Dateline Rice for Oct. 4, 2013

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Houston loves/hates Sen. Cruz during shutdown
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on the repercussions for Texas of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act and shut down the federal government, and whether that shutdown reflects on the country’s standing as a superpower. Jones also comments on the accomplishments of Texas state Sen. Tommy Williams, who will not seek re-election, and the announced gubernatorial candidacy of Texas state Sen. Wendy Jones.
USA Today (This USA Today article was reprinted in 34 news outlets.)
http://usat.ly/1a4b6qR
KODA-FM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/1ccACyZ
http://bit.ly/17B4ly4
KTRH-AM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/18BphVi
http://bit.ly/1aSaZ2I
Top senator from Woodlands mum on plans after exit
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1a6mF0Q
Williams’ retirement stuns Legislature
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1f5E7bz
State senator confirms this session is his last
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/17zjT5s
The (presumptive) governor’s race — CyberStar program
Texas Public Radio
http://bit.ly/159zUOv (Click audio.)
Davis takes national stage with gubernatorial bid
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/176RMHm
Democrat Davis kicks off campaign for Texas governor
Wall Sreet Journal (Subscription required.)
http://on.wsj.com/1a6sYS3
Texas Sen. Davis builds governor’s race off filibuster
Business Week
http://buswk.co/19lyjZk
Bloomberg.com
http://bloom.bg/1a3PR8x
KNTV-TV (San Jose, Calif.)
http://bit.ly/17BkuU6 (This Associated Press article also appeared on WVIT-TV [West Hartford, Conn.,] KNSD-TV [San Diego] and WCAU-TV [Bala Cynwyd, Pa.].)
KTSA (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/1bwHRlW (Click audio.)
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/18YskFR (Click broadcast.)
KSAT-TV (San Antonio.)
http://bit.ly/18VCWoX (Click broadcast.)
http://bit.ly/19Zm0wF (Click broadcast.)
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://bit.ly/18Wjnga (Click broadcast.)

Daya seminar offers insights on immigration reform, race relations
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, presented demographic research on the rise of the Asian communities in Houston at a symposium hosted by DayaHouston.org.
IndoAmerican-news.com
http://bit.ly/1dZxLHG

The end of the full college scholarship?
The article discusses how various schools, including Rice, determine the cost for students with scholarships.
Wall Street Journal
http://on.wsj.com/1cdqUMU (Click broadcast.)
MorningStar.com (Chicago)
http://bit.ly/GCItYG

HOUSTON/TEXAS

An unequal quiet in U.S.-India relations
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and a former U.S. financial attache to India, comments on current U.S.-India relations.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/GAy9Rb

Day 1 of health insurance exchange: Houston, we have a problem
Elena Marks, scholar in health policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on the Affordable Care Act.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1fGuhyf

Woody lived here too
The article notes that Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, penned an introduction to Woody Guthrie’s novel “House of Earth.” Also, Brinkley spoke Oct. 3 in Idaho about the late CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, and Brinkley’s book “Majic Bus: An American Odyssey” is the October selection for the Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s Pageturners book club.
TexasObserver.org
http://bit.ly/1g87Tvf
Author Brinkley reports on Cronkite
Coeur D’Alene Press (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho)
http://bit.ly/1fNo17L
Take a ride on Brinkley’s ‘Majic Bus’
Coeur D’Alene Press (Coeur D’Alene, Idaho)
http://bit.ly/1aRQao8

Are women less corrupt than men?
The article references a Rice study that suggests female politicians are less likely than their male counterparts to engage in corruption and more likely to disapprove of it when they see it. Justin Esarey, assistant professor of political science and the study’s lead author, is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/176GNxv

Houston restoration company brings theaters back to life
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, comments on restoration projects in New Orleans and Brooklyn, N.Y.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1hq5lGQ
Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/176qMXz

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KTRH-AM (Houston)
A Houston-area poll conducted for KHOU-TV and KUHF-FM by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership found support for a bond referendum that would fund the building of a new inmate processing center. Robert Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, fellow in urban politics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and faculty director of Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/1bEztxk (Click audio.)
KODA-FM (Houston)
http://bit.ly/16JZahv

WBUR-FM (Boston)
A conversation on this NPR station references an earlier interview with Earl Black, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor Emeritus of Political Science, on the Affordable Care Act.
http://bit.ly/1bwJhwV (Click audio. The broadcast also aired on WAMU-FM [Washington, D.C.].)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Technology, not uninsured patients, driving hospital costs
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, comments on her study that found that technology, not uninsured patients, likely explains the steep rise in hospital care costs in Texas.
P&T Community
http://bit.ly/1f5gsIq
SurgicalProductsMag.com
http://bit.ly/GBasc6

Proof the Voting Rights Act has helped boost black political representation
Melissa J. Marschall, professor of political science, is mentioned as a co-author of a study that found that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act played a major role in boosting black political representation and that its impact was ongoing.
TheAtlanticCities.com
http://bit.ly/GCDjfk

iPlant delivers free big data tech to the bioscience community
The article mentions Rice’s new Big data and Optical Lightpaths-Driven networked system research infrastructure, or BOLD for short, that will store big data from the university’s labs.
Government Computer News
http://bit.ly/17x7AGQ

How Tijuana’s criminal virtuous cycle has reduced violence
The article cites a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in which Nathan Jones, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy, describes Tijuana as an oasis of relative calm among the chaos in northern Mexico.
InSightCrime.org
http://bit.ly/172jDaS

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Director of multi-robot systems lab at Rice featured speaker at Yeager Scholars Symposium
James McLurkin, assistant professor of computer science, will speak Oct. 8 at a symposium at Marshall University in West Virginia.
HuntingtonNews.net (Huntington, W.Va.)
http://bit.ly/176abTG

International Baccalaureate chooses new director general ‘passionate about international education’
Siva Kumari, formerly the associate dean and director of programs at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, the head of Rice’s major programs for teacher training in Advanced Placement and founder of International Baccalaureate (IB) teacher trainings, is the new IB director general. She is the first woman to hold the post in the IB’s 45-year history.
FortMillTimes.com (Fort Mill, S.C.)
http://bit.ly/1764p4D
4-traders.com
http://bit.ly/18WO4ny
HeraldOnline.com (Rock Hill, S.C.)
http://bit.ly/16ndlXD
TMCNet.com
http://bit.ly/176GDWZ

Teachers recognized by community college
Rice alumnus Scott Lukas ’98 received a distinguished faculty award from Lake Tahoe Community College.
Tahoe Daily Tribune (Tahoe, Calif.)
http://bit.ly/1dYHq1k

Emily Carr string quartet joined by cellist Brian Yoon
Rice alumnus Brian Yoon ’12 is performing this week in Victoria, B.C.
TimesColonist.com (Victoria, B.C.)
http://bit.ly/1hnfW5a

Aleister Crowley — superheroes and human sacrifice
The article references Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, and his book “Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics and the Paranormal.”
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/176QLz0

SPORTS

Rice’s leading rusher ‘close’ to returning
Owl running back Charles Ross will travel to Tulsa, Okla. for the Rice-University of Tulsa football game Oct. 5. A decision on whether he will play has not been made. Rice football head coach David Bailiff is quoted.
NBCSports.com
http://bit.ly/GCXud9
Struggling Hurricane enters Saturday’s must-win game with clean slate
The Rice-Tulsa game is previewed.
newson6.com (Tulsa, Okla.)
http://bit.ly/18zP0gK

Conference USA football power rankings: Week 6
Rice is ranked third among Conference USA football teams. Owl quarterback Taylor McHargue is mentioned.
MinerRush.com
http://bit.ly/1761Ss3