Off-campus students will have more meal plan options to choose from starting next semester due to the development of a new graduate student meal plan.
The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Feb. 13.
Brown College senior Joey Spinella, Brown freshman Nathan Bonnes and McMurtry College sophomore Mason Sanders perform Feb. 9 at a Coffeehouse Goes Acoustic event.
Sophomores and Rice Program Council members Molly Leinsdorf, Shaurya Agarwal and Tristanne Mock distribute match results for RPC's Crush Party, held Thursday, Feb. 9.
"What did Darwin say you have to do to survive?" asked baseball Head Coach Wayne Graham to redshirt junior outfielder Jeremy Rathjen on Friday, Jan. 27, the team's first day of spring practice.
From the beginning of his baseball career at Rice University, Craig Manuel has been known as having a knack for coming through in a tough spot. The senior catcher was plucked up by Rice at a baseball camp in the summer of 2008 after Manuel had already committed to play junior college ball in Florida, a fortuitous find for a team still lacking a catcher in its signing class. With junior Diego Seastrunk (Will Rice '10) not used to catching after moving from third base, Seastrunk moved to the designated hitter spot, and Manuel began catching just a few weeks into his collegiate career and helping to orchestrate Ryan Berry's (Hanszen '10) two-hit shutout of Texas A&M University in the 2009 Minute Maid Classic. Manuel picked off 12 hitters that year and made just one error, while hitting impressively with runners in scoring position, batting .404 in those situations. Still, that last sentence describes a microcosm of his career: a great defensive asset, whose left-handed batting stance made him a great situational hitter but not a middle-of-the-order type of guy.
If you're looking for a delicious, hearty meal, Barnaby's Cafe is the place to go. With five locations throughout Houston, there is always the likelihood of a Barnaby's being nearby. They are conveniently open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and serve mainly classic American cuisine. Its prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality and amount of food that you receive.
Rice University dropped to 72nd in 2012 from 47th in 2011 in the Times Higher Education University Rankings.
Ranked the 2011 Houston Press "Best Coffee Shop," Catalina Coffee certainly has a reputation to uphold. It is very easy to miss the small building, located on the otherwise industrial corridor of Washington Avenue. However, devout Catalina customers arrive there without a hitch, quickly park in the hidden gravel lot in the back of the shop and enter into a ?different world.
The Texas A&M Invitational was anything but a tuneup for the Conference USA Indoor Championship for the women's track team as the ladies finished second among C-USA teams at the meet and asserted their dominance in a few events as well. Seniors Becky Wade and Allison Pye ranked first and second in the 5,000-meter run and second and fourth among C-USA runners, respectively. Saturday's one-two finish in the 3,000-meter run showed their opponents exactly what they will have to deal with next weekend. Wade was two seconds off of her personal best after crossing the finish line in 9:31.13, while Pye was less than two seconds behind her at 9:33.12. Sophomore Farrah Madanay followed closely behind to capture 10th place and to give the Owls three runners in the top 10 of a highly competitive field. In the mile run, four Rice runners competed, with junior Heather Olson and senior Halsey Fowler placing in the top 10 as Olson nearly went below the five-minute mark. Junior Sarah Mason and freshman Allie Schaich were 13th and 17th, respectively. In the 800-meter run, seniors Sophie Peeters (fourth-fastest time of any C-USA runner this season) and Keltie John (10th-fastest) ran well, with Peeters running her way to a personal best in third place, while John was 12th overall and six seconds behind Peeters.
Perfection cannot last forever, and the women's tennis team knew its dream start would have to end sometime. After a thorough domination of its first six opponents, including a breezy win over Florida International University on Saturday, the Owls dropped their first match of the year to 42nd ranked Texas Tech University in a gut-wrenching 4-2 defeat.
Lovett College junior Avery K. Twitchell-Heyne and Martel College senior Elena White play Melissa and Marnie, respectively, in director Adam Bock's production of The Drunken City.
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Prospective students from around the country entered the hedges and sampled Rice University life from Sunday to Tuesday, when Rice hosted 221 minority applicants on campus for its annual VISION program.
Mediocrity is not what the women's basketball team was looking for this year.
The following items were reported to the Rice University Police Department for the period of Feb. 10-15.
This Sunday will mark a major milestone in American television history: "The Simpsons," the greatest TV program of all time, will air its 500th episode. What began in 1987 as a series of one-minute shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show has become a multibillion dollar franchise of clothing, action figures, board games, comic books, albums, video games, a feature film and a ride at Universal Studios. "D'oh!" is now an official English word. To commemorate the show's 20th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service released a series of "The Simpsons" postage stamps. Its effect on American culture is unprecedented for a TV show and will not be matched for a long time, if ever.
While Conference USA has consistently ranked in the top five conferences in terms of overall strength and competitiveness, the sixth-ranked Owls have supplemented their eight conference series with a host of highly non-conference opponents starting this weekend with their three-game matchup against 28th-ranked Florida International University. The Panthers have made the NCAA Tournament the past two years and feature preseason All-American senior outfielder Pablo Bermudez, who is the Sun Belt Conference's preseason player of the year. First baseman Mike Martinez and designated hitter Rudy Flores all provide power in the lineup. Southpaws R.J. Fondon and Mason McVay will provide a formidable two-thirds of the Panthers' weekend rotation. After the Panthers come to town, New Mexico State University will pay a midweek visit to Reckling Park, led by catcher Zac Fisher. The Aggies led the nation in batting average (.377) last year, were second in runs scored per game with 8.5 and ranked third in walks with 333. While not highly-ranked, they will test the depth of the Owls' pitching staff as Head Coach Wayne Graham looks to preserve pitchers for the weekend series against Dallas Baptist University. The Owls have struggled in the past against the Patriots, going 0-2 against them in the last two seasons. The Patriots are also patient at the plate, with 310 walks, and return a solid Friday night starting pitcher in Jake Johansen as well as five of their eight starting position players from 2011, including their two leading home-run hitters.
A clever living arrangement and a lot of Duncan College charisma has gone into this next crib, or should I say the next three?
For years, men have been faced with a vexing paradox: We're biologically driven to eat healthily, and thereby prolong our lives, but we dread the emasculation that proceeds when we are caught "watching our weight." If only there were a solution to this dilemma. If only there were a dish that, while still healthful, is actually enjoyable and, more importantly, not embarrassing to consume in public. I believe that I've found such a solution.
