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NEWS 8/30/16 10:50pm

New year brings new major, minors

By Megan Gordon

The beginning of the academic year has seen the launch of new programs in three departments: a Bachelor of Science in environmental science, a minor in physics, and a minor in medical humanities.

NEWS 8/30/16 10:47pm

Engineering dean to leave at the end of school year

 

Ned Thomas will step down as Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering at the end of the school year and return to teaching as a full-time faculty member, according to an email Provost Marie Lynn Miranda sent to faculty last week. Miranda said the search for a replacement to Thomas, who has served since 2011, will begin soon.

NEWS 8/24/16 11:09pm

Drug threat fails to materialize

 

Prior to this year’s Orientation Week, the university administration received information that some returning students were planning to distribute illicit drugs on Move-In Day with the intent of targeting new students, according to Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson.

OPINION 8/24/16 12:02am

Students should utilize Baker Institute

By Edward Djerejian

As you return to campus, I wish to share with you the many opportunities Rice University’s Baker Institute offers to become involved in the world of public policy, which directly affects your life in important ways, both now and when you leave Rice to pursue your career.

OPINION 8/23/16 11:56pm

Discuss religion and politics with respect

By David Leebron

Weather Underground may be telling me that it feels like 108 degrees outside, but for me this is one of the coolest times to be at Rice as we welcome our new students and welcome back our returning students, both graduate and undergraduate.

OPINION 8/23/16 11:49pm

​Lackluster response to CTIS discouraging

By Thresher Editorial Board

When the Survey of Unwanted Sexual Ex-periences proved that, much like other college campuses, sexual misconduct and assault are prevalent at Rice, many in the student body rallied around the cause and proposed change in the form of a mandatory Critical Thinking in Sexuality Class for new students.

NEWS 8/23/16 11:24pm

Sexuality course pilot stalled until spring

By Amber Tong

The Dean of Undergraduates’ office and the Student Association are working to offer pilot programs for a Critical Thinking in Sexuality course in spring 2017 rather than this fall as some expected, according to Dean John Hutchinson.

NEWS 8/23/16 11:19pm

Student concerns spur MECH changes

By Amber Tong

The mechanical engineering department has taken steps this summer to address understaffing and underfunding issues, following student complaints at a town hall organized by undergraduates in the spring.

NEWS 8/23/16 11:17pm

Students pursue political passions, blue or red

By Emily Abdow

On Beer Bike morning, while the rest of Rice was preparing to ingest liquid at high speeds, Duncan College sophomore Maurice Frediere was at the convention for Senate District 13 to elect delegates for each precinct within the district.

NEWS 8/23/16 11:09pm

SA tables CUC credit limit censure

By Drew Keller

The Student Association Senate unanimously voted to table a resolution that would have censured the Faculty Senate for approving new limits on the number of credit hours undergraduates can take.

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