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Students attend an SJP protest in spring 2024 Prayag Gordy / Thresher
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Students attend an SJP protest in spring 2024 Prayag Gordy / Thresher
As student protests erupt across the country, Rice Students for Justice in Palestine launched a “liberated zone” on Rice campus, announced a two-day series of events and started construction on an “apartheid wall.”
Rice Students for Justice in Palestine established a "liberated zone" on campus April 23. Prayag Gordy / Thresher
Rice Students for Justice in Palestine established a "liberated zone" on campus April 23. Prayag Gordy / Thresher
With the final session rescheduled to Wednesday April 17, the Conversations on the Middle East series is coming to a close.
Rice SJP hosted a protest across the street from the Allen Center on April 12 in response to the cancellation of S.RES 02. Prayag Gordy / Thresher
Rice Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a “people’s town hall” in response to Rice’s order for the Student Association to table a resolution divesting student activity fee funds from companies on the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions list.
After an hour-long Senate session last week when S.RES 02 was introduced, the April 1 Senate, pictured, had no agenda, did not reach a quorum and quickly adjourned. Prayag Gordy / Thresher
The Pub at Rice is going cashless after two burglaries.
The Student Association is indefinitely tabling a resolution to boycott and divest SA funds from Israel-aligned companies after a student filed a discrimination complaint with the Office of Access, Equity and Equal Opportunity, Student Association President Jae Kim told the Thresher.
I still can’t believe it’s over.
Rice settled a class action lawsuit in February for $33.75 million. The complaint alleged that Rice and 16 other elite universities illegally conspired to limit financial aid. Rice settled before trial — as do the vast majority of civil cases — and the university denies any wrongdoing.
Rice reached a $33.75 million settlement in the financial aid “cartel” lawsuit, according to Friday court filings. Rice denied wrongdoing in the settlement.
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Student Association director of elections Jocelyn Wang held the first information session for interested candidates Monday. Campaigning begins Feb. 7 and ends Feb. 21, when the voting period will open for one week. The SA will announce election results Feb. 29.
Emergency personnel, crisis management and the Wiess College magisters ended Night of Decadence nearly two hours early Oct. 29, according to Jeff Falk, Rice’s director of news and media relations.
Rice Students for Justice in Palestine, the Palestinian Youth Movement and other groups led a protest in support of Palestine at Houston City Hall Oct. 14. More than 2,000 demonstrators attended, according to the Houston Police Department.
President Joseph Biden appointed David Satterfield, the director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy, as the special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues Oct. 15. Satterfield said he will continue to serve as the Baker Institute’s director through his “temporary mission” as special envoy.
The O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science was officially inaugurated in a Sept. 14 ribbon cutting ceremony.
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