This Week's Front Page
Each fall since 2005, President David Leebron has outlined the university's progress over the previous year, and its plan for the next, in his State of the University address to faculty and students. The session, which is coordinated by the Faculty Senate, has always been open to the Rice community and a Thresher reporter has always been present to report on Leebron's remarks for a news article the following week. (0) comments
Much of the Western world's efforts to promote economic growth and human development in the last 60 years have focused on human rights. All people have a right to life, health and happiness - at least according to the unanimous declaration of human rights by the United Nations in 1948. (0) comments
"If it tastes good, spit it out," was how Jack LaLanne, the so-called "godfather of fitness," put it. This maxim for healthy living has now permeated our culture as indisputable truth. Bacon, doughnuts, chocolate and butter will all kill you. Broccoli, beets and cabbage are what we should be eating instead. (8) comments
On Monday, President David Leebron spoke to nearly 100 students at the Student Association meeting, displaying his wit and charm to an attentive and concerned audience. After touching on Rice's rise through the rankings, Leebron reached the meat of his presentation: the discussion surrounding the proposed merger between Rice and the Baylor College of Medicine. (0) comments
The Thresher has a long, tumultuous history with the Rice Program Council. They plan events, we complain about them, the animosity continues. Last week's staff editorial notwithstanding ("Esperanza planning proves problematic," Oct. 23), however, we've had generally good things to say about RPC in the past year. (0) comments
To view this week's editorial cartoon, click the thumbnail. (0) comments
Online Comments of the Week In response to "Campus sustainability calls for individual responsibility,collective awareness," Oct. 23: Does Roni Deitz really care about sustainability or does she just want students to feel guilty? In her column, she asserts that students "need to want to be worthy" of gold-level environmental consciousness, implying that her fellow students don't even know what's good for them. (0) comments