This Week's Front Page
Everyone should have a blog. In today's society, blogs are no longer hobbies of a few, but near-necessities for the majority. At the very least, it allows you to have good, quality "you time" with the computer while you write about your day. Your entries might begin with something like, "Dear Mr. (0) comments
Rice is home to some of the brightest young minds in the country. Students hail from all sorts of backgrounds, and there is no denying that we are all highly intelligent and capable. There is no doubt at all that Rice is a prestigious university - but prestigious universities attract overachievers. (5) comments
"Some of life has to be mysterious. Sometimes in life you wanna just keep walkin'." This is what Peggy Noonan, Reagan speechwriter and frequent Republican pundit, had to say about the U.S. Attorney General's recent declassification of documents that describe a number of methods explicitly authorized by Bush Administration officials for use as "enhanced interrogation techniques" by the CIA. (0) comments
Not long ago, the television show South Park lampooned the recent spate of teacher-student relationships plaguing the nation. But instead of the stereotypical male teacher-female student power dichotomy, South Park showed that the headlines were dominated by female teachers, juxtaposing this illegal relationship with the hypocrisy with which society tends to view it. (0) comments
With last week's commencement, we see another crop of young minds exit the Sallyport and begin their post-college years (see story, pages 8-9). Thus, congratulations are in order. While it may not be the most opportune moment to end your Rice career, we know that if anyone can succeed in what CNN calls "The Worst Year to Graduate," it is you guys. (0) comments
That's all, folks. The Thresher is closing up shop, shuttering the shades and tossing out all the trash littering the office. Summer is here, and we're done. Well, for a couple weeks, at least. Fingers crossed, a road trip to Omaha will be in our future, watching the baseball team battle in its fourth consecutive College World Series. (0) comments
For a higher resolution version of this week's cartoon, click on the image above. (0) comments
Online comments of the week In response to "Miley's latest flick is 'Best of Both Worlds'" (April 17): I've gotta say I've been pretty disappointed with Thresher movie reviews this year. Between the guy who reviews B-movies and spends more time showing off how funny he thinks he is instead of reviewing movies and this girl who only watches movies about ponies, there's not a consistent or logical voice among any of them. (0) comments