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SPORTS 3/19/19 10:35pm

thank u, next: Rice to take on Marquette in first round of NCAA tournament

By Eric Barber

The regular season and conference tournament champion Rice Owls are headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. Even though the Owls moved up three spots in the Associated Press poll to No. 21, they were selected as the No. 12 seed in the Chicago region of the tournament bracket.

NEWS 3/19/19 8:57am

Former Houston Mayor and Rice graduate Annise Parker to deliver commencement address

By Emily Abdow

Former Mayor of Houston Annise Parker (Jones ‘78) will return to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address for Rice’s graduating class of 2019.

SPORTS 3/16/19 6:40pm

CHAMPS: Women's basketball punches ticket to NCAA Tournament

By Andrew Grottkau

In a year full of achievements, the Rice women’s basketball team finally accomplished the most important one of all. The Owls won the Conference USA Championship Saturday night, defeating Middle Tennessee State University 69-54 to earn the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005.

SPORTS 3/15/19 7:31pm

Ogwumike carries women's basketball to C-USA title game

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice will have a chance to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after a 64-57 comeback win over Western Kentucky University in the Conference USA Tournament semifinal on Friday night.

SPORTS 3/14/19 2:18pm

Women's basketball takes down North Texas, advances to C-USA semis

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice women’s basketball led wire-to-wire in a 61-43 victory over the University of North Texas in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA basketball tournament. The Owls will take on Western Kentucky University in the semifinals Friday evening.

SPORTS 3/11/19 4:32pm

What to watch for: Conference USA basketball tournament

By Andrew Grottkau and Madison Buzzard

With the regular season over, both the Rice women’s and men’s basketball teams are heading to Frisco to compete in the Conference USA tournaments.

NEWS 3/5/19 11:21pm

Policy requires Beer Bike guests to register, purchase shirts

By Savannah Kuchar

Guests at Beer Bike this year must register and buy visitor-specific shirts in order to partake in college activities due to a new policy aiming to increase visitor accountability.

NEWS 3/5/19 11:16pm

Computer science department adapts to rapid growth

By Andrew Grottkau

The number of undergraduates studying computer science has more than doubled since 2014, an increase that department head Luay Nakhleh said will require an investment in the department.

FEATURES 3/5/19 10:45pm

Overcoming Failure and Imposter Syndrome: A Conversation with Matthew Hayes

By Elizabeth Myong

As a freshman at the University of Chicago, Matthew Hayes was feeling out of place. He had just moved from his small hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska where he attended what he called a “not so great” public school.

FEATURES 3/5/19 10:40pm

Black at Rice: Summar McGee

By Ella Feldman

For most of her life, Summar McGee didn’t envision herself attending a school like Rice. “I always joke that I still don’t know how I got here,” McGee, a junior at Hanszen College, said.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:29pm

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

By Spencer Moffat

After four straight days of swimming at the Conference USA Championships in Atlanta, Rice narrowly finished second behind a Florida International University team that won its fifth straight C-USA Championship.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:25pm

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

By Michael Byrnes

It was a Senior Day to remember for the Rice women’s basketball team. A record crowd of 2,606 fans at Tudor Fieldhouse watched the Owls defeat Louisiana Tech University 78-42 to complete Rice’s undefeated 13-0 home record, and increase the team’s winning streak to 17 games.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:12pm

Wickerson wins presidential election with 42 percent voter turnout

By Emily Abdow

Grace Wickerson will serve as the next Student Association president after beating out competitors Frederick Cavallaro and Bill Duong in an election with the lowest number of votes cast for president since 2016.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:04pm

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

By Cameron Wallace

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.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:02pm

History of presidential platforms reveals SA discontent

By Savannah Kuchar

Freddy Cavallaro’s call to restructure the Student Association Senate may be the first such campaign in current students’ memories, but it is at home in Rice’s history. Between 2003 and 2014, at least six campaigns aimed to achieve goals including shifting power to residential colleges and increasing voter turnout in SA elections, but none won elections.

FEATURES 2/26/19 9:33pm

Meet your 2019-2020 college presidents

By Biz Rasich

We spoke to the newly elected presidents of all 11 residential colleges about what they hope to accomplish both inside and outside of their college over the duration of their respective presidential terms.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:52am

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

By Eric Barber

For the first time in the 41-year history of the women’s basketball program, the Owls are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:45am

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

By Cameron Wallace

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.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:44am

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

By Amy Qin and Rishab Ramapriyan

Freddy Cavallaro’s #DismantleTheSA campaign for president is focused on significant bylaw and constitutional reform for the Student Association, with the goal of making the SA Senate more representative of the student body rather than actually dismantling it.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:33am

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

By Andrew Grottkau

The athletic department presented plans for an inflatable dome designed to be used by multiple varsity and club athletic teams to members of the Student Association, sparking concern among some members of the student body.

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thank u, next: Rice to take on Marquette in first round of NCAA tournament

Former Houston Mayor and Rice graduate Annise Parker to deliver commencement address

CHAMPS: Women's basketball punches ticket to NCAA Tournament

Ogwumike carries women's basketball to C-USA title game

Women's basketball takes down North Texas, advances to C-USA semis

What to watch for: Conference USA basketball tournament

Policy requires Beer Bike guests to register, purchase shirts

Computer science department adapts to rapid growth

Overcoming Failure and Imposter Syndrome: A Conversation with Matthew Hayes

Black at Rice: Summar McGee

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

Wickerson wins presidential election with 42 percent voter turnout

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

History of presidential platforms reveals SA discontent

Meet your 2019-2020 college presidents

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

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