Special Projects

NEWS 3/9/16 7:14pm

Lone wolves: Club organizes unofficial ASB

By Anita Alem

When Martel College senior Veronica Johnson was notified that her application to lead an Alternative Spring Break trip had been rejected, she knew she still wanted to lead a service trip.

OPINION 3/9/16 4:26pm

Rice needs more student investment in student media

By Miles Kruppa

Who here remembers the RU Observer? If you’re a freshman you most likely have no clue what I’m talking about. But for the older members of the Rice community, the RU Observer occupies a specific niche in our institutional memory. They were the digital-first outlet, the disruptor, the Buzzfeed of Rice, and they acted as a supplementary news source to the Thresher, for better or for worse.

OPINION 3/9/16 4:25pm

In search of good teachers

By Henry Bair

A quick glance at the comments students leave in course evaluations reveals that justifications for the high ratings of a professor often concern easily obtained grades, low workloads, a professor’s aptitude for making jokes and a general high entertainment value to the classes. Curiously, the mention of teaching itself is frequently missing. So what does good teaching look like? Being no expert on university teaching, in an attempt to answer this question, I can draw upon only my own experiences.

NEWS 3/9/16 9:47am

College presidents share priorities, interests

By Elizabeth Myong

The incoming residential college presidents responded to a variety of the Thresher's questions ranging from their goals for the year to come to some of their favorite memories and facts about their colleges.

SPORTS 3/7/16 9:47pm

$2.2 million Wendel D. Ley Track renovation complete

By Michael Kidd

The Rice men’s and women’s track and cross country teams along with the women’s soccer team have seen recent increases in conference success.

SPORTS 3/7/16 9:37pm

The Final Kauntdown: Difficult start to the baseball season is no reason to panic

By Andrew Grottkau

The Rice baseball team entered the season with the hopes of reaching the College World Series. With a strong pitching rotation including All-American senior Blake Fox and a lineup featuring returning stars such as junior outfielders Charlie Warren and Dayne Wunderlich, the Owls appeared poised for a great season.

NEWS 3/1/16 9:21am

Link Testing

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NEWS 2/29/16 9:14am

Spring break travels necessitate Zika precautions

By Mengjia Liu

Students traveling abroad over spring break should be aware of the Zika virus and take preventative measures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, the illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting up to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

NEWS 2/25/16 5:42pm

Rice Bikes partners with organization to help refugees

By Evan Shegog

Rice Bikes is working to expand its involvement in the Houston community, partnering with an organization called Freewheels to help refugees in Houston, according to general manager Madeleine Pelzel.

NEWS 2/25/16 5:36pm

Congressional candidate discusses Houston policing at Willy's

By Hannah Todd

Adrian Garcia, a 2015 Houston mayoral candidate, Harrison County’s most recent sheriff and a current congressional candidate for Houston’s District 29, spoke at Rice University’s Willy’s Pub on Feb. 17. The conversation focused on the topic of policing in Houston based on his own experience and his current campaign.

OPINION 2/24/16 8:11pm

Careful consideration required before credit limit

By Thresher Editorial Board

Rice students often joke about how they seem to be taking more classes than their friends at similar universities; it turns out that for many, this observation is actually true.

NEWS 2/23/16 9:50pm

Thomas, Onwenu win SA election

By Anita Alem and Drew Keller

Griffin Thomas will assume the position of Student Association president after winning a close election against Joan Liu, while Justin Onwenu emerged as the clear winner in a three-way race for SA external vice president. Thomas, a junior finishing his term as Lovett College president, won 53 percent of the 1,532 votes cast in the presidential race, which had a 40 percent higher turnout than last year.

NEWS 2/23/16 9:40pm

Student funding approved for Catalyst, Rice Rally Club; RVP retains priority status by 19 votes

By Anita Alem

Rice Rally Club and Rice Catalyst are obtaining priority access to student funding through their new blanket tax status, granted by the student body in the general election.

NEWS 2/23/16 8:43pm

Pulitzer winner to give commencement address

By Drew Keller

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn will give the commencement address at the graduation of the class of 2016, according to the office of Rice president David Leebron.

NEWS 2/23/16 8:34pm

O-Week changes training, college books

By Elizabeth Myong

This year's O-Week will feature a greater focus on academics, the introduction of a campus wide booklet and a revamped spring advisor training, according to assistant director of First Year Programs Chris Landry.

NEWS 2/23/16 8:21pm

Limits on credit hours proposed

By Abigail Panitz and Emily Abdow

A subcommittee within the Rice Committee for Undergraduate Curriculum has drafted several changes to the limitations on number of credit hours that undergraduates can registered for each semester, according to subcommittee member Dorin Azerad.

NEWS 2/23/16 8:17pm

Title IX student arm seeks members

By Claire Weddle

A new student arm of the office of Sexual Violence and Title IX Support is searching for dedicated students to help eliminate sexual misconduct and relationship violence on campus.

OPINION 2/23/16 6:20pm

Value marginalized voices in our colleges

By Roshni Janakiraman , Sam Love and Michael Robinson

From our first day of O-Week, we are told Rice actively works to build inclusive and diverse spaces and a “culture of care.” O-Week coordinators assemble their new students into O-Week groups of diverse identities and backgrounds. We view the residential college system as a social equalizer and living space for all students, and espouse that we value inclusivity and diversity. In practice, we often fail to translate these ideals into reality.

OPINION 2/23/16 6:16pm

Students of color should apply to advise

By James Carter

When I got my O-Week book, I was thrilled. It was the summer of 2013 and I couldn’t be more excited to be going to Rice. I tore the package open, read the letter from my O-Week coordinators and proceeded to flip through the book. As I got further into it, I realized my goal was no longer to learn about O-Week, Brown and Rice generally; rather, I was on a manhunt. Not for anyone I knew or even my own advisors, but for someone who looked like me.

SPORTS 2/22/16 10:24pm

The Final Kauntdown: If you're reading this it's too late