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NEWS 1/20/16 11:42am

Trustee to stay after ethics investigation

By Miles Kruppa

Despite his ouster as CEO of United Airlines over a breach of ethics, Jeff Smisek is staying on with the Rice University Board of Trustees. Smisek resigned from the company last September after a Department of Justice investigation into claims that he bribed the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York.

OPINION 1/20/16 11:38am

Choosing the right way

By Landon Roussel

By seizing the chance to explore deeper meanings of my existence through self expression, I followed where the opportunity led and never looked back. This was my chance to do so again, and I haven’t regretted it since.

OPINION 1/20/16 11:38am

Letter to the Editor: I want butts in those seats

By Mark Davis

I often like to attend a Rice men’s basketball game, but it appears I am in the minority, especially compared to the Rice students.

OPINION 1/20/16 11:37am

On becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg

By Miles Kruppa

Rice has recently reached a new level of positive PR in national media outlets. The coverage has centered around the Entrepreneurship Initiative launched in 2015, a well-funded push to expand the academic, extracurricular and co-curricular re-sources for entrepreneurs at Rice. The university was featured in a front-page article in the Dec.

NEWS 1/20/16 11:34am

New office space, parking garage to be built south of Allen Center

By Andrew Ligeralde

Andrew Ligeralde Assistant News Editor South Lovett Lot, which has been closed since Dec.

NEWS 1/20/16 11:34am

MLK vigil marks 50 years of integrated admissions

By Anita Alem

The Rice Black Student Association held its annual vigil for Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special focus on the 50th anniversary of black students matriculating at Rice.

NEWS 1/20/16 11:33am

Network update improves speed, security

By Sydney Garrett

Nine of the residential colleges’ wired networks were upgraded over winter break to a more advanced system that will provide better security, called Identity Service Engine.

NEWS 1/20/16 11:29am

Task force seeks honor system input

By Elizabeth Myong and Drew Keller

The Faculty Senate Task Force on the Honor System will hold student focus groups this week as part of its ongoing effort to evaluate and recommend changes for the implementation of Rice University’s Honor Code. The Task Force will use the focus groups to help gather information as part of a yearlong process, which also included an online survey given to faculty and students at the end of the fall semester, according to Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson, who co-chairs the Task Force. The Faculty Senate unanimously created the task force, which includes faculty, undergraduate students and Hutchinson, at its public meeting last April in response to concerns about whether students were abiding by the Honor Code.

NEWS 1/19/16 1:38am

New meditation and prayer room to open in RMC

By Anita Alem

The Student Association and Graduate Student Association have moved out of their office space in the Rice Memorial Center cloisters and designated the space as a meditation and prayer room, according to SA President Jazz Silva.

SPORTS 1/18/16 11:44pm

Marcus Evans leads nation in freshman scoring

By Michael Kidd

Rice University freshman guard Marcus Evans is currently leading all freshmen in the nation in points per game.

NEWS 1/18/16 11:40pm

Proposal impacts international student employment

By Amber Tong

In response to a proposed rule regarding the post-graduation employment program for international students, the Rice Chinese Students and Scholars Association started an online campaign encouraging students to participate in public comment submission to protect their career prospects in the United States.

SPORTS 1/18/16 11:38pm

Men's basketball splits first two games of term

By Aaron Shi

In front of a wild home crowd — along with Houston Rockets superstar James Harden in attendance — the Rice University men’s basketball team closed the game on a 21-3 run to overcome a 13-point second half deficit and win 83-73 over Western Kentucky University on Thursday night at Tudor Fieldhouse.

NEWS 1/18/16 11:36pm

Residential college networks upgraded

By Sydney Garrett

Nine of the residential colleges’ wired networks were upgraded over winter break to a more advanced system that will provide better security, called Identity Service Engine (ISE). The other two colleges, Duncan and McMurtry, had previously been upgraded this summer as part of a pilot program, according to William Deigaard, director of networking, telecommunications and data centers.

NEWS 1/18/16 11:36pm

Student seeks funding for service dog

By Elana Margosis

A Rice University student struggling with depression and anxiety has created a campaign to raise money for a psychiatric service dog.

SPORTS 1/18/16 11:35pm

Mike Rhoades connects with fans in radio show

By Maddy Adams

Are you constantly seeking insider information about the Rice men's basketball team?

A&E 1/18/16 9:25pm

Indie-Rock Outfit Marrow to play Rudyard’s Jan. 30

By Sophie Newman

Liam Kazar’s only 22, but he’s already played live on the Conan Stage, toured with Tweedy and recorded an album in his own studio.

SPORTS 1/18/16 9:25pm

Women's basketball drops two C-USA games

By Andrew Grottkau

The Rice University women’s basketball team fell back into bad habits as it lost both of its games this week to conference foes.

OPINION 1/14/16 9:25pm

Life's a Mitch: Invitation for Deliberation

By Mitch Mackowiak

Whoever thought up the New Year’s resolution probably intended well by it, but its meaning has eroded to today’s infamous, scare-quoted “resolution.” Failed reform became the norm.

OPINION 1/14/16 9:23pm

Academic breadth in a liberal education

You mention that you study the liberal arts and immediately hear the scoff, “What are you going to do with that?” This derision stems from a specious idea that equates a liberal arts education with studying certain disciplines that “don’t pay well.” But the ideological core of a liberal education is an approach toward learning that celebrates acquiring knowledge for its own end, rather than for any vocational advantage.

NEWS 1/14/16 9:22pm

Texas open carry discussion can’t end here

As students come back to Rice in the new year, they can be thankful that they are returning once again to a weapons-free campus as the university has obtained an exemption from the Texas law permitting individuals to openly carry a holstered handgun (see p.