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The Rice Thresher
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by Elizabeth Decker Thresher staff
Roughly a quarter of the undergraduate population voted in the online election, an increase in turnout over last year's Homecoming Elections. Four candidates competed in the election for SA treasurer. Horne won by a sizable margin, with 41 percent of the first-round votes. Horne will replace Wiess sophomore Rani Yadav in the office. Yadav announced at the beginning of the semester that she will transfer to Harvard University next semester. She will train Horne until mid-November and will be available for assistance until the end of the semester. Horne said as an economics major, he is very capable of performing the official duties of the treasurer, and he is also looking forward to the opportunity to serve on the SA Executive Committee. "I am more interested in getting involved in the SA," he said. As treasurer and a voting member of the SA, Horne hopes to be accessible to fellow students and to raise awareness of the SA. "I think the best thing the SA can do is reach out to students and make them feel that they can really effect change," Horne said. Horne, who was a sophomore representative last year in the Wiess Cabinet, said he originally chose to be involved with college government because he felt it had more of an impact on the lives of students than the SA. Now, however, Horne said he recognizes that the administration pays far more attention to the SA. Because of this, he said he feels students can make a difference by working through the SA. In homecoming elections Officer 220 narrowly claimed the title of homecoming queen, winning 37 percent of first-place votes to George P. Bush's 35 percent. Bush (Jones '99) is the son of Florida governor Jeb Bush, the nephew of presidential candidate George W. Bush and the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush. Officer 220 is probably best known to students on campus as a parking attendant who writes tickets. The current Officer 220 is John Parmiter, who was hired only six months ago. The officer who served before Parmiter assigning parking tickets was also known as Officer 220. Police Chief Bill Taylor explained that Parmiter has been doing the work of two people since school started as the department continues to search for another officer to be in charge of parking violations. Because of this, Parmiter had been placed in "high exposure mode," Taylor said. Taylor credits him with doing a very professional job, despite having to do the work of two people. Parmiter, Taylor and the rest of the department have taken the election results as evidence of good relations between the school and the police department. "When I told him he won, he had a smile on his face," Taylor said. "Of course, he also wanted to know what kinds of benefits come with this." In the election for homecoming king, "Chef Roger" won an easy victory, claiming 48 percent of the vote. His nearest challenger was Packy Saunders (Jones '00) with 28 percent of the vote. Brown College Head Chef Roger Elkhouri said he was shocked to find himself nominated for the honor and pleasantly surprised to win. "It's a gesture of appreciation coming from the students," he said. Elkhouri's improvements to the campus cuisine have been widely recognized not only by students at Brown but also by those at other colleges all over campus who make the trek over to Brown simply for the food. Elkhouri's attitude toward cooking is "everything fresh," using fresh vegetables, fruits, breads and other ingredients. He has also pioneered a string of theme nights that focus on the cuisines of different nations. Italian night has proved to be the most popular, but Elkhouri has experimented with Indian, Thai, South American, Creole and Californian nights to expose students to a variety of dishes. Elkhouri credits his staff for their help in the process of improving the food. "It's teamwork. It's a whole kitchen working together," he said. Many students have been appreciative of the changes in the food and of Elkhouri and his staff. "We've had some good times and some tough times here at the Brown cafe, but one thing will always be constant, and that's Roger Elkhouri," Brown freshman Ben Wiggins said. "We couldn't live without him." This marks the first year since 1996 that a homecoming king or queen was a real person associated with Rice. Chemistry Professor Richard Smalley was elected homecoming queen in 1996.
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