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Womens basketball falls to Southern Mississippi

It was another rough weekend for the Rice Owls women's basketball team, which lost both games it played to fall to four straight losses. The Owls, whose conference record of 1-5 places them at No. 11 in Conference USA, are consistently struggling to score points.

Ex-CEO of Continental gives leadership advice

Rice students got a lesson in leadership Tuesday night as they listened to Rice Trustee and former CEO of Continental Airlines speak in a talk organized by the current residential college presidents.

Blanket tax review committee presents recommendations

The Student Association Blanket Tax Committee aims to deliver recommendations to campus organizations, but some disagree with how the process was carried out. On Jan. 28, the committee presented its report to the Student Senate in an attempt to review the financial figures for major organizations on campus and ensure blanket tax money was being properly used to serve Rice students, committee member Krish Ramineni said.

No Rondelet for second year in a row

Students looking to show off their formal wear will have to wait until next semester. For the second year in a row, Rice Program Council will not hold Rondelet, the winter formal dance, due to budgetary constraints, according to RPC President Catherine Yuh.

Beloved Hispanic studies professor passes away

On Jan. 19, associate professor of Spanish Jose Bernardo Perez yielded to his hard-fought battle against lung cancer.

This week's editorial cartoon

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Student Association Minutes

The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Jan. 28.

RPC's increased blanket tax unnecessary

The Rice Program Council has recently requested a blanket tax increase. This appeal for greater funding has prompted the Thresher to assess the recent history of RPC programming and determine whether enough success has been demonstrated to warrant the additional $3 per student, which translates to a budget of almost $12,000.

New social media interface comes to OWL-Space

Bored of Facebook and Twitter? Sitting in class and already paged through all of Reddit? Now you can use another social media outlet to vent your feelings to the general public. OWL-Space offers its own options to connect with your friends and professors at Rice. Last August, OWL-Space rolled out a new social networking tool that allows Rice students to connect with each other, Director of Academic and Research Computing Gary Kidney said. This addition can be used by students, faculty and staff alike.

Rice's secretive service: Volunteering at Rice must not be hidden

Rice University's best-kept secret? (It starts with an S and isn't Sid Highlighter).

H&D offers tetra points for housing

What would you do with 500 tetra points? A new policy implemented by Housing and Dining this semester incentivises students to move back on campus by offering 500 tetra points to students who accept the offer to move back on before spring break and 250 tetra points to those who accept after spring break.

RUPD Police Blotter

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Letter to the editor

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RUPD class teaches tricks of the trade to civilians

If you have ever wondered what it is like to be a police officer, you are in luck. Starting Feb. 12, the Rice University Police Department will be hosting its ninth annual Citizens Police Academy that is designed to give students insight into life behind the badge. The Academy is free and open to not only Rice students and faculty, but also members of the Houston community.

Leonard Hilton Track Invitational Results

The Fifth Lap

What would Martin Luther King Jr. see if he could look upon American sports today?

Men's tennis hopes for rebound at Rice-hosted Jake Hess

With the early start to a Texas spring, it was time for the men to tidy up their serves and perfect their strokes. The 2013 men's tennis season got underway last Saturday at Jake Hess Stadium.

New flights travel directly from Beijing to Houston

Behind the Sirens

The members of Rice University Emergency Medical Services usually have little time for small talk. Their on-the-job interactions are almost always with people in distress, and this often-thankless job leaves these people in uniform anonymous. Still, these Rice students manage their schoolwork and their lifesaving responsibilities with impressive tact. A few REMS members told me their stories and talked about how they have become involved with Rice's more than two-decade-old first-responder organization. Students on REMS are still on alert throughout the day, ready to help as soon as they're needed.

APAC mulls alcohol rule changes