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NEWS 4/8/25 10:33pm

REMS blood drive rallies community

Rice Emergency Medical Services hosted a blood drive in collaboration with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center April 1. Elizabeth Pan, the community outreach lieutenant for REMS, said this semester’s event had around 160 sign-ups and collected 141 units of blood.


OPINION 4/8/25 9:50pm

Rice has a serious accessibility problem

Just over a year ago, disability scholar Bowen Cho ranked Rice 35th in a study of disability inclusion and access across 106 universities. Cho noted that the 10-minute transfer period between classes used by Rice and many other universities can pose an issue to students with mobility issues. 





A&E 4/1/25 11:39pm

ktru’s annual Outdoor Show moves indoors, still thrills

ktru’s 33rd annual “Outdoor Show” music festival shifted indoors March 29 due to concerns about inclement weather. Despite the last-minute location change, attendees, performers and organizers said the event retained its lively atmosphere and community spirit.



NEWS 4/1/25 11:37pm

Student store offers discounted merch to students

Select merchandise from the Campus Bookstore will now be available to students for a discounted price, according to an Instagram post by the Student Association in collaboration with the Campus Bookstore. Each month, designated “spirit items” will be offered at a 10% discount. For the month of March, the selected merchandise was two blue Rice T-shirts.  










A&E 4/1/25 11:18pm

Review: ‘Invincible’ Season 3 contemplates the weight of heroism

When I think of "Invincible," I immediately picture Mark Grayson at the emotional center of his universe, much like Spider-Man anchors the Marvel world. Mark is a hero deeply shaped by tragedy, yet driven by a seemingly impossible desire to remain good. Despite pure intentions, his efforts often backfire spectacularly. And ultimately, despite his reluctance, he faces uncomfortable truths about what it genuinely means to be heroic. 


A&E 4/1/25 11:16pm

Review: “Dead Channel Sky” sees Daveed Diggs and clipping. enter electronic utopia

Even if you weren’t annoying in middle school, the first thing that probably comes to mind when you hear the name Daveed Diggs is “Hamilton.” But before Diggs made his debut as Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette on Broadway, he was creating dark and mechanical soundscapes as the lead vocalist of the experimental hip hop outfit “clipping.” along with fellow musicians William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. 


A&E 4/1/25 11:12pm

Katie Butler embraces nuance, community through violin

Katie Butler didn’t enjoy playing the violin when she started at four years old – it wasn’t until middle school, when she got to play with an orchestra, that she discovered her passion for the instrument. Now, she’s majoring in violin performance at the Shepherd School of Music and enjoying every moment.