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Rice men’s tennis traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and pulled off a series of upset victories en route to winning the American Athletic Conference Championship.
“Prepare for trouble and make it double!”
Loretta Ross jokes that she can “talk as long as Fidel Castro.” These days, her urgency is reserved for speaking against the 'call out' — the act of public shaming as a corrective measure — which she said has become as "inevitable as gravity” during her lecture at Duncan Hall on April 14.
Score: ★★★½
When Rob Kimbro graduated from Rice University in 1995, he said he envisioned a career in the United States Foreign Service. Now, nearly three decades later, he returns as a full-time lecturer in the theatre program having established himself in Houston’s theater community and as a mentor to Rice students.
Score: ★★★★½
The summer, that much-needed three-month stretch of time between spring and fall semester, can be spent in many ways. If you’d like to brush up on your reading skills to stay prepared for your upcoming classes but don’t know where to start, consider the following five books and series, sorted based on summer plans for your convenience.
From long‑rumored comeback records to underground favorites ready for a breakout, this summer is stacked with new music that could soundtrack every pool day, road trip and late‑night study session you have planned. Here are nine projects we’ll be spinning the moment they drop.
Score: ★★★★★
The Grand Hall pulsed with energy and music on April 12 and 13 as Rice’s BASYK dance club hosted its annual Cypher showcase, highlighting a wide array of dance styles ranging from K-pop and hip-hop to ballroom performances.
As my time as the Thresher’s film columnist comes to an end, and with the decade almost half over, I wanted to spotlight my 10 favorite films of the 2020s. Despite a global pandemic, a writers’ strike and the decline of movie theaters, the 2020s have given audiences a great selection of cinematic experiences.
Echoes reverberated around the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ April 14 at the Rice Chorale concert, featuring music spanning different centuries and styles from whispered a cappella songs to full organ grandeur.
Breezeways, arches and outdoor seating will abound at the Moody Center Complex for Student Life set to break ground May 8. The 75,000-square-foot complex was designed by architecture firm Olson Kundig and has an expected completion date of fall 2027.
Finals are creeping up on us, and that means hunting season for the best study snacks on and off campus. Below are some that are sure to see you through the most enigmatic paper prompts and puzzling practice questions.
In the first heat of the women’s race in this year’s Beer Bike, Melissa Geng said she was biking faster than she ever had, adrenaline pumping through her veins. All was going well, until she crashed into the fence of the alumni viewing area at the turn of her second lap.
As the spring semester comes to an end, 26 graduating seniors find themselves juggling both final exams and final exhibits. Marking the completion of a visual and dramatic arts degree at Rice, the annual senior showcase will open April 25.
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Rice is growing again, and President Reggie DesRoches isn’t wrong when he says it’s a good thing.
Rice will grow another 8%, aiming to enroll 5,200 students by fall 2028, announced an April 21 press release. This is the second recent expansion at Rice, following a 2021 initiative that raised the undergraduate population 20%, from 4,000 to 4,800.
The Student Association Senate passed Blanket Tax funding allocations for the coming year, voting 19 to three with four abstaining April 21. The budget included cuts to some Blanket Tax Organizations, including Rice Women’s Resource Center and student media, with the money to be reallocated to the SA’s Initiative Fund.
