This Week's Front Page
Willy's Pub was dry this week in response to an incident Oct. 8 when a student brought outside alcohol into the room, became overly intoxicated and was later found outside Pub by Rice University Police, Associate Director of the Student Center Pamelyn Shefman said. (0) comments
With the creation of the Rice Management Company at the beginning of this month, the endowment received a new organization to oversee its investments. The new organization will be headed by President of the Rice Management Company Scott Wise, formerly the vice president for investments, and a 10-member board of directors. (0) comments
Students will have the opportunity to dust off their prom attire and put their dancing shoes to work at Rice's fall formal, Esperanza, slated to be held Friday, Nov. 13, from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. The dance, put on by the Rice Program Council, will be held at the Health Museum on Hermann Drive, RPC Socials co-Chair Radhika Chhabra said. (1) comment
Earlier this month, 25 students from Rice's Solar Decathlon team traveled to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to participate in the Solar Decathlon competition, where they finished eighth in the world. Hosted every two years by the U.S. Department of Energy, the competition challenges 20 teams of college students from across the globe to design and build energy-efficient, solar-powered houses. (1) comment
After a table and wooden chair were thrown from the fifth floor of McMurtry College, Housing and Dining levied several thousand dollars' worth of fines at McMurtry and Will Rice College. The incident took place sometime between 3-8:30 a.m. on Oct. 12. Though the wooden chair survived the fall, the table sank several feet into the mud in the McMurtry quad. (2) comments
Changing health behaviors may require more than scary statistics to motivate people to act. In an effort to stave off the spread of HIV and AIDS, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is teaming up with local media to get its message across. As part of Act Against AIDS, a five-year communication campaign to reduce HIV incidence in the United States, the CDC is hosting round-table discussions across the country. (4) comments
Last Monday, Rice hosted a seven-member panel of lawyers who spoke to an audience of approximately 60 students in the Humanities Building on a variety of topics, including their daily work and the process of entering into and succeeding in law school. The speakers represented a wide variety of legal professions and were invited to speak by alumnus Rudy Ramirez (Lovett '01), who teaches LOVE 237: Introduction to Law each fall and works as an assistant to the Fort Bend district attorney. (0) comments
West Servery is not the only novelty in Rice's dining options this year. Money saved from last semester's removal of trays from the college serveries is being put toward more expensive, higher-quality and healthier beef and seafood options. The new menu choices this year include all-natural, antibiotic- and hormone-free Angus beef, as well as seafood that follows the Monterrey Bay Seafood Watch Program guidelines, a set of recommendations for purchasing seafood from sustainable sources to promote thriving oceans. (1) comment
A young girl enjoys the Center for the Study of Environment and Society's second annual wildflower planting last Friday at the southwest corner of Wiess College. (0) comments
The Rice Jazz Ensemble serenaded the audience at last Wednesday's fall concert in Sammy's. The group was led by Director Larry Slezak, a jazz instructor at the Shepherd School of Music, whose most recent album was nominated for four Grammys. (0) comments
Wiess College junior Danny Shanaberger, a member of Slow Burn, impersonates Michael Jackson last Friday. (0) comments
The Rice Taiwanese Association hosted the annual Night Market Oct. 10, featuring food from Chinatown and Asian-inspired games. (0) comments