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NEWS 1/14/10 6:00pm

News in brief: RMC may soon be undergoing new renovations

 

At the Student Association meeting Monday, SA President Patrick McAnaney presented the history of the Rice Memorial Center and opened a discussion over future plans concerning the Student Center. The presentation focused on the Student Center's fragmented distribution of space. Because of its internally focused circulation design, the building does not interact with the central quad, Brochstein Pavilion or the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation Center. Additionally, the RMC is in need of additional space in order to accommodate a growing student body.

NEWS 1/14/10 6:00pm

New house for Wiess masters set to break ground in February

By Jocelyn Wright

Construction of the Wilson House, the brand-new Wiess College masters' house, will begin next month. The house is named after longtime Wiess Resident Associate Bill Wilson, who died last spring. The construction should be completed by the end of the year, and the house is aiming for silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, Project Manager Tina Hicks said. The house will be located next to the east side of Wiess by the South Power Plant. Facilities, Engineering and Planning Manager of Communications Susann Glenn said the cost of construction will be paid for by a donation from Wilson's estate, supplemented by money from Housing and Dining.

NEWS 1/14/10 6:00pm

Now loading: 2010

By Joe Dwyer

Last year was all about sequels: Games like Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and Modern Warfare 2 exploded sales figures and garnered loads of critical acclaim. But that's all old hat now, right? A new year means new games to look forward to, so I've picked out the top games of 2010 that will have you rushing to Gamestop to trade in all your old crap for the latest and greatest. Mass Effect 2

NEWS 1/14/10 6:00pm

Rice-BCM merger falls apart

By Josh Rutenberg

After more than a year of discussion, and only two weeks from the Jan. 31 deadline of their Memorandum of Understanding, Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have ended discussions to merge the two institutions. In a joint statement between Rice and BCM sent via e-mail last Tuesday, Rice President David Leebron and BCM Interim President William Butler informed their respective communities that while no formal merger will take place, there will be future efforts to strengthen the existing relationship between the two schools. In the joint statement, Leebron and Butler left open the possibility of expanding collaborations between the institutions, such as in the neuroscience and global health initiative programs.

NEWS 1/14/10 6:00pm

Green Wave washes away Owls

By Teddy Grodek

Fighting plane delays, injuries and finals, the women's basketball team began playing up to its true potential over the holiday break. The women started shooting well, were dominant on the boards and played lock-down defense when they needed big stops. They ended last semester without a win; now, as the second semester begins, they have six, bringing them in sight of the .500 mark for the first time all season. The Owls (6-9, 0-2 Conference USA) received their first taste of victory at their own tournament right before break, knocking off the University of Texas Pan-American 71-57 with sophomore forward Jackie Stanley carrying the load of the team in a record-setting 36-point performance. The win on the opening day of the Gene Hackerman Invitational ended the worst start to a season in the program's history, and the win, it appears, resulted in a momentum shift for the downtrodden team.

NEWS 12/14/09 5:30pm

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NEWS 12/14/09 5:25pm

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NEWS 12/14/09 5:20pm

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NEWS 12/12/09 10:20am

VP candidate Palin accuses Obama of terrorist links

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At a Republican rally in Colorado, U.S. Alaskan governor and Vice-Presidential hopeful, Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists who would target their own country". The charge was repeated at a later rally for around 13,000 Orange County, California supporters.

NEWS 12/12/09 9:25am

Despite threats, "Alaska Women Reject Palin" rally held

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Anchorage, Alaska — A group calling itself "Alaska Women Reject Palin" held an anti-Sarah Palin rally Saturday, despite receiving threatening phone calls last week. Palin is the vice presidential candidate, running with John McCain, on the Republican ticket in the American presidential election to be held on Nov. 4.

NEWS 12/3/09 6:00pm

Grad rates released

By Seth Brown

Football and basketball may not have defeated either Houston or Texas over the weekend, but Rice athletics gained a victory of its own with the release of the most recent student-athlete graduation rates. According to statistics released two weeks ago by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Rice ranks seventh in the nation among NCAA Division I-A schools in student-athlete graduation rates as listed by the four-year federal rate, at 79 percent, the same as last year. Rice is also ranked eighth according to the graduation success rate, at 93 percent, a 1 percent improvement over last year.

NEWS 12/3/09 6:00pm

Berlin Wall remembered at Hanszen

By Seth Brown

While most prepared for Thanksgiving break, a group of students covered the windows of the Hanszen College Commons with graffiti. But these were no delinquents; rather, they were participating in one of several activities arranged by German Professor Klaus Weissenberger in honor of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The idea for the project arose after the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. began approaching a number of U.S. universities with the hopes of celebrating the anniversary. Originally, the embassy imagined a week-long series of events - including a speaking competition, a graffiti competition, a charity run and a gala - to create interest in German culture and history and to remember the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

NEWS 12/3/09 6:00pm

Budget cuts interfere with student academia

By Staff Editorial

As if you weren't sick enough of hearing about the economy, it appears Rice is instituting a 5 percent general fund budget cut effective in July (see story, page 4). Though no plans have yet been finalized regarding what budgets in particular are to be cut, we feel the need to both applaud and to warn the powers that be about the possible decisions facing them.Dean of Undergraduates Robin Forman maintains that these cuts will not come out of the colleges' budgets - which are funded by the "student fees" portion of tuition - and we stand behind his decision. At the same time, however, cutting budgets from the college masters and resident associates might be problematic. The masters' budgets, for example, fund college courses, which are often some of the most unique classes one can find at Rice. Additionally, possible trips to symphonies and potential lectures may have to be shelved for fiscal reasons.

NEWS 12/3/09 6:00pm

Erratum

By Staff Editorial

In the Nov. 20 issue, the Thresher ran a column entitled "Dear Denver: Who to Trust?" in which the author addressed a personal matter. The column breached the boundaries of what is expected of both an advice column and our publication. The Thresher deeply regrets the error.

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