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NEWS 4/18/17 9:55pm

Many students lack sex education, SOCI study finds

By Lizzie Bjork

Two-thirds of Rice students did not receive formal sex education prior to attending Rice, according to the findings of a survey conducted by a group of students in Social Problems (SOCI 231). The survey also found 44 percent of the 367 respondents said they or someone they knew had been involved in an incident of sexual assault.

NEWS 4/18/17 9:51pm

Students reflect on Critical Thinking in Sexuality pilot

By Jaecey Parham

As the last week of classes unfolds, the pilot course for Critical Thinking in Sexuality also comes to an end. CTIS, which will become a mandatory class for next year’s incoming new students, was piloted as an LPAP section this semester.

NEWS 4/18/17 9:46pm

Faculty Senate to vote on distribution after SA approval

By Elizabeth Rasich

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution encouraging the Faculty Senate to make changes to the distribution system in a 22-2 vote, following debate about Rice’s commitment to liberal arts education and reforming major requirements. The Faculty Senate will decide whether to implement the changes, which reduce distribution requirements from 12 hours to nine hours in each area, in a vote at their meeting on Wednesday.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:37pm

Baseball wins Silver Glove Series but drops series to Southern Miss

By Jackson Dooling

After a win to clinch the Silver Glove Series against the University of Houston on Tuesday, Rice baseball went 1-2 over the weekend against Conference USA-leading University of Southern Mississippi.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:36pm

Women's tennis looking for fifth straight conference title as No. 1 seed

By Andrew Grottkau

Rice women’s tennis rode a 15-5 record this season to the top seed in the Conference-USA Tournament.

SPORTS 4/17/17 9:35pm

Men's tennis earns No. 1 seed in C-USA tournament

By Madison Buzzard

One year removed from a 23-9 overall record, a Conference USA tournament championship and a first-round loss to Louisiana State University in the NCAA tournament, the Rice Owls men’s tennis team enters the Conference USA tournament at 20-7 with 10 wins in its last 12 matches.

OPINION 4/15/17 1:44pm

Lowering distribution contradicts university values

By Avesh Krishna and Catherine Kirby

The recent CUC proposal lowering distribution requirements offers an unnecessary solution to a non-problem.

NEWS 4/14/17 12:24am

Senate confirms executive committee appointments, passes bill

The Student Association Senate confirmed six executive committee appointments and passed a bill creating an undergraduate advisory board task force at its April 10 meeting.

NEWS 4/13/17 7:06pm

Newly formed Rice Business Society aims to connect students to industry

By Ruchi Gupta

The recently founded Rice Business Society aims to unite all undergraduate students interested in business, according to Hanszen College sophomore Jeemin Sim and Wiess College sophomores Ashish Kulkarni and Jason Ye. Since its formation this January, the club has gained 75 members.

A&E 4/13/17 6:55pm

Joey Badass falls flat with social commentary

By Naomi Pringle

When Joey Bada$$ made his debut with “1999” at just 17 years old, he turned heads with a style distinct from that of his youthful hip hop contemporaries.

A&E 4/12/17 6:11pm

International blockbuster ‘Your Name’ shines

By Maddie Flavin

Sometimes, it takes an outside perspective to re-evaluate the possibilities of storytelling. Last year, in Japan, Makoto Shinkai’s anime film “Your Name” surpassed the high bar set by 2002’s global smash “Spirited Away” to become the country’s biggest hit of 2016, and the highest-grossing anime film worldwide.

A&E 4/12/17 6:04pm

Father John Misty Worries on “Pure Comedy”

By Ali Wilt

Following up 2015’s sophomore album “I Love You, Honeybear,” Father John Misty’s recent release, “Pure Comedy,” proves that pretentiousness sells.

OPINION 4/12/17 8:00am

Ineffective Beer Bike fine system should be reformed

By Avery Whitaker , James Altschul and Nik Liebster

Every year college Beer Bike coordinators set aside thousands of dollars to pay the numerous petty fines Rice Program Council will inevitably charge them with.

OPINION 4/12/17 8:00am

Editorial: H&D needs better communication, transparency

By Thresher Editorial Board

Rice Housing and Dining’s failure to clearly communicate this year’s change in the move-out date for nongraduating students is disappointing (see p.

NEWS 4/11/17 9:06pm

Students raise transparency concerns over move-out date

By Emily Abdow

The 2017 move-out date for nongraduating students has been changed to Friday, May 5 at noon in the housing agreement. Last year, students were required to move out by May 16 at 4 p.m. In response, several students are working with Housing and Dining to change the move-out date until after graduation.

NEWS 4/11/17 9:02pm

Captains, float designer question Beer Bike results

By Emily Abdow

Several bike team captains and one float builder have called into question the 2017 Beer Bike results released by Rice Program Council on April 5. Martel College captain Colin Losey has filed an appeal of the men’s bike race results, which he believes are incorrect due to timing errors. Meanwhile, Jones College float builder Matt O’Gorman said Jones would have placed third rather than fourth in the float contest had their highest score from the judges not been thrown out, but the campuswide Beer Bike coordinators said they removed this score because it was an outlier.

NEWS 4/11/17 8:37pm

Former Thresher editor honored as Pulitzer prize finalist

By Drew Keller

Former Thresher executive editor, columnist and Backpage editor Evan Mintz (Hanszen ’08) was chosen as one of two finalists for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for his work at the Houston Chronicle. The series of 10 editorials that earned him his spot as a finalist, which are chosen in addition to one prize winner, were co-written with Joe Holley and covered gun laws and gun culture in Texas.

NEWS 4/11/17 7:17pm

CCD releases recent alumni salary data

By Shami Mosley

After a year on the grind post-Rice, the class of 2016 has their salary data in: Rice’s median salary for engineering, natural sciences and social sciences graduates remained above the median of most American colleges, while humanities graduates were below the national median, according to newly released senior exit survey data from the Center for Career Development.

NEWS 4/11/17 6:56pm

‘She was perfection’: Clara Roberts, social advocate, passes away