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NEWS 9/19/23 11:05pm

The Thresher tours the new O’Connor building

By Prayag Gordy

The O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science was officially inaugurated in a Sept. 14 ribbon cutting ceremony.

NEWS 8/29/23 11:05pm

It’s not just you: August sets heat records

By Prayag Gordy

This August has been the hottest in Houston since at least 1969, according to a Thresher analysis of weather data captured at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Through Aug. 26, daily highs have averaged 102.9 degrees, surpassing the previous mark of 101.4 degrees set in 2011.

NEWS 8/22/23 11:53pm

Rice to ‘reset’ student center rebuild, hire new architecture firm

By Prayag Gordy

The new student center project has been delayed again, dean of undergraduates Bridget Gorman announced in an Aug. 21 email obtained by the Thresher. Rice has chosen to ‘reset’ the project, firing the architecture firm, Adjaye Associates.

OPINION 8/22/23 10:42pm

Letter from the editors’ desk: We’ll meet you where you stand

By Prayag Gordy and Riya Misra

Our primary goal at the Thresher has been — and will always be — to serve as a watchdog for the student body, to inform, to entertain and to criticize. As we begin our term as editors in chief, we remain dedicated to our central tenets, but we understand how much we have yet to learn.

NEWS 7/7/23 2:18pm

New student center’s architect accused of sexual misconduct

By Prayag Gordy and Riya Misra

David Adjaye, the founder and principal of the firm designing Rice’s new student center, has been accused of sexual misconduct by three former employees. The Financial Times reported on July 3 that the allegations “range from sexual assault to harassment.” Rice chose Adjaye Associates to design the new student center in November 2020. The Moody Foundation has donated $100 million to support the project.

NEWS 6/2/23 11:44am

Rice will build two new colleges between Sid Richardson and Wiess

By Prayag Gordy

Rice intends to build two new residential colleges with an accompanying servery, President Reggie DesRoches and Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox announced in an email sent May 19. The old Sid Richardson College building will be demolished as part of this project. One of the new colleges will take its place, and the other will be positioned closer to Wiess College.

FEATURES 3/28/23 10:20pm

‘Screwball antics’: Tracing the history of Beer Bike

By Prayag Gordy and Riya Misra

Last week, the Thresher released a letter from the editor’s desk lamenting strict Beer Bike safety precautions that have started to chip away at the event’s tradition. The Thresher spoke to alumni and dug into the archives to explore the inception of Beer Bike and its storied history.

SPORTS 2/21/23 11:55pm

Baseball drops fireworks-filled opening series to Louisiana

By Prayag Gordy

Rice baseball lost their first two games against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette last weekend, winning the third to avoid the sweep. Rice was defeated 5-4 on Friday and 11-2 on Saturday, then overcame an early deficit to beat the Ragin’ Cajuns 12-8 Sunday afternoon.

NEWS 2/2/23 9:24pm

Will the real Yo-Yo’s Hot Dog please stand up?: H&D brings True Dog Houston to campus after all

By Ben Baker-Katz , Morgan Gage and Prayag Gordy

Housing & Dining announced on Jan. 31 that they had reached an agreement with “YOYO” to operate on campus. But the next day, H&D sent the Rice community a follow-up email with a flyer for the vendor they had actually secured: True Dog Houston, operated by Damion Loera, a former partner of YoYo’s Hot Dog who has since opened his own business selling similar hot dogs.

NEWS 1/15/23 6:01pm

Temporary power outage impacts campus, smoke forces evacuation at McMurtry

By Hajera Naveed and Prayag Gordy

Power outages affected nearly all of the Rice campus on Saturday afternoon, with reports of outages starting around 3:30 p.m. According to Jeff Falk, interim vice president for public affairs, electricians are working to restore power and the Crisis Management team has been activated. At the time of publication, power has returned to parts of campus.

Prayag Gordy

The Thresher tours the new O’Connor building

It’s not just you: August sets heat records

Rice to ‘reset’ student center rebuild, hire new architecture firm

Letter from the editors’ desk: We’ll meet you where you stand

New student center’s architect accused of sexual misconduct

Rice will build two new colleges between Sid Richardson and Wiess

‘Screwball antics’: Tracing the history of Beer Bike

Baseball drops fireworks-filled opening series to Louisiana

Will the real Yo-Yo’s Hot Dog please stand up?: H&D brings True Dog Houston to campus after all

Temporary power outage impacts campus, smoke forces evacuation at McMurtry

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