This Week's Front Page
At a Wednesday press conference, athletics director Chris Del Conte officially announced that Rice had accepted an invitation to play in the 2008 Texas Bowl Reliant Stadium on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. The game will be the final chapter in the saga of a senior class that has made an imprint on nearly every column of the football team's history books. (0) comments
The engineering department will soon expand the diversity of its program content to include social lessons in leadership. Rice alumni John (Lovett '73) and Ann (Jones '75) Doerr donated $15 million to establish the Rice Engineering Leadership Center, which is expected to open next fall, Dean of the George R. (0) comments
The commencement speaker this May for the class of 2009 will be Zainab Salbi, the founder and CEO of Women for Women International, the Commencement Speaker Committee announced this week. The organization provides women in war-stricken areas of the world, many of whom have lost their husbands, with financial assistance, education and job training to regain their pre-war status. (0) comments
In times of international turmoil and political hostilities, connections between countries can still be forged through neutral institutions like universities. Last month President David Leebron and five other American university presidents traveled to Iran to visit the Iranian minister of science and research technology as well as four universities highly regarded for their science programs. (0) comments
Inter-college competition includes not only sports, but also saving the Earth one Coke can at a time. Last month, Sid Richardson College outshone the other colleges in a November-only aluminum recycling competition with 54 pounds of collected material - more than twice the amount of runner-up Wiess College. (3) comments
When they are feeling under the weather, 42 percent of Rice students said they would contact their parents prior to seeking treatment from health services or using online resources like WebMD, according to the Student Health Services survey conducted by the Student Association last month. (0) comments
Night-time joggers and commuters will not be left in the dark in Facilities, Engineering and Planning's next project. Light fixtures along the outer loop will be installed beginning February in order to increase the safety of Rice's hedge-lined border with the outside world, FE&P Communications Manager Susann Glenn said. (0) comments
In preparation for the upcoming administrative changes for club financing, the Student Association created a Club Finance Committee on Oct. 26 to serve as a liaison between club treasurers and the university administration. The committee is responsible for representing student club interests when working with Vice President for Finance Kathy Collins and Dean of Undergraduates Robin Forman in regard to club accounting policies and finances. (0) comments
Most households take electronic devices such as their Xbox and MP3 player for granted. But here at Rice, students and faculty alike have someone to thank personally. In recognition of 40 years of outstanding instruction and groundbreaking research in the field of digital signal processing, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers will award Dean of the George R. (1) comment
Rice University police started their Thanksgiving break with a chase when they received a call that a wanted felon was on campus at Brown College the evening of Nov. 24. It was the same man RUPD apprehended with the help of the Houston Police Department's dogs and helicopter Sept 28, Police Captain Phillip Hassell said. (0) comments
This week's issue will be our last until classes resume in January. Look for the first Thresher of the spring semester on Friday, Jan. 9. (0) comments