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FEATURES 2/14/18 1:20am

Feb. 14 crossword solutions

By Margaret Roddy

Solutions to crossword puzzle # 2: Books I was Supposed to Read in High School

FEATURES 2/14/18 1:14am

Podcasting students challenged to learn new medium

By Ella Feldman

The class, which has 17 students and meets on Wednesday afternoons for three hours, was born out of a collaboration with English professor Lacy Johnson and her work with the Houston Flood Museum.

FEATURES 2/14/18 1:03am

O-week 2018 themes

Orientation week 2018 is still 25 weeks away, but the hype is already starting.

FEATURES 1/31/18 1:37am

Jan. 31 crossword solutions

By Margaret Roddy

Solutions to our inaugural crossword puzzle!

FEATURES 1/24/18 12:16am

Photo Feature: Jacks of the Past

By Elizabeth Rasich

Alumni share stories of rules they broke during their time at Rice

FEATURES 1/23/18 11:47pm

Civic Duty Rice promotes political activism through events, podcast

By Ella Feldman

Voter turnout for the Harris County election last November was the lowest it has been in over two decades, according to the Houston Chronicle. To Meredith McCain, that is terrifying.

FEATURES 1/17/18 1:34pm

Rice freshman's cryptocurrency trading startup Everest Capital posts huge initial returns

By Lavina Kalwani

Abraham started the beginnings of his “alternative asset management fund” just three months ago. The company, Everest Capital, uses social media analytics to invest in cryptocurrency.

FEATURES 1/17/18 9:32am

At first, the Rice University Emergency Medical Services faced skepticism over whether it would be a substantial asset to the campus, given that it sits right across the street from the largest network of hospitals in the world.

FEATURES 1/10/18 12:42am

Winter shenanigans: How did students spend their winter break?

By Elizabeth Rasich

We asked students how they spent their winter breaks!

FEATURES 1/10/18 12:32am

What is virginity, anyway?

By Elizabeth Rasich

It turns out that Rice students are pretty good at guessing how many of their peers are virgins: 44 percent was the true number and 39 percent the average estimate, according to a recent Research Methods (SOCI 381) study.

FEATURES 1/10/18 12:30am

Speech and debate team dominates

By Elizabeth Rasich

Last spring, while the rest of her classmates were throwing water balloons and cheering on their colleges at Beer Bike, Gennifer Geer was stuck in Peoria, Illinois for a national speech and debate tournament.

FEATURES 11/28/17 11:44pm

The Switch

By Elizabeth Rasich

Jefferson Ren made it his personal goal to spend a night at all the residential colleges this semester.

FEATURES 11/28/17 11:33pm

Thanksgiving on campus

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Postmates, instant ramen and dinner at the magisters’ house were some of the survival tools for students who stayed on campus for Thanksgiving break. Every year, a number of students remain at Rice during the four-day Thanksgiving recess due to a variety of reasons such as distance, cost or simply preparation for the final week of classes. “I personally stayed just because it's too far to go back home,” Gayatri Sawant, a Sid Richardson College freshman and international student from India, said.

FEATURES 11/15/17 9:41pm

KTRU DJs experiment with underappreciated music

By Ella Feldman

“Last week, I was looking through the stacks and found a Smithsonian recording of 92 different North American frogs, so I played a frog call,” Chris Brehm, KTRU DJ and Baker College senior, said.

FEATURES 11/15/17 4:33pm

Rice courses available for free on Coursera and EdX

By Lavina Kalwani

Rice hopped on the online course bandwagon a few years ago, and the courses continue to be popular today.

FEATURES 11/8/17 10:32am

The Social Network: Can Rice function without Facebook?

By Lizzie Bjork

Where can one buy empty Franzia bags, find copious quantities of leftover breakfast pastries, share memes about Beer Bike and find people to split an Uber?

FEATURES 11/1/17 5:31am

Feature: Bike Around the Bay

By Elizabeth Rasich

What do pickle juice shots, hail and sheltering in a porta-potty have in common? All three happened at this year's Bike Around the Bay, a two-day fundraising endurance ride from Baytown to Galveston and back. Fifteen members of the Rice University Cycling and Triathlon team participated in the approximately 177-mile ride this past weekend.

FEATURES 11/1/17 4:04am

Sophomore Grace Wickerson embodies entrepreneurial spirit

By Emily Abdow

Grace Wickerson is a vegan-cookie-baking taekwondo black belt who is using her powers for good.

FEATURES 10/25/17 3:22am

Dog Days of Campus

By Christine Wang and Katherine Hu

Contrary to popular belief, the Rice squirrels aren’t the only four-legged creatures on campus.

FEATURES 10/25/17 12:53am

Feature: A conversation with Al Gore

By Drew Keller and Elizabeth Rasich

The Rice Thresher and the Houston Chronicle sat down with Al Gore after his talk on Monday to discuss a future marked by climate change.

Spotlight

Feb. 14 crossword solutions

Podcasting students challenged to learn new medium

O-week 2018 themes

Jan. 31 crossword solutions

Photo Feature: Jacks of the Past

Civic Duty Rice promotes political activism through events, podcast

Rice freshman's cryptocurrency trading startup Everest Capital posts huge initial returns

REMS: Who you gonna call?

Winter shenanigans: How did students spend their winter break?

What is virginity, anyway?

Speech and debate team dominates

The Switch

Thanksgiving on campus

KTRU DJs experiment with underappreciated music

Rice courses available for free on Coursera and EdX

The Social Network: Can Rice function without Facebook?

Feature: Bike Around the Bay

Sophomore Grace Wickerson embodies entrepreneurial spirit

Dog Days of Campus

Feature: A conversation with Al Gore

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