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WEBSarofim Hall construction to begin. By Viola Hsia. Sarofim Hall, the new home of Rice’s art department, is set to be completed next summer, according to university architect George Ristow. Construction of the building enclosure will begin soon, and construction teams are currently laying structural steel, said Ristow. NEWS 9/10/24 11:02pm.
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WEBNEWS 5/24/24 11:48am Rice Mutual Aid partners with student organizations to fundraise for Gaza By James Cancelarich. Rice Mutual Aid launched a fundraising campaign for Gaza on May 13 in partnership with 15 other student organizations at Rice, including Rice Students for Justice in Palestine, Rice Pride, the Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice and the Rice Muslim Student ...
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WEBNEWS 9/10/24 11:55pm Remembering Andrea Rodriguez Avila By Riya Misra. On a spring night, Andrea Rodriguez Avila was wrapping up her Peer Academic Advisor training. Her close friend, Karen Martinez, wanted boba tea; it was nearing the end of the semester, and everything was "messy and unorganized," she said.
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WEB6 days ago · By Thresher Editorial Board. Rice reached a $33.75 million settlement on Feb. 23 in the financial aid “cartel” lawsuit that alleged Rice, as well as 16 other peer institutions, unfairly limited aid for students at need-blind universities. Nine other universities have also settled in the case. OPINION 2/20/24 9:40pm.
We should educate ourselves on Rice’s history
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Rice’s 111-year history is marked by lots of positive impact — and plenty of harmful actions. William Marsh Rice, the university’s founder and namesake, was a slave owner, and from the school’s establishment as a free institution for only white students to Ku Klux Klan meetings occurring on Rice property, the connections to segregation and racial injustice cannot be denied.
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WEBOPINION 9/3/24 11:18pm Letter from the editor’s desk: Telling the stories closest to home By Riya Misra. Last week, I knew what I was going to write here. I spent the night before the semester began reading and re-reading what old editors-in-chief had to say in their welcome letters, picking up on common themes: building trust with readers, supporting student media, running a paper in ...
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WEB4 days ago · The Rice Thresher is the official campus newspaper of Rice University, published by undergraduate students. Since its first publication 105 years ago, in January 1916, the Thresher has continued to provide the student body with up-to-date campus news and information. The Thresher is published each Wednesday during the …
‘Change is inevitable’: Rice Village through the years
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Today, Rice Village is frequented by students and local families alike for its collection of cafes, restaurants, boutiques and brand-name stores. At the time of its founding in 1938, though, the Village was an undeveloped, wooded area with a single dirt road. On that road — now Rice Boulevard — just two buildings stood: Rice Blvd. Food Market, which would be frequented by Rice students ...
Score updates & what’s next - The Rice Thresher
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Score updates & what’s next. By Andersen Pickard 9/10/24 11:29pm. Scores from Sept. 4 to Sept. 10. Women’s Volleyball vs. University of South Alabama. Sept. 5 - Rice 3, USA 0. Women’s Soccer vs. University of Louisiana Lafayette. Sept. 5 - Rice 2, ULL 2. Women’s Volleyball vs. University of Nevada Las Vegas.
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WEBThe Thresher aims to inform and entertain the Rice community as a platform for information and discussion. While it varies across section, section editors manage coverage with oversight from the Managing Editor and Editor (s)-In-Chief in the service of this goal. The Thresher strives to maintain comprehensive coverage of issues and topics that ...