Threat of rain affected both the convocation and commencement ceremonies this year.
On Wednesday evening, students crowded the Grand Hall to compete in Rice Program Council's annual ginger bread building competition. This year's theme was "Alice in Winter Wonderland." Here are are some of of the students' edible creations.
Photos by Charlene Pan and Vidya Giri
Photos by Martin Zhang
More photos here. Photos by Christina Tan.
Photos by Serena Liu
From the Rice Design Alliance website:
Reimagining the Sukkah, Rice Architecture Society’s annual fall mini-charrette, challenges multidisciplinary teams of 2-6 students to explore the possibilities of short-term architecture by designing an innovative and meaningful temporary structure that proposes experimental solutions to traditional design constraints in order to reimagine the Sukkah.
Photos by Jiayi Lyu
The Thresher went to Free Press to shoot artist sets, crowd reactions, evacuations, and make-up events. For full galleries, see our Free Press album and the free Stereo Live pop-up show album with Jauz, Jai Wolf, and Party Favor.