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Online only: Health services advises for flu shot

(08/28/09 12:00am)

This article has been changed from the printed edition.In anticipation of this fall's likely flu surge, Student Health Services is encouraging students, faculty and staff to obtain a flu vaccine. Staff Physician Jessica McKelvey said Student Health will be offering vaccinations during the upcoming flu season free of charge for faculty and $13 for students.However, students with medical conditions that put them at increased risk of the flu can receive a vaccination for free.


Glass boats float in Fondren

(10/24/08 12:00am)

With the installment of nine multicolored glass boats in the front lobby, Fondren Library is the first location to integrate art into the Rice campus in a campus wide project known as the "Endeavor Installation." The boats are a gift from donors Elizabeth and Albert Kidd (Hanszen '64) and is a project of the Arts Committee, chaired by Raymond Brochstein (Sid '55).The committee promotes President David Leebron's intent to create a more vibrant and dynamic campus as outlined in the Vision for the Second Century, Eleni Barzouka, Facilities, Engineering and Planning senior project manager, said.


Esperanza IV: A new hope

(09/26/08 12:00am)

Esperanza this year will not be held at an aquarium or a baseball stadium. Rather, Rice Program Council will host its fall formal on campus, in a tent located between the Shepherd School of Music and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. Esperanza will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. RPC Formals Committee co-Chair Maggy Taylor said ticket costs are still up in the air. Though the official theme is undecided, RPC is considering a "blue and grey" motif, RPC President Michelle Kerkstra said.