Nicole Lhuillier

NEWS 9/15/20 10:16pm

New Tech TA program popular with students and professors

By Nicole Lhuillier

To assist instructors with the classroom technology for online or hybrid courses, the Office of Information Technology has hired 160 students as technology teaching assistants. According to the OIT Associate Vice President Diane Butler, faculty have requested Tech TAs for approximately 270 courses. 

FEATURES 9/1/20 8:47pm

Meet the presidents: College presidents prepare for a year like no other

By Nicole Lhuillier

Wielding power in their respective commons and in the Student Association Senate, college presidents are perhaps the most visible faces of the student leadership that is essential to the Rice experience. But just a few weeks after this year’s cohort began their terms, their communities dispersed as students were sent home to study online. Now, the presidents must lead their colleges amid conditions completely unknown to all who came before: distancing rules, a ban on mass gatherings, students who may never actually be on campus and other pandemic-related changes. They may not have signed up for these new challenges, but they are surely stepping up to face them. 

NEWS 12/3/19 9:41pm

More than 2,000 signatures demand Entrance 23 crosswalk

By Nicole Lhuillier

A student’s petition for a crosswalk near the university’s entrance 23 on Rice Boulevard has gained more than 2,000 signatures — 2,052 at the time of print.

FEATURES 10/29/19 9:58pm

Ambushes and serenades: birthdays at the residential colleges

By Nicole Lhuillier

You probably didn’t expect your birthdays in college to be commemorated by a ring on a gong or an involuntary full-body soaking. It’s a far cry from the typical fare. At Rice, the birthday experience gets an upgrade, thanks to the traditions of the residential colleges.

FEATURES 9/17/19 9:38pm

College coordinators on office pop-ins and close connections

By Nicole Lhuillier

What keeps a residential college running? College governments manage internal and external affairs; the adult residents make sure nothing goes awry. But when it comes to everyday operations, the answer is simple: the college coordinator.