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‘Perfect for Rice:’ Former players remember baseball coach Wayne Graham
In Wayne Graham’s first team meeting in the spring of 1993, he told players that Rice University was going to win a national baseball championship and anyone who didn’t believe him should leave.
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Rice sees 44% yield for class of 2028
With a 44% yield rate, 1,149 students joined the class of 2028 along with 74 transfer students. Incoming classes continue to increase in size ahead of the construction of two new residential colleges.
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Academic quad to reopen Sept. 12 with fanfare, celebrations
The academic quad is set to reopen Sept. 12. According to Kelly Fox, the executive vice president for operations, finance and support, the opening will be commemorated with a campus-wide event.
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