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NEWS 2/1/12 6:00pm

'Nobbs' questions identity

By Aaren Pastor

Albert Nobbs is a quiet film that belies the tensions beneath its primly mannered veneer. It roils with economies of love, sex, emotions and money in a 19th century Irish hotel. The primary question driving the film is "What makes people live such miserable lives?" thus revealing the wounded self-imprisonment of one person around whom the film revolves.

NEWS 2/1/12 6:00pm

Baker Institute rises to 24th

By Ben Hawriluk

The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy 24th on its 2011 list of top United States think tanks. This ranking is an increase from the institute's 27th place finish last year.

SPORTS 2/1/12 6:00pm

Newcomers help track

By Thresher Staff Reports

When Head Coach Jon Warren thought he might have his group of stalwart contributors lined up for the indoor track season, a few new athletes jumped in after the gun went off on the 2012 indoor season. Freshman Will Firth and junior Sam McGuffie, also a running back on the football team, both placed first among Owls in the mile run and 60-meter hurdles, respectively.

OPINION 1/31/12 6:00pm

O'Yeah Cafe encountering success where Little Willy's failed

By Staff Editorial

The new O'Yeah Cafe is diversifying food choices in the RMC (See story in NEWS). Little Willy's and the O'Yeah Cafe might have funny names, but these two restaurants tell an informative tale about how to operate a successful business on campus. Little Willy's served the same food Willy's Pub does, satisfying a nonexistent demand and subsequently floundering. Simply because a business is student-run does not make it a good one, and Little Willy's proved that Pub must make the hard, smart decisions that every business faces. It might sound harsh, but the Thresher is glad that Pub has finally cut its losses and now focuses on the primary business downstairs from their failed venture.

NEWS 1/31/12 6:00pm

The Drunken City cast showcases vulnerability

By Christine Jeon

How would one interpret "The Drunken City?" Bachelorette party gone wrong? Anxiety of pre-wedding jitters? Adam Bock's play underlines a typical New York night of many drinks, high heels, city streets and playful giggles, but it's a sappy love story in disguise. However, this cast works together to deliver a complicated love story; their performance brilliantly and vulnerably captures the essence of what it means to feel empty inside.

NEWS 1/31/12 6:00pm

Guest Creation: Bhagwat's Perfect Parfait

By Bhagwat Kumar

A sagacious donkey once wisely proclaimed to his ogre counterpart, "Parfait's gotta be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet." While creating a dessert of this onomastic origin might prove daunting, the truth is that making a parfait from ingredients found in the Rice serveries can be one of the simplest, and most satisfying dining decisions a student can make.

NEWS 1/31/12 6:00pm

??Campus Folk: Treasure in the trash bins

By by Farrah Madanay

Rice University's three-mile "Outer Loop" hosts a multitude of active Houstonians every day. Some people run, some bike, and some walk and talk with friends. Yvonne Jacobs recycles. Ever since moving to Texas from California about 40 years ago, Jacobs has become an ever-visible character on the Outer Loop. Though her name may not ring a bell, she is instantly recognizable by the vest she wears, which reads, "Recycle good, Reuse better, Reduce best, 350.org."

OPINION 1/31/12 6:00pm

New syllabus rules a step in the right direction

By Staff Editorial

A new rule has made syllabus distribution a requirement for professors on the first day of classes (See story in NEWS). Syllabi are the roadmap that professors and students follow in their journey of higher learning. Most professors do their due diligence and post their syllabi on Owlspace before their classes, but some do not. Rice University and the Student Association widely standardized this practice by mandating it across all departments. Rice plans on archiving these syllabi online.

OPINION 1/31/12 6:00pm

Student involvement an essential part in forming sustainable food projects

By Heather Olson

In his recent article on student complaints about the servery, Christoph Meyer ("On-campus food offerings under-appreciated by student body") highlighted the keenly-felt difference between eating out and eating at the servery: When we go out to eat, we have a great amount of control over the meal: what we order off the menu, how it is prepared, even a choice of restaurants based on what mood we're in.

SPORTS 1/31/12 6:00pm

Tennis upset by Florida State in Waco

By Dan Elledge

The three doubles matches may only account for one of the seven total points in a collegiate tennis match, but that does not mean that these matches are insignificant. Since the doubles point is first, it is always important to get out to a 1-0 lead, as it gives a team a major advantage and confidence heading into singles play.

OPINION 1/31/12 6:00pm

Solid student input needed for Hanszen College renovations

By Staff Editorial

Hanszen College could be seeing new construction begin on its building in the near term (See story in NEWS). One would expect Hanszen's "New Section" to be the nicest in the college, but this name is in fact a misnomer, as the building has stood since 1955 without major renovations or changes, making it the oldest part of Hanszen and one of the most decrepit structures on campus.

SPORTS 1/31/12 6:00pm

DeBose seals UTEP victory for streaking Owls

By Ryan Glassman

Basketball in its simplest form is a game of runs, and the men's basketball team found itself mired in a brutal one as it returned home from Memphis last Wednesday night after a drubbing at the hands of the University of Memphis (15-7, 6-2 C-USA).

NEWS 1/31/12 6:00pm

Rice Cribs journeys back through time

By Alex Bisberg

Men and women surround a short coffee table, positioned in comfortable armchairs and drink fine beverages as they fill the room with calm laughter. Some are packing pipes, while others are standing to socialize, drink in hand. In the background, a humorous English sitcom plays amid the warm hum of voices.

OPINION 1/31/12 6:00pm

President Obama displaying new fortitude

By Neeraj Salhotra

Addressing Grant Park on the night of his election, then President-elect Barack Obama vowed to rise above the politicking and partisan bickering that plagued Washington and "resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long."

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