Sanvitti Sahdev

NEWS 3/28/18 12:18am

Students march, call for gun control over Beer Bike weekend

By Sanvitti Sahdev

While most of Rice University took part in Beer Bike on Saturday, some students left campus to attend the March For Our Lives. The march was followed by Rice Call to Action Saturday evening in Farnsworth Pavilion.

NEWS 2/13/18 10:07pm

SA resolution supports new minors despite departmental concerns

By Sanvitti Sahdev

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution calling for the creation of more minors with only one abstention at Monday’s meeting.

FEATURES 11/28/17 11:33pm

Thanksgiving on campus

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Postmates, instant ramen and dinner at the magisters’ house were some of the survival tools for students who stayed on campus for Thanksgiving break. Every year, a number of students remain at Rice during the four-day Thanksgiving recess due to a variety of reasons such as distance, cost or simply preparation for the final week of classes. “I personally stayed just because it's too far to go back home,” Gayatri Sawant, a Sid Richardson College freshman and international student from India, said.

NEWS 11/28/17 9:58pm

Club hosts first ever Period Week

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Students celebrated the first ever Period Week from Nov. 13 to Nov. 17 with events aimed to de-stigmatize menstruation and tackle unfair legislation.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:09am

Provost rejects alternative course evaluation tool

By Sanvitti Sahdev

IDEA, an alternate course and instructor evaluation system piloted in about 200 classes last year, will not be implemented at Rice.

NEWS 10/19/17 1:52pm

Queer and Women’s Resource centers host joint LGBTQ Sex Ed 101 event

By Sanvitti Sahdev

Students gathered over tacos for LGBTQ Sex Ed 101 on Oct. 5 to discuss sexual health and experiences with sex and relationships.

FEATURES 9/27/17 1:04am

Dreaming of a Baker Christmas

By Sanvitti Sahdev

The Baker College commons contains only its usual smattering of students doing their homework and hanging out. Suddenly, the doors open and the quiet is shattered. In marches a group of students in red sweaters and Santa hats, carrying in tray after tray of cookies painstakingly prepared for the students. It’s Baker Christmas.