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Ralph O’Connor, Rice trustee emeritus, passes

Ralph O’Connor, Rice University trustee emeritus and Houston-based entrepreneur, passed away on Dec. 30 at age 92. 

Recent incidents prompt discussions about racial profiling

Two recent incidents involving an investigation into on-campus thefts have sparked conversations about racial profiling on campus.

RUPD investigates multiple thefts across residential colleges

 Rice University Police Department is investigating thefts from Wiess, Will Rice, McMurtry and Duncan Colleges that occurred over the last three weeks, according to an email sent by Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman to the student body.   

Who is Michael Deem?

Reports surfaced this week that Michael Deem, a professor of bioengineering at Rice University, is under investigation for his involvement in creating the first genetically modified human beings.

Rice benefactor, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair passes away

Rice professor investigated for ethics violations in gene editing of babies

Number of bikers reduced to 8, pit crew certification required

SA debates expanding financial aid to international undergrads

Rice will review, respond to proposed Title IX changes

Discussing Division: Obama, Baker tackle bipartisanship

The president of Rice University introduced the former president of the United States to the crowd at the Baker Institute’s 25th Anniversary Gala by listing three things the Thresher Backpage wrote 11 years ago that the two men have in common. Both David Leebron and Barack Obama attended Harvard Law School, served as presidents of the Harvard Law Review and married women who are way out of their league.

23 of 27 SA voting members co-sponsor resolution calling for expanded financial aid for international undergraduates

Every college senator and president along with Student Association External Vice President Maurice Frediere co-sponsored a resolution calling for expanded financial aid to international students, including eventually expanding the Rice Investment to all undergraduate students, at their meeting on Monday.

“Feminism from another angle”: Club tackles masculinity

Students shared stories of good and bad masculine role models in their lives over lunch on Monday in the first weekly Healthier Masculinities Together Lunch.

Mind the gap: Pay gap for full professors increases since 2010

Female full professors at Rice earned an average of $11,580 less than their male counterparts during the 2017-18 academic year, according to data provided by Vice President for Finance Kathy Collins. 

Post-midterm elections, clubs keep pushing

Student organizations continue to promote civic engagement and political involvement following the midterm elections by holding post-election workshops, discussions and events.

Pilot series makes consent a dinner conversation

Lovett College hosted a pilot supper series in its commons to continue sexual education after the conclusion of Critical Thinking in Sexuality.

Sugar Land school district likely to build tech center over burial ground for black convict laborers

An exhibit depicting the history of convict leasing in Sugar Land quietly went on display in Fondren Library’s central walkway earlier this semester. Originally created for a Houston Action Research Team project several years ago, it was updated and re-installed in light of a recent discovery.

Rice students express disappointment, optimism after midterm elections

As election results rolled in around 10 p.m., many students watching in the Rice Memorial Center Grand Hall expressed disappointment with the defeat of midterm election candidates Beto O’Rourke, who lost by 2.6 percent to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz, and Todd Litton, who lost by 7.6 percent to Dan Crenshaw, in races for the United States Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.

National College Health Assessment response rates nearly triple

At least 40 percent of students have already taken the National College Health Assessment of Rice University as of last Friday – almost three times as many who took the assessment the last time it was offered in 2014, according to Agnes Ho, director of Rice’s Student Wellbeing Center.

RPC changes Esperanza theme after student concerns

Rice Program Council changed Esperanza’s theme to “A Taste of the Twenties” a week before the event after student leaders expressed concerns about a Great Gatsby-themed dance at the Houston Museum of African American Culture.

Rice student voting guide

With election day right around the corner, here’s everything you need to know as you prepare to head to the polls.