Sanvitti Sahdev

A&E 4/7/20 5:23pm

Sign of the Times: ASTR* Mag editors adapt ahead of new issue ‘Yesterday’

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Rice’s budding student-run arts magazine ASTR* will release its second issue online as a result of the campus shutdown. Its editors talk about thriving on chaos and collaboration, and how the current situation has influenced the production of their magazine.

A&E 3/10/20 5:54pm

DJ Screw’s legacy manifests beyond music at new CAMH exhibit

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Two decades after his death, DJ Screw’s legacy has been captured and immortalized by 15 visual artists at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston in a unique two-part exhibition titled “Slowed and Throwed: Records of the City Through Mutated Lenses.” The exhibit is inspired by the techniques of the chopped and screwed genre, which DJ Screw, born Robert Earl Davis Jr., developed in the early 1990s, and which has since become synonymous with Houston’s hip-hop identity.

A&E 2/25/20 10:01pm

Kameelah Rasheed’s “perhaps, there is no sequel” invites us to consider futurity

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Four bright yellow billboards materialized in the center of campus last week. Located in the west lawn next to Brochstein Pavilion, the first of them spells out a startling message in delicate black script: “a committee made an announcement: a better future awaits us.”

A&E 2/4/20 10:08pm

Africayé 2020 Preview

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Hosted by the Rice African Student Association, “Africayé 2020: Coming to Africa” will immerse the Rice community in the sights, sounds and tastes of African culture this Sunday. The annual showcase will feature music, dance, fashion, comedy, skits, food and a newly added art gallery.

A&E 1/28/20 9:38pm

Moody Center’s ‘Radical Revisionists’ confronts colonial narratives

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Last Friday, the Moody Center for the Arts came alive with visitors for the opening reception of “Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present.” The new exhibit, on display from Jan. 24 to May 16, features artists from Africa and its diaspora who challenge Eurocentric narratives of colonialism, migration and identity.

A&E 12/3/19 9:00pm

Citizen journalist collective Indymedia celebrates 20th birthday at Rice Cinema

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Last weekend, Rice Cinema hosted Indymedia 20th Anniversary Encuentro, a celebration of a global journalism movement featuring an art and memorabilia exhibit, film screenings and panel discussions with prominent journalists and creatives.

A&E 11/19/19 9:50pm

KTRU’s Hip-Hop Night gives platform to student artists and performers

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Lyle’s, the basement in Lovett College, experienced an exciting makeover last Friday as flashing red, green and blue lights lit up the stage for KTRU’s Hip-Hop Night.

A&E 11/12/19 9:16pm

Second Astroworld Festival lives up to hype

By Sanvitti Sahdev and Smaran Garlapati

“The man who left this city with nothing and conquered the world,” said surprise guest Dave Chapelle as he introduced Travis Scott at the second annual ASTROWORLD Music Festival in Houston’s NRG Park last Saturday.

A&E 11/12/19 9:15pm

Ode to Houston: Bryan Washington reads from debut short story collection

By Sanvitti Sahdev

In the latest installment of the Cherry Reading Series, essayist and fiction writer Bryan Washington created a warm and intimate environment as he read excerpts from his debut short story collection titled “Lot” on Nov. 4.

A&E 10/29/19 9:45pm

Cartoonist Leela Corman speaks on visual storytelling, activism

By Sanvitti Sahdev

According to cartoonist Leela Corman, you can make a comic out of anything. She makes hers out of watercolor paints, activism and personal experiences with trauma. During her visit to Rice last Thursday, Corman talked about the process of visual storytelling with students.

Sanvitti Sahdev

Sign of the Times: ASTR* Mag editors adapt ahead of new issue ‘Yesterday’

DJ Screw’s legacy manifests beyond music at new CAMH exhibit

Kameelah Rasheed’s “perhaps, there is no sequel” invites us to consider futurity

Africayé 2020 Preview

Moody Center’s ‘Radical Revisionists’ confronts colonial narratives

Citizen journalist collective Indymedia celebrates 20th birthday at Rice Cinema

KTRU’s Hip-Hop Night gives platform to student artists and performers

Second Astroworld Festival lives up to hype

Ode to Houston: Bryan Washington reads from debut short story collection

Cartoonist Leela Corman speaks on visual storytelling, activism

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