Nick Morales

NEWS 8/27/09 7:00pm

Online only: Health services advises for flu shot

By Nick Morales

This article has been changed from the printed edition.In anticipation of this fall's likely flu surge, Student Health Services is encouraging students, faculty and staff to obtain a flu vaccine. Staff Physician Jessica McKelvey said Student Health will be offering vaccinations during the upcoming flu season free of charge for faculty and $13 for students.However, students with medical conditions that put them at increased risk of the flu can receive a vaccination for free.

NEWS 10/23/08 7:00pm

Glass boats float in Fondren

By Nick Morales

With the installment of nine multicolored glass boats in the front lobby, Fondren Library is the first location to integrate art into the Rice campus in a campus wide project known as the "Endeavor Installation." The boats are a gift from donors Elizabeth and Albert Kidd (Hanszen '64) and is a project of the Arts Committee, chaired by Raymond Brochstein (Sid '55).The committee promotes President David Leebron's intent to create a more vibrant and dynamic campus as outlined in the Vision for the Second Century, Eleni Barzouka, Facilities, Engineering and Planning senior project manager, said.

NEWS 9/25/08 7:00pm

Esperanza IV: A new hope

By Nick Morales

Esperanza this year will not be held at an aquarium or a baseball stadium. Rather, Rice Program Council will host its fall formal on campus, in a tent located between the Shepherd School of Music and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. Esperanza will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. RPC Formals Committee co-Chair Maggy Taylor said ticket costs are still up in the air. Though the official theme is undecided, RPC is considering a "blue and grey" motif, RPC President Michelle Kerkstra said.