water ProofingThe winner of the “most attention received” project of the summer wasthe waterproofing of the basement walls in the Sewall Hall lower court-yard. Various patches to the foundation and subterranean walls havebeen made over the years to stop the ever-present dampness in portionsof the lower floors. The decision was made to permanently waterproof the walls from the outside, a taskthat required significant excavation to expose the walls. Unfortunately, the courtyard pavement provedthicker and heavier that estimated, so heavy equipment had to be used to remove the slab. This workcreated a more disruptive construction site than originally planned, but schedule adjustments, someacademic relocations, and double shifts by the contractor helped in keeping the project moving to con-clusion late this summer.

The side facing Sunset (below) will become the front entranceof the Wiess House. The 1920 cornice work that was part ofthe original construction will remain intact (left).

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In other areas, work continues on the New Student Wellness Center and Hanzsen College receivedstate-of-the-art fire sprinklers. Brown College has a new 5kV electrical box that was tested andinstalled. Brown College complex received an upgrade to the meter boxes and 5kV feeders. Lovett

College quad received long awaited landscaping next to Baker College.Within the inner loop, the pavement along Laboratory Road received much needed repairs and

resurfacing. Sewall Hall Art Gallery is wrapping up an extensive revamping of its air handling system, andCohen House saw the installation of an advanced filtration device forkitchen operations. Also the storm sewer was reworked outsideAnderson Hall. We also finished the enhancements to expand theSubway deli at the RMC, all just in time for O-week. Beyond thehedges, F&E oversaw the installation of a new traffic light at en-trance 11.

F&E also completed the preparation of major studies thatwill impact the management of new growth on campus. Thecompletion of the Electrical Capacitor Study and the MUDD Infra-structure Study helped define the goals for future contingency plansin electical outages. In April, F&E was inspected for nitrogen oxide(Nox) emissions at the Central Plant which confirmed our compli-ance levels through the installation of the new Solonox. The com-petitive selection on a new water treatment contract was finalizedthat includes provisions for automatic injection and monitoring oftreatment chemicals and support of remote buildings and strandedsystems. The new instrument shop was completed in the Central Plant, and the architectural record staffcontinued work on the 2003 Space Inventory and on the new state-of-the-art GIS mapping database whichengineers and construction contractors will use throughout the Rice campus.

Even through all this, normal facilities and planning functions continued to progress, with the routineof another academic year now upon us, it is time once again to start planning for the next cycle for nextsummer. Keep up the good work and as the old TV show Hill Street Blues used to add. . . .Let’s be safeout there!

Lovett College received muchneeded landscaping before O-

week began.Entrance 11 is getting a new traffic light, which was accompa-

nied by repavement and construction in the stadium lots.

Cohen House modernized kitchenoperations with the installation ofa 9 foot deep grease trap, placed

in August.

One of the most extensive summerprojects was the waterproofing work

at Sewall Hall basement (right).

Herzstein Hall, although not quite as elaborate as Lovett Hall, has its share of iconography to contributeto the surroundings here at Rice. Completed in December 1914, Herzstein Hall (or the PhysicsBuilding, as it was then known) serves as a transition from the more ornate and highly decorated

Lovett Hall to the less elaborate materials and carvings of the early laboratory group of buildings to be locatedacross what is now Laboratory Road. Designed by the architectural firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson ofBoston and New York, Herzstein Hall continued the uniquestyle the architects had established for the Rice Campus,not to mention continuing the tradition of iconography.

Connecting Herzstein Hall to Lovett Hall is a cloisterwith very intricate carvings. Among these carvings are fivedifferent medallions symbolizing various fields of study. Aman with a shovel (agriculture), a man holding a globe (ge-ography), a man reading a book (literature), a man ob-serving a lightening bolt (meteorology) and a man hitting achisel with a hammer (sculpture). These medallions arerepeated on the panels of both sides of the cloister.At each end of the panels are carvings of the Riceseal. Also, somewhat hidden in each of the panelsis a small owl and a small bird – can you find them?

Birds seem to be a theme in the sculpturediconography of Herzstein Hall. There are manyexamples of various carvings of different birds throughout the building,inside and out. Outside several versions of owls adorn the walls at differ-ent locations. One example has a second story balcony guarded by twodelicately carved stone owls. The east end of the Amphitheater has twoowls flanking a decorative stone and tile mosaic design.

Around on the south face of the building,just outside the main entrance door, at thespring points of the archway leading into thecolonnade are carvings of birds with their wings sweptback. Then on the west face of the Amphitheaterwing is a pair of doors with stone wall brackets toeither side. If you look closely at the wall brackets,another bird can be found hiding among the foliage.

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Also on the outside of the building, on the north face, are more examples oficonography. Two carved panels are to either side of the entry door to the Amphithe-ater. One panel depicts what can easily be interpreted as a professor lecturing whatappears to be a harried student. The other panel is not as clear in it’s meaning. Thereare three images. One image shows two animals, a bird and a bear. The middle imageshows what appears to be a man holding an axe. The far right image shows two menfighting. The one winning the fight is dressed as a Native American Indian. Uponcloser examination, there are birds hidden in this stone carving too.

At various locations around the building, there are ceramic medallions as well. Some have the RiceUniversity seal while others have “RI” on them. My guess is that these letters stand for Rice Institute, which iswhat Rice University was known as when Herzstein Hall was built.

One last interesting feature of the exterior can be found at the mainbuilding entrance on the southface. Located on either side ofthe steps leading up to the entrydoors are two small niches. Theseare known as the whispering niches. It is said that if one personkneels in each niche, facing away from each other, they can carry ona conversation by simply whispering!

The iconography inside the building is limited primarily to themain entrance hall on the first floor. As you enter the building andlook up at thevaulted ceiling,there are four me-dallions in each cor-ner of the vault.These medallionsdepict four differentfigures dressed inwhat appears to becommencement re-galia holding ban-ners reading, Mind,Motion, Method

and Matter. Two of the figures look very similar, the third hasa full beard and the fourth, if you look closely, is sporting a hintof a moustache.

Also in this main entrance hall are lamps with owls onthem, and hopefully you notice the door handles coming into the building – they’re serpent heads.

With the completion of Herzstein Hall, iconography certainly solidified its position in the tradi-tion of the architecture at Rice. This is just another

example of the unique environmentwe all work in. You never knowwhat you will see if you are lookingclosely at the buildings on campus –so keep your eyes peeled.

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When legendary comedian Bob Hope died in July, some of the veterans in F&E remembered the impact that his USO tours had on them while they served in the military. Bob Hope’s first USO show

was a radio broadcast to an Army division in California in 1941, and thereafterhis shows reached out to every division of the military, for the next 50 years.

Charles Williams (Air Conditioning) remembers seeing Bob Hope when hisUSO show visited their Army group right outside Saigon, Vietnam, during Christmas week 1969. This wasthe first Christmas away from home for Charles and a lot of the other soldiers. Charles recalled that BobHope’s show “brought a little of home to all of us. It was a great escape from our daily duties as soldiers intrying times right outside of the frontline of combat.” Hope’s one-liners poked fun of presidents and politicsand took the sting out of being away from home for many U.S. troops.

Right off the coast of Vietnam, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the USS Coral Sea CVA43 regularly worked aroundthe clock in launching fighter bombers, and the nearly 4,000 sailors often worked very long hours on littlesleep to accommodate the Navy’s assignment demands. So when Bob Hope visited the Coral Sea during

Christmas week of 1967, the 2 1/2 hour USO show wasan incredible experience for everyone on the ship. JackieHicks (Mechanical Repair), whose job it was to land andhandle fighter jets on deck, recalls “it really brought hometo all of us at Christmas. For a couple of hours you reallydid forget about the Vietnam War and Bob Hope’s showreally took your mind off your troubles.”

Clarence Dettling (Controls) was stationed in Seoul,South Korea when he saw Bob Hope visit his 8th ArmySupport Command. Clarence had to work on an airportdelivery when the USO show began, but his group got tostop by one of the army KIMPO bases to view Hope onclose-circuit TV. Clarence remembers the USO troop flewin during Christmas 1964, at a time when then U.S. Secre-

tary of Defense Robert McNamara was promoting the closure of some bases. Clarence said that BobHope would joke about the current events, and, when he walked on stage that night, Hope kidded theaudience that he was really Secretary McNamara who arrived, ready to close their base and send every-one home! The jokes were well-received because Hope usually made sure the soldiers’ own base officerswere also a part of the fun and satire.

Frank Layton remembers seeing Bob Hope first in Saigon, and then later on a second time inGuantanomo Bay, Cuba, at a time in 1972 when there were rioting protestors around the same military basethat Frank’s Marine group were called in for patrol and to protect the ships. His best memory of Hope was

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Special thanks to Jackie Hicks forallowing us to use his photos from1968 when Bob Hope visited his ship.

In 1997, the U.S. Congress awardedBob Hope the distinction of HonoraryVeteran of the U.S. Military, the onlyaward of its kind ever given. WhenBob Hope received his HonoraryVeteran award he said, “I’ve been givenmany awards in my lifetime--but to benumbered among the men and womenI admire most --is the greatest honor Ihave ever received.”

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Rice University will host a special tribute to staff veterans at Rice on Veterans’ Day, Tuesday, November 11, atnoon in the RMC. Dr. Gillis and special guests will deliver a program in their honor, which will include theraising of a special U.S. flag and possibly a military flyby. Details to be announced closer to Veterans’ Day.

UPCOMING VETERANS’ DAY CEREMONY

the jokes about Fidel Castro and about the riots outside theirsmall base. Frank remembers that Hope never hesitated to gowherever in the world the troops were stationed, even on thefront line. It was like Hope made a career of bringing comedyinto the middle of a lot of terrible fighting and the Marinesremember especially the shows on the front line, no matterwhere or when.

Sometimes the Hope shows would visit those troops who werein the hospital during the holidays, and Doug Tomlinson(Operations) remembers being stationed right off the coast ofBeirut, Lebanon, immediately after the Marine barracks wereblown up which had killed 195 Marines, at the U.S. Embassyin Beirut. A spry, 80-year-old Bob Hope went directly intohospital areas to visit and cheer up the Marines who survivedthe bombing. Doug’s ship, the USS John F. Kennedy, was

participating in the U.S. peacekeeping force in war-torn Beirut, where Moslem and Christian factions werefighting. Doug remembers that Bob Hope visited their shiparound early December, with other entertainers like VicDamone and Ann Jillian. Hope would joke about what thesailors and officers knew firsthand on the ship, and even themembers of Hope’s touring band dressed up like sailors.Seeing it in person and later when the show aired on TV asone of the Bob Hope Comedy Specials, Doug remembers thatBob Hope seemed to be everywhere year round. Even whenDoug was stationed on the Navy base on Diego Garcia--asmall island virtually out in the middle of nowhere--the smallbarracks that Hope used during his visit there was thereafterchristened the “Bob Hope Suite” guest quarters in his honor.

During the Christmas holidays in 1968 RogerRodriguez was stationed in Thailand, working 12-hour shiftsas a crew chief for jets flying from the Takhli Air Force Base,when his group was informed that Bob Hope would visit forChristmas. During the war, Roger recalls that there were noholidays really—all days seemed the same, except that Christ-mas, he considered himself one of the fortunate ones becausehe got to visit a neighboring Army base to see Hope’s Christmas show. With Ann Margaret, Rosie Grier,and the Radio City Rockettes, Bob Hope walked on stage, dressed in fatigues, as a general wearing 7stars! Roger remembers that for the two-hour show all the guys were fitted in elbow-to-elbow on theground to get as many servicemen in to see the performance. And even if he sat more than 50 ft. away fromthe stage, Roger—along with the rest of the audience of mostly 19 and 20 year olds— truly appreciated thefact that Bob Hope and the other entertainers took the time to be with them at Christmas.

Bob Hope, with Raquel Welch andBarbara McNair

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The “Green Team” ReportA new feature for the Pipeline from the experienced gardeners in F&E Grounds and Greenology

Hopefully the ‘dog days of summer’ should be over and now is the time to plant tomatoes and sowsome seeds. If you like to start seedlings in flats or just sow them in the ground you might want totry these: sweet alyssum, babysbreath, Texas bluebells, hollyhocks, pansies, petunias,

snapdragons, four-o-clocks, marigolds, and zinnias.For those of you who love to vegetable garden now is the time to get in your seeds and tomato

plants, include beans-all kinds, cabbage, collards, leeks, parsley, peas, radishes, and spinach. If youare having problems with snails and slugs getting into your veggies, use your radishes as a border and thiswill help keep the pests out.

Also your bulbs, tubers and rhizomesare fun and this is the time of the year to plantor purchase. Bulbs such as tulips, hyacinthsand daffodils need some chilling time so theywill perform better in our winter. About sixweeks is good and then you can have them inbloom for the Christmas Holidays. For the roselovers, feed and keep properly mulched andyou can prune out dead if you haven’t keep upwith them.

Azaleas should be mulched to ensurethe Ph is balanced, and,if it is low, add somesulfate to bring it back up. Remember to keepthe mulch out of the center of the plant as this iswhere they like to breathe. If you are plantingnew ones keep the bed raised, plant about twoinches above ground and slice the root ball toallow the new roots to develop. Remember tokeep you plant material watered, we tend toforget this but even in winter we drink water and so do your plants.

October is the time to get your wild flowers sown. Wildflowers don’t really like a very fertileground, so make sure you get contact with the soil when you seed so they will have a good start. The bestthing about wildflowers is just that they are supposed to be wild, so sow your seeds and‘what will be willbe.’ Don’t forget: October is also the time to trim back your perennials.

Winterize your lawn before the rainy season starts to avoid feeding brown patch if you get it in lateNov. thru Feb. If this is a problem use a preventative fungicide in late Oct/Nov. to try to stop the fungusfrom taking over the yard. If you miss and get the problem, there are several chemicals on the market youand use. As always read the label and follow it exactly so you get the best results, over doing or underdoing will only lead to further problems. Tip of the Day- add a drop of dish soap to liquid chemicals thiswill help break the retention and allow the chemical better access to the plant.Happy Gardening !!!!!Our in-house gardeners strongly recommend the following resources for your own groundskeepingprojects: A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast by River Oaks Garden Club, and visit theextensive Texas A&M horticultural website: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/.

The “Green Team” includes the arborists, groundskeepers andspecial services that form Rice’s stewards of 285 acres oflandscape with 4,000 catalogued trees. This feature consoli-dates the answers to frequently asked questions that aredirected to our in-house experts at the beginning of every fallseason.

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Special Recognition:

Eva De La Rosa

Quick thinking and applying what she recently learned in fire safety trainingreally paid off for Eva De La Rosa in

Custodial Grounds. Early August 5, Eva wasmoving a huge bag of trash from the secondfloor elevator when suddenly the huge bag oftrash burst into flames. Eva raced to get the fireextingusher, put out the fire with the techniquesshe was just recently trained to do, and success-fully prevented any damage to Ryon Lab.Apparently the fire was caused by someone inthe Lab throwing away a battery pack, metalshavings and paper towels all in the same trashreceptacle. When Eva removed the bag the metal shaving arced across the battery pack and caught thepaper towels on fire. The probability of this happening is very low, according to Kathryn Cavender. It’sanother reminder that metal shavings and batteries should not be placed in the ordinary trash. Both of theseitems can be recycled through her office, Kathryn says, or through the Rice Recycling program.

Note: Remember our MSS Shop collects unused, old batteries from your offices and shops andhas Environmental Safety pick them up for proper disposal. Just bring them by the MSS counter

when you are ready to throw out batteries.

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Recycling Certification Program Flourishes

For questions on recycling efforts or to share your ideasfor future recycling, email Mike at recycle@rice.edu andvisit the recycling website at www.rice.edu/recycling forthe latest information on Rice’s recycling efforts. Don’tforget that the Rice Recycles Day Fair is scheduled forNovember 15. Watch for details.

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The Rice Recycling Certification Program trains Rice staff, faculty and students on the detailedworkings of the Rice recycling program to promote greater awareness and cost effectiveness ofrecycling materials that are routinely disposed of on campus. Any member of the Rice community

is invited to attend a 2-hour certification session and see the recycling program “behind the scenes”.Mike Polk, the new Grounds Supervisor for Recycling, will conduct these classes five times a year.

The next Recycling Certification class willbe Wednesday, September 17, 9-11AM.Look for Mike’s FANDE emailannoucement soon for registration details.

Henry Paige, Custodial Supervisor, congratulates EvaDe La Rosa on her great job. Eva also was awardeda $75 gift certificate to Target.

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Yes, there is no truth to the rumor that Nelson C.was going to be our new university president, but, if heapplied, he would be in the position.

Please stop ALL RUMORS: Bill Mack’s sondid not marry Russell Price’s daughter.

Now the rumor about F&E motorized vehiclesbeing smoke-free is true, after 14 years of working at Rice this is the first I have heard of this! Equip-ment Repair will begin putting signs in all vehicles.

Absolutely there is no truth to the rumor that the large pipe being put underground on Campa-nile Road is an underground shuttle to stadium parking.

Yes, the rumor that we are getting a bus stop @ F&E is false!What is the truth behind the rumor that one of our plumbers was in New York City when the

first World Trade Center bombing occurred in 1993 and also he was in NYC during the biggest man-made flood in their subway system? Rumor has it that this plumber was in NYC right before 9/11 andjust so happened to be there recently during the biggest electrical blackout in its history. Is there anunderground Al-Quada cell in our midst? This F&E plumber also, according to rumor, started theworst blizzard to hit the northeast (well, I don’t believe that one. . . ) But, all the rest, ummm. . . .what aeerie coincidence. By the way, although I try not to use names, his initials are C.S.

This is the first of a new Pipeline column by chief gossip reporter, Uncle Joe, to dispel orbring to the surface the latest in truth or unsubstantiated rumors from the Crafts area.

By Ace Investigator Joe ArevaloTTTTT RUTHRUTHRUTHRUTHRUTH O RO RO RO RO R L L L L LIESIESIESIESIES?????

Guess The Mystery Employee

This issue of the Pipeline profiles a new mystery employee who works in F&E. Remember, bethe first to correctly guess the identity of the F&E Mystery Employee, and you will receive a freelunch at Cohen House! Just email your guesses (one guess per person please) to sstroud@rice.edu.

The first correct entry received wins the prize and a congratulatory announcement in the next newsletter!Good luck! Clues:

1. This mystery person has wrecked a Harley Davidson.2. Also, during the same time in his/her life, this person was an avid and skilled surfer.3. Being an only child and having tackled surfing and motorcycle destruction, he/she

took up Insurance Sales.4. Not wanting to be known as a single linguistic carpet bagging insurance salesperson,he/she also learned French. . . .alongwith being the church organist. WHO AM I?

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On May 23rd the 20th Annual (according to Nelson) F&E Barbeque was held around theF&E horseshoe pits. On a warm, sunny day,

approximately 300 F&E employees and guestsenjoyed the food and friendship. There was 400pounds of brisket, 100 pounds of sausage, plus beans,salads, watermelon and drinks. This year the horse-shoe and dominoes competition was held the night beforewith plenty of games, visiting and relaxing. There was alarge number of viewers, but few players, for the volleyballgame. Dart-boards were available on Thursday—as well ascards and tables—but most people took the opportunity tojust talk and catch up on news with their fellow F&Efriends. Roger Rodriquez, this year’s BBQ Chairman andChief ”Chicken Without a Head” guy, wished to express his

appreciation to all of themany volunteers who gavetheir time to make thisyear’s F&E Barbeque asuccess.

The Annual F&E Barbequeand Dominoes-Horseshoe TournamentsBy Ken Thompson

The 8th Annual F & E Bar-B-QHorseshoe Classic was a hugesuccess. After 6 years, the

reigning champs “Team R & R” weredethroned. “The Perfect ComboTeam” of Miguel Rodriguez andVictor Owens came out of the losers’bracket to defeat Alvaro Rodriguezand Rodrigo Rodriguez. Starting thisyear, the 1st place trophies were namedin memory of Charles “Chuuuck”Walker. Special thanks goes tothe entire team for rebuilding the pitarea for this event.

2003 Horseshoe Classic

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The Dominoes tournament was held at the same time andalong side the Horseshoe competition. Calvin Rawls,Chairman and “Keeper of the Tiles” said that there were 14

teams (with the names Summertime, Nite Crew, Old School, FattiesDomino, Salt & Pepper, BMFs, Jack Daniels, Miller Lite, Sh*tTalkers, Judges Way, Tex Mex, Oil & Water and the ValhallaAllStars) competing and almost everyone had a good time (althoughHarvey Willis thinks he was set up!). The team, Salt & Pepper, of Eric Valentine and Mike Polk werethe 2003 Champions of the Tiles. Calvin hopes that they can add more teams to the competition nextyear.…Yeh, just wait ‘till next year!

2003 Domino Tournament

This summerthe PaintShop got a

much needed newvehicle. As seenin the “after”photo, the proudpainters crewcelebrates thearrival of their new truck, minus all the ventila-tion holes of the old one.

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New Wheelsfor the PaintShop

On June 7, the 17th Annual American Institute ofArchitects Sandcastle Competition took place at

East Beach in Galveston, where over 80 teams vied for awide variety of awards, including the coveted GoldenBucket Award for the Best Sandcastle. This was the sixthyear that Rice has gotten together a team of about 35members. We decided early on to go after the categoryfor sporting events called, Let the Games Begin. Ourtheme was “We Got Game” which featured our placard of4 ft. dice, two 3 x 5 footplaying cards showing Black-jack, to suggest an ace andjack of spades.

We continue to improve each year in

every aspect of the competi-tion. Harvey Willis, FeliciaFreeman and SylvestreCantu took over the cookingchores. Thanks in large part toour sponsors there is nobodythat eats or drinks better thanthe Rice Team! Sponsoring usthis year were the PMP group,Coca-Cola Bottling, Chef PauliCatering, Third Coast Produce and Herberts Fine Meats. If you want to have a successful sandcastle teamyou had better feed them well!

Special recognition goes toGil Cepillo who again

chaired the water committee andrigged up a complete watersupply and return system thatwas so good that it was able tosupply the two adjacentsandcastle plots with water aswell. Gil used a scaffold set upout in the Gulf and pumped inwater, filtered it and thenpumped it again through gardenhoses to keep the sand sculp-tures wet. His rig became knownas the Gil Cepillo Water Com-pany.

Sandcastle 2003By Larry Miggins

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Your Recipes Needed for HOOTs Cookbook

HOOTs still needs appetizer, breads and sauces recipes for thisfall’s HOOTs Good Times, Great Friends cookbook which is

planned for release in late November. Please turn in your submissions toSusann Beckwith (or directly online at www.ruf.rice.edu/~hoots/recipe.html) as soon as possible. This cookbook, which will also serveas a fundraiser for HOOTs scholarships, will draw together recipes from folks all over the Rice campus,including recipe requests from campus “celebrities” such as the college kitchen chefs and other well-knownmembers of the community.

2003 Scholarship RecipientsThis year HOOTs awarded summer scholarships to Laura Migginsand Justin Valentine. College scholarships went to the following Ricestudents: Rica Gardner, Jose Moreira, Shawna Plate and CoryLaxen. Students who are children of HOOTs members received bookstipends, and they included Ericka Hofer and Thomas Miggins (bothat Austin College) and Keri Tomlinson at Trinity College.

THE HIGH ORDER OF OWL TAILGATE SOCIETY

HOOTS FALL UPDATE

Sept. 20 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Reliant Stadium, Rice vs. Texas(Sponsored by HOOTS), 7PM

Oct. 4 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. San JoseState (WAC), 7PM

Oct. 18 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Navy(Sponsored by Operations), 2PM

Nov. 1 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Nevada (WAC),2PM

Nov. 8 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. Tulsa (WAC)2003 Rice Homecoming, 2PM

Nov. 22 HOOTS Tailgate Party at Rice Stadium, Rice vs. UTEP (WAC),2PM

Dec. 19 HOOTs Annual Field Goal Kicking Contest, at The R Room/Stadium, 3PM

THE FALL 2003 HOOTS TAILGATE SCHEDULE

Special Announcement: HOOTs is still looking for groups to sponsor and work at our now-famous Tailgate Events. If interested in supporting a good cause (for student scholarships)and in having great fun, contact any HOOTs board member for information.

ReminderReminderReminderReminderReminder that the HOOT that the HOOT that the HOOT that the HOOT that the HOOTs s s s s Annual Meeting will be held MondayAnnual Meeting will be held MondayAnnual Meeting will be held MondayAnnual Meeting will be held MondayAnnual Meeting will be held Monday, October, October, October, October, October 13, 1:30-3:30 PM 13, 1:30-3:30 PM 13, 1:30-3:30 PM 13, 1:30-3:30 PM 13, 1:30-3:30 PMand is currently taking applications for new Board membersand is currently taking applications for new Board membersand is currently taking applications for new Board membersand is currently taking applications for new Board membersand is currently taking applications for new Board members

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GGGGGETTINGETTINGETTINGETTINGETTING F F F F FI TI TI TI TI T ANDANDANDANDAND S S S S STTTTTAAAAAYINGYINGYINGYINGYING H H H H HE A LE A LE A LE A LE A LT H YT H YT H YT H YT H Y INININININ F&E F&E F&E F&E F&EBy Max Amery

Over the past year, Joe Lopez, Russell Price and Mark Gardner altogether have lost 140 lbs.Rick Saltarelli, Hannes Hofer, Robert Byrd, Doug Wells, Joe McGrath, Max Amery, Gil Cepillo, Bob Flumach, Hugh Ton-That, Pat Dwyer and Doug Tomlinson combined have

lost an estimated 80 lbs., and have converted at least another 40 lbs. of fat into muscle in the past 12months.

It would appear that the weight loss is mostly attributable to dieting, except perhaps for Mark,who has increased his daily jogging distance to a bruising 5 or 6 miles. Everyone in this group is veryhappy with their increased energy level, and, according to Russell and Joe Lopez, the weight loss alsohas resulted in lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Suzy Stroud and Marian Harris areworking out after work. Outstanding!

One thing seems quite clear: most of us prefer weight reduction by way of dieting alone.However, F&E staff have proven that the better way to reduce and get rid of fat around our waistlines, thighs and rear-end is exercise. Exercise!

A 1979 paperback entitled Fit or Fat, by Covert Bailey, caught my attention because it had alot of basic, vital information on getting fit and staying healthy. When we decided to do this WellnessSection in the Pipeline, I thought it maybe helpful to start with some of the sound advice from Fit orFat, regarding diet and exercise:

This new Wellness feature to the Pipeline will discussefforts by some F&E staff to get fit and stay healthy.

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Diets in general, not combined with exercise, do not work since diets don’t address theproblem. The fundamental problem is not “losing weight”, but rather stop “gaining weight”.Overweight folk gain weight easily and quickly.

While dieting without exercise one is losing both muscle and fat, thus the haggard look.Since 60% to 70% of energy that muscles need is supplied from fat, loss of muscle duringdieting is counterproductive. A fit muscular body is a fat burning machine. Loss of muscledecreases the need for calories and ability to burn fat.

Exercise increases muscle, tones it, alters its chemistry, and increases its metabolicrate, all of which causes one to burn more calories even when asleep.

Pushing a muscle to work hard at a steady pace (aerobic exercise) leads quickly to afirming of muscle and loss of its marbling. Stop and go exercises don’t do the same thing asquickly. Marbling is the thin slitters of fat in the muscle.

When one makes a muscle work too hard, it will need more oxygen than one’s heartand blood can deliver. When muscles fail to get enough oxygen, they are working an-aerobi-cally. Steady, uninterrupted output from your muscles for a minimum of 12 minutes would beconsidered aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise makes the muscles work hard enough to needlots of oxygen but not so to exceed ability of the heart and blood to deliver. As you exerciseharder, you need more oxygen and your heart rate goes up. The increase in your heart rate isan indirect measure of how hard your muscles are working.

TYPES OF AEROBIC EXERCISES

Running/jogging TennisJumping rope FootballRunning in Place CalisthenicsCycling outdoors Rowing

Non-aerobic exercises include golf, weightlifting, sprinting, isometrics

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Minimum Time Minimum Time Minimum Time12 minutes 15 minutes 20 minutesJumping rope Jogging Outdoor bicyclingJumping Jacks Running Stationary bicyclingRowing Mini-trampoline SwimmingFor most efficient and beneficial fat burning exercise, the intensity of exercise ought

not get your heart rate beyond 65% to 80% of your maximum heart rate, as long as youare fit and have no heart or other medical or health problems. Covert Bailey recommendsa stress electrocardiogram for exercisers over fortyand for people with heart problems.

-Your heart rate typically reaches a maximumfor your age, and it won’t beat any faster no matterhow much harder you exercise. Your heart rate hasnothing to do with your level of fitness or gender. Inother words, there is no significant difference in themaximum heart rate of a forty-year-old athlete and anobese forty-year-old man or woman.

-The energy supplied to the muscles is pro-duced inside the cells by burning both glucose and fats.Glucose and fats are burned side by side all day long inthe cells. Fats supply most of the energy musclesneed. 60% to 70% of the energy muscles need whenone is resting is supplied by fat. Glucose from carbo-hydrates, fatty acids from fats, and amino acid from proteins breakdown or are disassembledinside muscle cells by enzymes (proteins) to produce energy. Aerobic exercise builds fat-burning enzymes and an-aerobic exercise builds sugar-burning enzymes in the cell. Whenyou sprint, you train your cells to build sugar-burning enzymes. It is better to exercise longerrather than harder.

-Carbohydrates are plant food (fruits, vegetables, legumes). There is no cholesterolin carbohydrates. Only animal foods contain cholesterol. Proteins, fats, and sugars can befound both in animal and plant food.

-If you diet without exercise, you will lose not only fat, but also vital muscle tissue.If you know the percentage of fat on your body, you can determine your lean body mass(LBM). Generally, healthy men have 15% body fat and women have 22%.

-Remember, what you don’t use, you lose. For exercise to do any good it needs tobe challenging enough to work on your muscles and bones. If all the exercise you performis daily house work or gardening, you only work the muscles 50% of their capacity, andmuscles that are not worked will atrophy. So go out, exercise in your heart range with aroutine that challenges your individual structure, stick with something you find fun and yourmuscles will not atrophy. Don’t confuse the daily getting around with a real exercise routineyour muscle—especially the strongest muscle of all, your heart—really needs. Get moving!

Here is the minium workout time for various aerobic exercises. Be sure to exercise for at least the minimumtime listed in order to get the health benefits.

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30 190 124-15235 185 120-14840 180 117-14445 175 114-14050 170 111-13655 165 107-13260 160 104-12865+ 150 98-120

Stay safe within your heart rate range:

To be continued in the next Pipeline issue. Be sure to send your ideas for getting healthy and any fitness success storiesto our in-house health enthusiast, Max Amery, at maxamery@rice.edu.

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On August 9, the Houston Housekeeping CleaningOlympics was held at Rice’s Autry Court. The event,sponsored by the Houston chapter of the Interna-

tional Executive Housekeepers Association, brought togetherthirteen teams from Houston hotels, hospitals and Rice’s ownF&E Custodial department (TEAM RICE and TEAMOWLS) and Housing and Dining (TEAM HOOTS).The games included five competitions: (1) Buffer PadToss (Team Hoots awarded third place), (2) DustMop Obstacle Course Relay (Team Owls awardedthird place), (3) Speed Bedmaking (Team Riceawarded second place), (4) Toilet Paper Roll Toss,and (5) Cheerleading (Team Hoots awarded thirdplace). Fun was had by all, with F&E especiallyproud to compete in our first ever olympic event,placing against the highly competitive teams from theWarwick and Intercontinental Hotels, and rival hospitalcleaning staff of Texas Children’s Hospital and MDAnderson Hospital staffs. Congratulations to all teammembers who took the time to practice for the competi-tions and participate Saturday on their own time.

F&E Teams Win at the 2003 Housekeeping Cleaning Olympics

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Donations from the vendors (3M Commerical Care,Brawner Paper Co., High Point Sanitary, Hillyard and

Rubbermaid) paid for tro-phies, medals, food, andsports equipment. Specialthanks to Henry Paige andEusebio Franco who goteverything going and workedhard to make the Olympics

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F&E Celebrating the 2003College World Series

Prior to 2003 Rice University team sports had neverwon a conference championship or advanced toNCAA tournament, a record going back ninety years

for Rice’s Athletics.So when the Owlswon the CollegeWorld Series onJune 23, F&Esports fans were onhand to see the nationalchampions return toReckling Park andcheered when it wasannounced that, as national champions, Rice finished the season asnumber one in all four major polls.

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Beyond and Past the Hedges of F&E

It was brought up in a recent conversation that why do we not keep in contact with people that retirefrom Rice University within the F&E department. What has happened to them and what are they doingnow? So it was decided that I would give a few of the old timers that have retired from Rice a call and

see how they are doing and what they are up to these days.The first call was made to Olan Baker who retired as the supervisor of the carpentry shop. Olan at

the spry age of 82 is involved in working for “Honeydo Inc.” He works on small jobs around the house forhis wife. Olan retired from Rice in 1987 after 32 years of employment. When working for Rice, Olan built avery nice lake house on Lake Livingston and he enjoyed fishing. He told me that he sold the house on thelake because of the work load of trying to keep up with two houses. He isn’t as energetic as he use to be.Olan and Cora enjoy some traveling when they can. He has been retired from Rice for 16 years and re-cently had bypass surgery. He said that he is doing pretty good. Some of you old timers who rememberOlan, give him a call and see how he is doing. His telephone number is 281–446–3910.

Call #2 was made to Melvin Commander. Melvin also retired in 1987. Melvin was the locksmithand worked with Olan in the carpentry shop for 23 years. Melvin has also been retired for 16 years. He andhis wife Charlene enjoyed some traveling when he first retired. Melvin has had a bout with cancer and hashad gallbladder surgery. At 81 years young, he enjoys working around the house and loves working in hisgarden. As of this date he said that he is feeling pretty good. Some of you old timers who remember Melvin,give him a call and see how he is doing. His telephone number is 713–686–5448.

A personal visit was made by Gil Cepillo and myself on the way back from Rockdale, Texas toClarence and Norma Martin. We found Clarence working on a lawnmower on the back porch. He wasglad to see us. Clarence will soon be retired from Rice 10 years. Clarence had a total of 37 years workingfor Rice University; 15 years in Mechanical Engineering working in Abercrombie building, 12 years workingin the Plumbing shop, and the last 10 years he was the supervisor over the Mechanical Repair shop. At theyoung age of 71, Clarence and wife Norma go dancing at least twice a week. They have been on 7 cruisesand have recently enjoyed going on bus tour trips to different states. Clarence enjoys working around thehouse and is always involved on some type of project. Clarence has several hobbies which includes workingon model airplanes, playing dominoes, collecting coins and beer cans. Give him a call at 979 – 830 –8412.

Betty Smith worked in F&E for 20 years as an Administrative Assistant has been retired from Ricefor 7 years. She retired in 1996 and loves retirement. She recently moved from Angleton, Texas and nowlives with her daughter in Austin, Texas. A special guest house was built for Betty by her daughter. Betty hasenjoyed boat cruises and snow skiing. She has just recently received her B.A. Degree in Business Adminis-tration from Almeda College and University of Boise, Idaho. Congratulations, Betty! Prior to moving toAustin Betty retired from her second job as the Director of Parish Social Ministry through Catholic Charitiesof Galveston-Houston Diocese. She is hoping to plan a road trip across the states. With 13 grandchildrenand the fourth great-grandchild on the way she does not have much spare time. She also keeps up withfriends via email on her computer. Her phone number in Austin is 512–394–9335.

Tom Branch worked for Rice University for 18 years in the Central Plant as a Lead Plant Opera-tor. Tom retired in October of 1994. Since retirement Tom enjoys traveling with his wife Lynn, doing a little

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fishing when he can, and enjoys living the good life since retirement. Tom and Lynn took a trip to NewMexico this summer and he said that they just got back from Biloxi, Mississippi. He said that he came backa winner. Tom doesn’t want Lynn to retire because then he will become employed again and will have towork for “Honeydo Inc.” Tom is really enjoying retirement and at the age of 70 he said that he is in prettygood shape. The guys at the Central Plant have the privilege ofhaving a visit from him every once in a while.

Arthur Jones is enjoying retirement from Rice and livingit to the fullests, spending his days doing little jobs at his ownpace, for about four hours a day. Most days he works aroundthe house, then drives to Hockley to enjoy the country scenery.His grandson bought some land in Magnolia for him, whichArthur visits frequently. Arthur told us that God has blessed himwith great health in retirement. Arthur especially appreciatesAlvaro Rodriguez for his keeping in touch with the painterretirees.

Last December everyone here will remember the singingappearance from Agnes Washington at our Annual Meetingwhere she sang with Bill Mack a chorus of the “Green Acres” TVsong. Well, in the past months, Agnes has overcome her fear ofsailing and fear of the water, and after strong nudging from herdaughter, finally agreed to go on a cruise vacation trip to St.Maartens. Pictured here is Agnes during the trip, where shevisited three islands and did not ever get seasick, which had beena fear that prevented her from sailing before now. Back home,Agnes’ first priority is serving her church where she volunteers onthe building committee at the Pentecostal Missionary BaptistChurch. This past April, Agnes traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, onchurch missionary work, and reports that there’s never a dull moment with her 12 grandchildren and 3great-grandchildren to keep her busy! We miss you, Agnes!

Agnes Washington retired in Jan.2002, after working at Rice for 21 years.

A Rare PearlThis summer in Facilities and Engineering, I discovered a

rare and valuable “pearl” in the person of Ms. CelestineLessie, who began working at Rice in September, 1953. Ms.Lessie has been part of the cornerstone that has helped hold upRice University for the past 50 years. She began her career atRice University in what was then known as Food and Dining, andhas been eyewitness to the rise of some prominent Rice struc-tures. Ms. Lessie has seen the building of the Bonner NuclearResearch Laboratory and the Fondren Library. She worked inthe academic colleges when the Jones College and Wiess Collegewere first built in 1957. Ten year later Lovett College was com-pleted, followed by Sid Richardson College in 1971. Ms. Lessiewas here to see all those changes and the growth of the campus. Itwas a true honor to be able to view the past through the eyes of someone like Ms. Celestine L.Lessie, a rare pearl of an individual. If you are ever in the South Servery, stop by to see her.

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2ND ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DOOR DECORATION FESTIVITIES

By popular demand, Christmas door decorations will again be part of our holiday festivities this year. For the week of

December 8 – 12, interested designers are invited to adorn theiroffice or shop entries as part of their contribution to highlight theholiday ambiance. However, unlike last year, we will not conducta formal contest. These decorations will only be for the pleasureof the participants and the viewers. So the rules are simple: youmay decorate any or all of the doors in your area, whether theyare personnel door, roll-up door, etc. Remember, nothing dis-

tasteful or offensive, makesure what you put up willcome down without damagingany finishes, and any expensesyou have are on your own.The door you decorate mustcontinue to be useable with thedecorations attached. Also,be appropriate with theamount of time and Rice materials you use in your decorations. Happydecorating!

2002 Annual Meeting Post-Mortem

We all remember last December’s Annual Meeting inwhich the real life Juan, the pet snake to Ernie

Flores (Paint Shop), played the pivotal role in the AnnualMeeting in which Bill Mack tried to get Juan full employeebenefits from Rice’s Human Resources. The comicconflict set off a “Family Feud” competition betweenF&E’s team and the team from Human Resources (“H ‘R

Us”). Well, Human Resources won the Feud contest and,to fulfill F&E’s bet, we had to BBQ Juan and present hisremains to Mary Cronin. Shown above, Mary receiveswhat’s left of Juan in August. Thanks to everyone inHuman Resources who endured all the rehearsals andparticipated in last year’s AnnualMeeting! (only the fake snakewas skewered for Mary. . . don’ttell anyone in HR, but the realJuan, Ernie says, is growing and ishealthier than ever in our PaintShop!).

Ernie Flores (as snake charmer), BillMack and Roy Madison rehearse thecomic scene where Bill finds out thatJuan lives in the F&E Paint Shop

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Mark your calendars forthe 2003 F&E Annual Team Meeting

On December 18, F&E will hold its Annual TeamMeeting in the new Jones School

Shell Auditorium, 8:30AM,with special surprise guests and a whole new

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