Talha Arif

NEWS 5/27/21 8:27am

Leebron to step down in 2022, reflects on past years

By Talha Arif

President David Leebron announced that he will be stepping down from his role after this coming academic year on June 30, 2022 in an email to the Rice community Tuesday morning. Next year will mark Leebron’s 18th year as president after taking on the position in 2004.

NEWS 5/17/21 8:51am

Commencement for Class of 2020 and 2021 occurs in stadium in historic first

By Talha Arif and Hajera Naveed

Class of 2021 undergraduates lined up on Friday evening to receive their degrees and Class of 2020 undergraduates received theirs on Saturday evening, both amidst a limited crowd due to COVID-19 capacity restrictions. Commencement was held for the first time in the Rice football stadium to allow for more physical distancing, after Rice administration adapted to allow for students to bring four guests to attend their respective ceremonies.

NEWS 5/12/21 12:04pm

Students discuss STRIVE and the Whisper Network at Rice

By Talha Arif

Following an opinion piece by former Students Turning Rice Into a Violence-Free Environment liaison Sarah Park which called for organizational reform, the Thresher reached out to several STRIVE affiliates to further investigate the claims made and discuss STRIVE’s mission and the whisper network.

NEWS 4/27/21 10:33pm

Abercrombye: Engineering Laboratory Building to be replaced by new engineering and science facility

By Talha Arif

The Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory will be demolished and replaced by a new engineering and science building beginning this May. Demolition will start mid-May and construction of the new building will be substantially complete in January 2023, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities Engineering and Planning Kathy Jones.

NEWS 4/20/21 11:35pm

Updated Beer Bike results cause controversial first-place tie in men’s race, second-place tie in women’s

By Talha Arif

Hanszen College tied with Jones College for first place in the men’s race while also tying with Jones for second place in the women’s race, according to updated Beer Bike 2021 results posted by Rice Program Council. These times were adjusted following a petition submitted by Hanszen due to discrepancies in their own recorded time versus RPC’s time. McMurtry College won the women’s race by almost 40 seconds.

NEWS 4/16/21 2:31pm

McMurtry wins women’s, Jones wins men's race following pandemic-adjusted Beer Bike

By Talha Arif and Keegan Leibrock

McMurtry College claimed first place in the women’s Beer Bike race while Jones College won the men’s race, according to preliminary results posted by Rice Program Council. This year’s Beer Bike took place over two days and was live streamed due to in-person capacity restrictions. Alumni did not participate this year.

NEWS 4/13/21 11:11pm

Professor emeritus Sidney “Sid” Burrus remembered

By Talha Arif

Charles Sidney Burrus, former dean of engineering at Rice, passed away on April 3 at age 86. Burrus is survived by his son, daughter and four grandchildren.

NEWS 4/6/21 10:20pm

Larry McMurtry, author and Rice alum, passes at age 84

By Talha Arif

Larry McMurtry (class of ’60), a novelist and screenwriter who attended and taught English courses at Rice University, passed away on March 25 at age 84. He is survived by his wife, son, siblings and grandson.

NEWS 3/9/21 7:57pm

Students, faculty discuss sprinkle days amidst unconventional semester

By Talha Arif

Two sprinkle days have occurred so far, with one occurring during the winter storm, and the final three will occur on March 16, March 26 and April 8. Students have generally responded well to the implementation of sprinkle days, but some say it is hard to take a break as intended with only one day off.

NEWS 2/27/21 12:24pm

Vining wins SA presidential election, Sethre-Brink wins EVP race amidst low voter turnout

By Talha Arif

Kendall Vining will serve as the next Student Association president after winning the election against Jarrett Prchal. Vining received 56.8 percent of the vote (545 ballots) while Prchal received 41.4 percent (345 ballots). A total of 959 ballots were cast for the SA presidential election for a voter turnout of 24 percent, the lowest turnout in the past five years.

Talha Arif

Leebron to step down in 2022, reflects on past years

Commencement for Class of 2020 and 2021 occurs in stadium in historic first

Students discuss STRIVE and the Whisper Network at Rice

Abercrombye: Engineering Laboratory Building to be replaced by new engineering and science facility

Updated Beer Bike results cause controversial first-place tie in men’s race, second-place tie in women’s

McMurtry wins women’s, Jones wins men's race following pandemic-adjusted Beer Bike

Professor emeritus Sidney “Sid” Burrus remembered

Larry McMurtry, author and Rice alum, passes at age 84

Students, faculty discuss sprinkle days amidst unconventional semester

Vining wins SA presidential election, Sethre-Brink wins EVP race amidst low voter turnout

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