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Honor Council changes penalty structure

(04/20/16 10:14pm)

Rice’s Honor Council has announced changes to its penalty system: It will base penalties in proportion to the grade weighting of assignments found in violation. Honor Council made the penalty structure changes to bring more consistency to their decisions, according to Honor Council Chair Katie Jensen. Jensen said the new structure will serve as a case’s baseline punishment before consideration of other unique factors.





Unopposed secretary candidate Sonal Pai hopes to expand SA awareness, promote wellbeing campaign

(02/17/16 2:19am)

Sonal Pai highlighted three roles within the SA — Director of Technology, Director of Marketing, and Historian — as positions that other SA members should use more frequently as resources. As Secretary, she will be in charge of drafting applications for new applicants for these positions. She intends to increase awareness of their functions. She hopes that, in doing so, these people will receive more recognition for their efforts.



EVP candidate Hannah Todd plans to mentor senators, continue addressing meal plans

(02/15/16 3:23pm)

Hannah Todd has a focus on catering to the wants and needs of students in regards to the meal plan in her platform. As a freshman, she served as a NSR and is currently a Wiess SA Senator. Her accomplishments this year, as a sophomore, include moving the start time of breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. at Baker and West Serveries for people with 8 a.m. classes. She also worked with H&D closely to create the survey sent out to gather students’ opinions about the current meal plan.



Justin Onwenu aims to improve communication, resolve student concerns as EVP

(02/15/16 3:08pm)

As a candidate for Student Association External Vice President, Justin Onwenu’s platform focuses on a broad range of issues. In his campaign platform, Onwenu said as EVP he hopes to expand the use of tetra and give student more options with the meal plan, to establish greater lines of communication between students and the Honor Council and Student Judicial Programs, to increase the ability of students to give academic input through faculty advisory boards and to promote environmental sustainability.



Joan Liu desires stronger student engagement, better understanding of administrative policies

(02/11/16 5:45am)

As an active member of the Student Association since her freshman year, current External Vice President Joan Liu, a Jones College junior, wants to expand her role in the SA to the presidency. Over the past year, she has worked on faculty advisory board and Rice University Police Department legislation, helped bring awareness of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance to Rice’s campus, and chartered the Campus Culture Priorities Working Group, which focuses on student well-being. Her main priority is to bring clarity and engagement between students, organizations and the administration.


Solar decathlon club advances to national competition, plans to build environmental home

(02/03/16 3:05am)

Rice University’s Solar Decathlon Club is advancing to nationals after competing in October in Orange County, California. The club’s team is one of just 16 in the world to advance to the October 2017 national competition. Solar Decathlon is an international competition that challenges collegiate teams to design and build solar-powered and environmentally friendly homes.