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.
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.
Les Givral's Kahve is a street-casual Vietnamese restaurant, great for grabbing a quick bite while you're out with friends.
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.
In response to: "On-campus food offerings under-appreciated by student body"
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.
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.
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."
Students can add one more item to the list of all things unconventional at Rice: Quidditch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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."
In a recent Piers Morgan interview, Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter) surprised audiences with his outspoken religious piety.
