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NEWS 10/18/17 12:51pm

Students back alumnus' school board campaign

By Claire Carpenter

Students and alumni spent this past Saturday knocking on doors to campaign for Rice University professor Robert Lundin’s run for the Houston Independent School District school board election.

NEWS 10/18/17 1:51am

CTIS in review: Students reflect and express concerns as workshop ends

By Juan Saldaña

As midterms roll around, new students can cross one item off their academic checklists: the Critical Thinking in Sexuality workshop.

NEWS 10/4/17 4:14pm

Seniors come full circle, interview prospective students

By Lizzie Bjork

Although college applications are not due for three more months, Rice seniors have interviewed around 50 potential applicants a week since the start of the fall semester.

NEWS 10/4/17 12:24am

SA seeks student ideas to shape university vision

By Emily Abdow and Cameron Wallace

The Rice University Student Association is gathering student ideas to develop the seven major goals of Rice’s Vision for the Second Century, Part Two, which President David Leebron outlined at a Rice town hall on Tuesday.

NEWS 10/4/17 12:05am

Banned: Federalist Society hosts immigration debate

By Alice Liu

Two scholars debated the constitutionality of Trump’s immigration executive order at an event hosted by the Rice Federalist Society last Thursday.

NEWS 10/4/17 12:04am

Curating art, coffee: Moody Center for the Arts opens new cafe

By Will Mundy

A new cafe on campus has joined Coffeehouse as a caffeinated study spot. The Moody Center for the Arts opened a new cafe on Friday, according to Alison Weaver, executive director of the Moody Center.

NEWS 10/4/17 12:02am

New look, new priorities for Women’s Resource Center

By Anna Ta

Students are taking advantage of the Rice Women’s Resource Center’s updated space after a summer renovation and a redesigned logo, according to co-director Zulfa Quadri.

NEWS 10/4/17 12:01am

Rice offers financial aid in wake of Harvey

By Shami Mosley

The Rice Emergency Student Disaster Assistance program is offering disaster financial assistance and reimbursements for flooded cars to some students affected by Hurricane Harvey.

NEWS 9/27/17 4:02pm

New office building and parking garage to open in October

By Shami Mosley

The new office building and parking garage next to the Allen Center is expected to open in October after delays from Hurricane Harvey, according to Kathy Jones, associate vice president of Facilities, Engineering and Planning.

NEWS 9/27/17 1:31am

Mini-charrette design competition winners build sukkah

By Vi Burgess

The winning design for this year’s mini-charrette competition, “Pause Box,” will be erected at Congregation Emanu El in time for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which begins Oct. 4.

NEWS 9/27/17 12:07am

Event registration process overhauled

By Amy Qin and Bryan Najera Demoraes

Student Activities implemented a new event registration process this semester after receiving jurisdiction over public events from Student Judicial Programs.

NEWS 9/26/17 10:29pm

NEST360° named finalist for $100 million philanthropy grant

By Elliot Stahr

Rice University’s Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies program was named one of four finalists from over 1900 competitors for the MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change grant on Sept. 19.

NEWS 9/26/17 9:56pm

Searching for space: Students struggle to find spots amid lot closures, illegal parking

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Student drivers are voicing concerns about parking, saying they have difficulty finding open spots this semester despite paying hundreds of dollars for parking permits. With the construction of the Rice University Music and Performing Arts Center, a significant portion of West Lot has been closed off this semester, according to Parking Manager Mike Morgan.

NEWS 9/26/17 9:47pm

Coffee and code: Students compete in HackRice

By Emily Abdow

Powered by Red Bull, caffeine-infused chocolate and coffee cereal, more than 400 participants packed into the Rice Memorial Center Grand Hall to compete in the 36-hour-long HackRice competition this weekend.

NEWS 9/21/17 11:27pm

Photo Gallery: RCEL Engineering Liftoff 2017

By Alice Liu and Jiayi Lyu

Over 150 Rice freshmen and upperclassmen attended this year's Engineering Liftoff, hosted annually by the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership.

NEWS 9/21/17 12:52pm

Frustration builds as Willy's Pub remains closed

By Elliot Stahr

Willy’s Pub will remain closed for at least two weeks more after experiencing water damage from Hurricane Harvey.

NEWS 9/20/17 2:15pm

SA bylaw amendment aims for transparency

By Claire Carpenter

The Bylaw Amendment To Establish Mechanism for Transparency and Accountability requires all SA officials except residential college presidents to submit a platform at the beginning of their term and each semester, detailing their goals for the year.

NEWS 9/20/17 2:10pm

New Fondren equipment revamps experience

By Andrew Mu and Rishab Ramapriyan

Fondren Library has had multiple upgrades driven by student and community feedback throughout the spring and summer including standing desks, elliptical foot pedals, and the Mothers’ Room for Nursing. “It's really about creating different spaces within this building that serve specific needs,” Fondren Library Head of User Experience Debra Kolah said.

NEWS 9/20/17 2:05pm

OIT begins efforts to improve campus Wi-Fi as student complaints rise

By Will Ledig

Undergraduate students have submitted twice as many complaints about Wi-Fi issues as this time last year, according to Misha Bruno, Senior Consultant for IT Transformation and Strategic Initiatives and the manager of the OIT’s new wireless upgrade project.

NEWS 9/20/17 1:59pm

Rice for Reproductive Justice partners with Planned Parenthood

By Kristen Ferrara

Members of Rice for Reproductive Justice joined local Planned Parenthood volunteers to make period relief kits for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. According to Citlalli Alvarez, a senior field organizer at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, “approximately 1,000 period kits” were created and packaged for delivery to local shelters. The success of this operation was contingent upon volunteers, Alvarez said.