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(04/26/19 5:08pm)
The Student Association Senate passed two resolutions on April 22 intended to express undergraduate concerns about the athletic department’s plans to build of an inflatable dome.
(04/03/19 4:57am)
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that stated that American universities, including Rice, must do more to protect free speech on their campuses.
(03/06/19 5:27am)
The Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday night to express support for the reinstatement of introductory language courses as DI distribution credit.
(02/27/19 4:04am)
The Student Association Senate introduced legislation aiming to prevent students found in violation of the sexual misconduct policy or guilty of interpersonal violence from holding campuswide leadership positions for the duration of their time at Rice.
(02/20/19 6:45am)
According to Grace Wickerson, candidate for Student Association president, there is a lot of potential in the SA Senate for initiating productive dialogues and ultimately affecting large-scale changes on Rice’s campus.
(02/13/19 6:35am)
The Student Association Senate voted not to include a constitutional amendment to increase annual student fees to support the Green Fund on the general election ballot by a vote of 12 yes to nine no, with five members abstaining. The amendment would have required two-thirds yes votes to move to a campus-wide ballot.
(01/16/19 5:14am)
Update Jan. 18: The comment period has been extended to Jan. 30 due to a temporary problem with the Federal Register website, according to Rice Director of Government Relations Nathan Cook. The website is functional as of Jan. 18 at 11 a.m.
(01/09/19 4:05am)
The Duncan College magisters lifted a college-wide ban on private gatherings with alcohol instituted in December after meeting with students this week, according to a college-wide email sent by the magisters on Jan. 11.
(04/11/18 7:38am)
Undergraduate voting on a potential $5 blanket tax increase for the Rice University intramural sports program opened Monday night as part of the Student Association second round election.
(04/04/18 4:17am)
A student body referendum will decide whether to raise blanket tax fees $5 to cover intramural sports expenses, after the Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting the increase on Monday.
(03/28/18 5:21am)
Student Association President Ariana Engles outlined her priorities and expectations for her presidential term during her first SA Senate on Monday.
(03/21/18 3:42am)
Rice University admissions saw the largest number of applicants in its history this year: 20,898, a 16 percent increase from last year.
(02/28/18 5:25am)
Rice University released a statement on Sunday assuring prospective students that high school disciplinary action resulting from peaceful protest would not affect their admission decision.
(02/21/18 6:27am)
Candidates for internal vice president participated debated issues ranging from student disillusionment to the purpose of the Student Association on Friday before the Thresher’s SA presidential debate.
(02/14/18 3:58am)
The Office of Information Technology will refund students who have been overcharged on printing since last summer as a result of an error in printing software, according to a mass email sent to all Rice students by OIT Campus Services Director Mike Dewey on Monday.
(01/31/18 3:45am)
The Student Association Senate will vote on a resolution calling for Rice University to affirm its commitment to diversity of thought by disregarding public opinion and controversy when inviting speakers to campus.
(01/24/18 3:08am)
Rice University launched a new website aiming to gather resources for undocumented and DACA students into one centralized location on Saturday.
(01/17/18 5:12am)
A fake advertisement published by The Rice Thresher’s satirical Backpage last week with the title “Guilt-Free MLK Day Pass” received national attention after outlets including Fox News, Inside Higher Ed and The Blaze covered controversy surrounding it.
(11/15/17 9:59pm)
A majority of students support the the Student Association’s Lifetime Enrichment Activities Program proposal to replace the Lifetime Physical Achievement Program requirement, according to the results of the 2017 Survey of All Students.
(11/01/17 8:34am)
Sixteen students had a chance to sell their ideas for improving Rice to University President David Leebron at the Student Association’s 100 Ideas Senate on Monday, with over a hundred students looking on.