Special Projects

Rice football players go Greek, join Omega Psi Phi fraternity

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.

04-16-2025 Crossword Solutions

04-16-2025 Crossword: "Phone Rings, Door Chimes..."

RICE SMASH BROS

Owlook: Score updates & what’s next

Scores from April 9 to 15

04-16-2024 Owl-American

“Thanks for the un-bee-lievable win!”

‘Against the Grain’ puts Rice Athletics back on the radio waves

In the midst of ktru’s music rotation of indie rock, jazz, Brazilian funk and more, there is an 8 a.m. Saturday slot completely dedicated to talking about sports at Rice, in Houston and around the world. 

Night Market brings Taiwanese tradition to Ray’s Courtyard

Colorful strings of paper lanterns and glowing lights hung over Ray’s Courtyard amid bustling games April 13, as the Rice Taiwanese Association hosted their annual Night Market. 

Meet the Magisters: Fabiola López-Durán and Carlos Martínez-Rivera on architecture, wine and student bonds

Behind an unassuming brick exterior lies abstract art, overflowing bookshelves and handcrafted wood furniture. Floor-to-ceiling windows bathe the home of Fabiola López-Durán and Carlos Martínez-Rivera in natural light.

Media to celebrate Arab voices this month

This month is Arab American Heritage Month  — so what better time to highlight media created by and about the Arab world? Here are some of the best works by Arab filmmakers, musicians and writers that showcase the diversity and complexity of Arab experiences. 

Core Teams talk raising kids at Rice

At most colleges, resident associates are students juggling their responsibilities alongside homework. At Rice, students aren’t the only ones who call the residential colleges home — RAs could be anything from a professor to a dean living down the hall along with their children.

Alumna Susannah Wright journeys from student to professor

When Susannah Wright graduated from Rice in 2018, the prospect of returning as faculty was nothing more than a pipe dream. Much like the tales she studies, Wright’s journey to professorship has taken her across the country and back again, landing her in a faculty role at Rice in fall 2024.   

COMP At Rice: Computer science majors talk ups and downs of Rice computing

Rice’s computer science department has unleashed a number of changes this year, introducing COMP 222 and 312 this semester and planning for an AI major in fall 2025. 

Fairness means saying yes to students — not just to budgets

Every year, the Blanket Tax Committee faces tough questions: How should we prioritize funding and ensure every student dollar goes toward something meaningful?

What it’s like to be undocumented at Rice

I’m scared and don’t know how to stop being scared. For years, the fear of deportation loomed over every moment of my life. I developed a phobia of police officers — just seeing one made my stomach turn. The thought of someone discovering my undocumented status was enough to send me into a spiral of anxiety. Even now, despite having legal protections, those fears persist, reminding me that freedom is fragile.

Rice should commit to protecting its international students

Last week’s news that five international students – three current students and two recent alumni – have suddenly lost their visas should alarm anyone who values this campus’s global community. The federal government’s “Catch and Revoke” program has already revoked the visas of hundreds of students from universities across the country, raising widespread fears about the stability of international study in the U.S. 

Good Friday and college night overlap sparks ire among students

Four college nights are happening on Good Friday this year. This overlap has caused controversy amongst students who observe the high holy day. 

Linguistics consortium brings two new organizations to campus

At the induction ceremony for the inaugural cohort of linguistic emissaries April 10, faculty, scholars and guests gathered to celebrate the launch of two new institutions for linguistics at Rice University: the Texas Linguistics Consortium and the Center for Advancing Linguistic Science. 

Pride Week celebrates LGBTQ+ art, performance

Art de’Resistance, held on April 10 at the Multicultural Center, invited participants to paint self-portraits — not of how they look, but of who they are. One canvas showed a luscious green field, another a burst of layered colors. Each piece told a different story of identity and expression. 

Diversity Facilitators change name, now Community Facilitators

Amid sweeping national crackdowns on diversity, equity and inclusion, Diversity Facilitators will now be called ‘Community Facilitators.’