Errata
Last week, the Thresher stated that Sally Ride was the first woman in space ("Rice hosts yearly Sally Ride Science Festival"). Ride was the first American woman in space. The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova.In last week's photo accompanying the article "Students buy eco-friendly surrey bike for trial run," Lovett senior Alicia Hernandez was incorrectly identified as Carrie Boland.
The Thresher regrets these errors.
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