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NEWS 4/10/08 7:00pm

Two comedians spotlight interfaith differences

"Comedy's Odd Couple," a show featuring nationally known comedians Rabbi Bob Alper and Muslim Azhar Usman, came to the Baker Commons Tuesday as part of an interfaith event to promote tolerance on campus. The comedians' routines covered their family backgrounds, current lives, religious experiences and the elephant in the room, as Alper referred to it: Their separate faiths.Usman, a Chicago-born Indian Muslim has served as a lecturer and lawyer, community activist and co-founder of the Allah Made Me Funny Comedy Tour. He told the audience of his experiences with religious and racial intolerance.


NEWS 3/27/08 7:00pm

Children's campus set to open in August

Construction around campus is not limited to the benefit of just college students anymore: some new buildings will now attract students under the age of five. Next August, Rice will open a Montessori school, Rice Children's Campus, for the children of faculty and staff members. The school will be located at 5504 Chaucer Dr., between University and Rice Blvd. RCC will enroll 84-86 children from six weeks old through five years old. The acceptance period for applications for enrollment this fall began Mar. 17. Projected monthly tuitions range from $950-$1,100, depending on the age of the student.


NEWS 3/20/08 7:00pm

Richards-Kortum first woman appointed to National Academy of Engineering

This February, bioengineering chair and professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum received one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering when she was selected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Richards-Kortum is the first woman and the youngest of the 15 faculty members from Rice to be elected to the NAE. The NAE, a private institution with 2,227 U.S. members and 194 foreign associates, serves to aid the government in researching engineering issues. Richards-Kortum said committees within the NAE provide advice to policy makers on scientific and technical issues.