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​Searching for space: Students struggle to find spots amid lot closures, illegal parking

Student drivers are voicing concerns about parking, saying they have difficulty finding open spots this semester despite paying hundreds of dollars for parking permits. With the construction of the Rice University Music and Performing Arts Center, a significant portion of West Lot has been closed off this semester, according to Parking Manager Mike Morgan.

Rice Bikes mobilizes for Harvey relief

Rice Bikes held the first in a series of monthly Bike + Beats, a bike drive and fundraiser to replace transportation lost to Hurricane Harvey, at their garage last Friday as part of a larger Houston-wide initiative.

Students perceive inequality in career fair

The Fall Career & Internship Expo filled Tudor Fieldhouse with rows of possible employers on Tuesday, but some students and alumni said the annual expo offered few career opportunities.

Unconventional humor: Rice's resident jokesters

Maybe it’s time for someone to ask The Princeton Review to add another category.

"Mother!" blends horror and Biblical allegory

Darren Aronofsky's new film is an ambitious apologue that willingly exchanges perfection for cinematic extravagance.

Moving on: Students find homes after Harvey

“These disasters have made me value a sense of normal,” Nguyen, a McMurtry College junior, said. “I just want to know what tomorrow is going to be like. For a week after Harvey, I didn't know what tomorrow was going to be like.”

Football Runs Wild in First Win

Last Saturday, the Owls delivered a bounce-back performance against conference foe University of Texas, El Paso, winning 31-14 to secure their first win of the season.

Lives in limbo: Dreamers face uncertain future after DACA change

Undocumented students brought out from the shadows by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act were thrust into the nation’s spotlight after the Trump administration announced they were phasing out protections on Sept. 5.

RUPD braves Harvey flooding

As Houston took on over 40 inches of rain, Rice University Police Department officers received helicopters filled with evacuees from a hospital and a nursing home, and waded into neck-deep floodwaters in student rescues on Sunday, Aug. 27.

Hit by Harvey: tearing down to build up

Over 2,000 Rice students have signed up as volunteers through the Rice Harvey Action Team, according to Doerr Institute Director Tom Kolditz.

Hispanic student group hosts discussion in response to end of DACA

The Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice hosted a discussion Tuesday night about the White House’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy would end in six months.

SA to vote on investor responsibility committee

Rice University’s endowment is currently valued at 5.3 billion dollars, and the university currently has no mechanism for leveraging its investments to influence corporate policy.

Rice escapes major storm damage due to emergency preparations

Throughout Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, Rice campus remained safe due to the condition of its buildings and grounds and the existence of improved city infrastructure, said Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby.

Stay Up To Date: Harvey

Rice University has avoided major flooding with no losses of power during Hurricane Harvey. The residential colleges have opened their doors to house off-campus students and classes are canceled through Labor Day.

2017 Football Preview and Predictions

Rice applies for bike-friendly status

Rice University’s Transportation Demand Management department submitted an application on Aug. 6 for Rice’s designation as a “Bicycle Friendly University,” following a years-long effort to improve biking at Rice.

MATLAB made free

Over the summer, the MATLAB computer program was made free for Rice students, faculty, and staff to download on their personal computers, according to Diane Butler, Office of Information Technology associate vice president.

Purity Test evolves, spreads beyond Rice

Have you ever done anything that you wouldn’t tell your mother? Lose 10 purity points. Ever told a lie? Ever cursed? Don’t recognize these questions from the Rice Purity Test? That’s probably because you weren’t alive when the Thresher published the original version of the test in 1924.

Uncertainty surrounds multicultural center staffing

As fundraising begins for the construction of Rice University’s new Multicultural Center, a critical question remains: Who will run it?

2017 Football Preview: Owls out to prove last season was a fluke

In the northeast, fall begins when the leaves change color. In Florida, it’s when the snowbirds return to their gated communities.