the Rice Thresher

Friday, December 5, 2008

News

• Owls will play bowl game in Houston
• Alumni give $15 million to School of Engineering
• 2009 Commencement speaker announced
• President Leebron visits Iran with educational delegation
• Sid wins intercollege recycling contest
• SA poll shows Health Services has limited reach
• News in Brief: Felon on campus, MOB in Thanksgiving Day Parade, plus more
• The Outer Loop gets re-lit
• Financial committee looks at proposed accounting changes
• Dean Burrus wins award for electrical engineering work
• Last Thresher until January

Sports

• Football defeats archrival Houston to capture coveted Bayou Bucket
• Volleyball earns national bid
• Women's cross country finishes 22nd at national meet
• Owls stuck at two wins
• Swimming succeeds at Cornhusker Invitational
• Women's basketball falls to Arkansas, downs Furman over break
• Commentary: End of the year choose your own Casey Michel column adventure

Entertainment

• Tomb Raider: Underworld shines despite some nagging problems
• Four Christmases earns its place on the naughty list
• "The Wake" is a complex web of drama
• Slumdog Millionaire is right on the money
• Australia epic in length and scope
• Comic: Cingle Cellularity
• KTRU pick of the week: Radio Myanmar

Opinion

• 'Tis the season of giving, not materialism
• "Spanish" a misnomer, diverse language
• Board member's support of Proposition 8 impacts campus
• Emergency alert system only works if used
• Speaker choice good, but system needs more fixes
• This week's Editorial Cartoon
• Letters to the Editor

Backpage

• Backpage's Voyage Through the Annals of History

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