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NEWS 2/26/19 10:01pm

MECH department restructures curriculum

By Andrew Grottkau

The Rice mechanical engineering department is overhauling its major requirements beginning in Fall 2019 including reducing the number of required hours and adding specializations, according to department head Laura Schaefer.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:00pm

Serveries to remain open for Spring Break

By Anna Ta

Serveries will provide meals during spring break for the first time, according to David McDonald, the senior business director of Housing and Dining.

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 12:35am

DeSTIgma event to offer free STI tests

By Sammi Johnson

The Student Association is hosting the university’s first Sexually Transmitted Infection testing party, which will offer free STI testing, according to Hannah Kim, the Student Health Services and Accessibility Committee co-chair.

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.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:31am

Secretary candidates promise improved communication

By Emily Abdow

Both candidates vying for Student Association Secretary agree that the SA’s current level of communication has left the student body uninformed but differ in approaches to close the communication gap.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:28am

Texas Policy Lab offers career opportunities

By Elizabeth Myong

The Texas Policy Lab invited graduating Rice seniors to apply for their new full-time data scientist, data analyst and pre-doctoral fellowship positions during an event last Wednesday.

NEWS 2/18/19 11:36pm

SA presidential candidates highlight differences at debate

By Amy Qin and Rishab Ramapriyan

At the annual Student Association Presidential Debate, presented by the Rice Thresher, three Student Association President hopefuls took the stage on Friday, Feb. 15 to discuss their platforms.

NEWS 2/14/19 2:36pm

Previously unenforced bylaw restricts candidates from running for both college and SA positions

By Emily Abdow

Director of Elections Morgan Gillis said this year he abided by a previously unenforced Student Association bylaw that prohibits individuals who run for elected positions at their residential colleges from then running for elected positions in the Student Association.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:35am

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate voted not to include a constitutional amendment to increase annual student fees to support the Green Fund on the general election ballot by a vote of 12 yes to nine no, with five members abstaining.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:29am

Medical school offers humanities pre-meds direct entry

By Kate Weeks

Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are partnering to create a direct-entry program into McGovern Medical School for humanities students aiming to increase intellectual diversity amongst doctors, according to the Rice Office of Public Affairs.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:27am

Students weigh in on innovation hub

By Christina Tan

Renovations on the proposed Innovation Hub, now named the Ion, will begin in May with construction ending late next year.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:25am

Seventeen car burglaries occur on, nearby campus

By Amy Qin

Seven vehicles in the North College Lot and 10 vehicles in the First Christian Church & School parking lot were burglarized at approximately 1:20 a.m. Monday morning, according to an email from the Rice University Police Department.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:22am

Racist images from Rice’s past surface, spark conversation

By Anna Ta

Blackface and other racist imagery in past editions of the Rice Campanile made national news this week following recent controversy surrounding the discovery of school yearbook photos of Virginia’s governor and attorney general in blackface.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:20am

Students aim to increase visibility of African studies at Rice

By Rishab Ramapriyan

The Student Association’s “Increasing African Presence in Academia” student initiative committee is advocating for the improvement of the African studies minor and creation of a African studies major.

NEWS 2/8/19 3:48pm

Blanket Tax Committee recommends against student fee increase to fund environmental projects

By Amy Qin

Members of the Blanket Tax Committee and Student Association Senate voiced concerns over a proposal to increase annual student fees by $3.50 to support the Green Fund, a student-led initiative to sponsor campus sustainability projects.

NEWS 2/8/19 12:29pm

Y2Krowded: Line for Y2K dispersed after shoving, hospitalization

By James Karroum

The line for McMurtry College’s Y2K-themed public party grew increasingly unsafe throughout the night, even leading to a hospitalization, until it was dispersed around 11:30 p.m. and all further entry was denied, according to Julia Robinson, a McMurtry external social.

NEWS 1/29/19 11:32pm

Parliamentarian brings allegations of task force constitutional violations to UCourt

By Anna Ta

Nick Jerge, Student Association parliamentarian, said he submitted a formal request for interpretation of the Student Association constitution to Noah Reich, University Court chair, last Friday regarding a possible constitutional violation committed by the SA International Student Financial Aid Task Force.

NEWS 1/29/19 11:16pm

Engineering department aims to increase study abroad experiences in ‘Vision to 2025’

By Christina Tan

The George R. Brown School of Engineering has released a strategic plan that that sets a goal of doubling the number of Rice undergraduate engineering students participating in study abroad opportunities.

News

MECH department restructures curriculum

Serveries to remain open for Spring Break

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

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

DeSTIgma event to offer free STI tests

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

Secretary candidates promise improved communication

Texas Policy Lab offers career opportunities

SA presidential candidates highlight differences at debate

Previously unenforced bylaw restricts candidates from running for both college and SA positions

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

Medical school offers humanities pre-meds direct entry

Students weigh in on innovation hub

Seventeen car burglaries occur on, nearby campus

Racist images from Rice’s past surface, spark conversation

Students aim to increase visibility of African studies at Rice

Blanket Tax Committee recommends against student fee increase to fund environmental projects

Y2Krowded: Line for Y2K dispersed after shoving, hospitalization

Parliamentarian brings allegations of task force constitutional violations to UCourt

Engineering department aims to increase study abroad experiences in ‘Vision to 2025’

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