Rice is growing again, and President Reggie DesRoches isn’t wrong when he says it’s a good thing.
Rice will grow another 8%, aiming to enroll 5,200 students by fall 2028, announced an April 21 press release. This is the second recent expansion at Rice, following a 2021 initiative that raised the undergraduate population 20%, from 4,000 to 4,800.
Amid a historic measles outbreak in West Texas, Rice researchers partnered with the city of Houston to monitor wastewater for the highly contagious virus.
Rice and Exxon Mobil entered into a research agreement that aims to develop sustainable energy projects related to oil and gas operations, according to an April 14 press release.
Ask Beto O’Rourke about having the odds stacked against him. As a Democrat in Texas for the past 20 years, he knows the feeling better than anyone.
Ask Beto O’Rourke about having the odds stacked against him. As a Democrat in Texas for the past 20 years, he knows the feeling better than anyone.
Last week, Student Association Treasurer Jackson Darr defended this year’s dramatic Blanket Tax funding cuts as a commitment to equity, transparency and service to all students. The Blanket Tax Committee must scrutinize whether it’s truly upholding those values.
I grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey called Columbus. Most people from New Jersey haven't even heard of it. If they have, it’s only ever because of our farmers’ market or our supposedly haunted hotel on Main Street. I attended the local public school from preschool through twelfth grade, and I hated every moment of it.
The Student Association's plan to cut the Rice Women's Resource Center budget is wrong, and you should be mad about it.
Federal authorities have revoked visas for five international affiliates at Rice — three current students and two recent graduates, President Reginald DesRoches announced in an April 11 message to campus. The revocations are “not related to social activism or protests,” a university spokesperson told the Thresher.
Beer Bike races have been rescheduled for April 18 at 5-8 p.m. The makeup event was announced in an email to Beer Bike captains, coordinators and stakeholders, from the campuswide coordinators and the Bike Captains Planning Committee.
Four college nights are happening on Good Friday this year. This overlap has caused controversy amongst students who observe the high holy day.
Senate meetings are usually a quiet affair — but this Monday, there was a lively debate over the Blanket Tax Committee’s 2025-26 funding allocations. Rice Women’s Resource Center and ktru waved signs and protested funding cuts to Blanket Tax Organizations, which are funded by the Blanket Tax.
Rice football concluded its spring practice schedule with an open session Saturday, April 12. While an end-of-spring showcase is common throughout college football, this was Rice’s first under head coach Scott Abell, who was hired last November.
Rice has operated without fraternities or sororities since its founding. In their place, residential college systems have served as the core of student life. But this spring, three Rice students joined a fraternity for the first time in school history.
