Ariana Moshiri

A&E 10/27/20 10:21pm

R2’s new Open Mic blog provides accessible outlet for student creativity

By Ariana Moshiri

In a normal year, October would find R2: The Rice Review, Rice’s award-winning undergraduate literary journal, hosting its annual Open Mic Night where students performed a broad range of work. Although the pandemic stalled the in-person event, R2 has come up with a creative alternative in the form of their first year-round Open Mic Online blog. 

NEWS 10/6/20 10:56pm

Anonymous discussion app Librex sparks conversation and controversy

By Ariana Moshiri

Librex, an anonymous discussion app for college students, expanded to Rice University in August after becoming popular at Ivy League schools. Approximately 700 Rice students are currently signed up, according to Ryan Schiller, founder of Librex. While the app provides a platform for a large variety of conversations, it has been facing criticism by some Rice students for the users who are expressing slurs and offensive language without accountability or consequences.