Rishab Ramapriyan

FEATURES 12/3/19 9:12pm

Invisible burdens: students talk accessibility challenges

By Rishab Ramapriyan and Ajay Kumar

Each semester a Rice student will spend hours carefully crafting a course schedule that fills their major requirements, impresses future employers, and avoids that dreaded 8 a.m. section. But students with disabilities often have to worry about another factor: accessing their classrooms.

NEWS 11/17/19 3:53pm

Pompeo confronts foreign policy, but not impeachment in 'quid pro quo' visit to Baker Institute

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the “natural hunger for human freedom,” criticized the Communist Party of China and fielded questions regarding U.S. foreign policy in countries such as Syria and Mexico as part of his Friday visit to the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Outside the event and in the Rice Memorial Center, students staged demonstrations in response to his visit.

NEWS 11/12/19 11:37pm

RUPD forwards 47 calls to wrong number

By Rishab Ramapriyan

The Rice University Police Department and Rice Emergency Medical Services dispatch phone line accidentally forwarded 47 calls to the wrong number on the night of Nov. 6. Some students reported being redirected to a man who did not appear to be a member of RUPD, while others were sent straight to voicemail.

NEWS 11/5/19 11:21pm

McMurtry holds town hall over ICE Halloween costumes

By Rishab Ramapriyan

McMurtry College’s Diversity Council hosted a public town hall on Tuesday night to facilitate a discussion with the three students who dressed as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for the Halloween event at Willy’s Pub.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:29pm

Palantir visit prompts petition, protest

By Rishab Ramapriyan

More than 150 Rice University community members have signed a petition urging the department of computer science to drop Palantir Technologies from a computer science mixer event on the evening of Oct. 10, due to contention over Palantir’s ongoing contracts with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

NEWS 10/1/19 10:02pm

Pay attention: Thresher opinion prompts apology

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Following the publication of a Rice alumna’s anonymous opinion about the mishandling of her sexual assault case in last week’s Thresher, students mobilized across campus to express their dissatisfaction and anger through acts of vandalism and defacement, silent protests and petitions.

NEWS 9/10/19 10:39pm

Rice falls to No. 17 in 2020 US News rankings

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Rice dropped a place in the recently released 2020 U.S. News & World Report National Universities rankings, tying with Cornell University at No. 17. Last year, Rice was tied with Cornell at No. 16 and the previous year Rice was in a four-way tie for No. 14.

NEWS 9/3/19 9:52pm

SA introduces bill for alumni liaison position

By Rishab Ramapriyan

The Student Association Senate introduced a bill to create a new undergraduate position, Association of Rice Alumni liaison, to advance opportunities for collaboration with the Office of Alumni Relations and the Association of Rice Alumni.

NEWS 8/27/19 10:39pm

Faculty Senate to decide changes to Pass/Fail policy

By Rishab Ramapriyan

At the April 17 meeting, the Faculty Senate formed a new Pass/Fail working group to examine the purpose of allowing students to take courses pass/fail.

NEWS 8/27/19 10:25pm

Parking spots sacrificed for New Sid

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Residents of the South colleges are scrambling to find parking on campus after the sale of permits for South Colleges Residents Lot was suspended, following the decision to sacrifice more parking spots for the new Sid Richardson College project. Only 45 student permits will be offered for the 2019-20 year, while 150 permits were sold for last academic year, according to parking manager Mike Morgan.

Rishab Ramapriyan

Invisible burdens: students talk accessibility challenges

Pompeo confronts foreign policy, but not impeachment in 'quid pro quo' visit to Baker Institute

RUPD forwards 47 calls to wrong number

McMurtry holds town hall over ICE Halloween costumes

Palantir visit prompts petition, protest

Pay attention: Thresher opinion prompts apology

Rice falls to No. 17 in 2020 US News rankings

SA introduces bill for alumni liaison position

Faculty Senate to decide changes to Pass/Fail policy

Parking spots sacrificed for New Sid

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