Rice University’s Student Newspaper — Since 1916

Thursday, November 28, 2024 — Houston, TX

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Wonders of Texas unique, incomparable

(10/02/09 12:00am)

There are things about Texas that are distinctly and exactly "Texas," that are only Texas: our little Alamo, filled with men beset with love for their great endless brown land; the 10-gallon hats and snakeskin boots that you don't see enough of anymore; the lone star, white against blue and red, unabashedly whipping 100 feet above car dealerships lining the interstate; the ridiculous "heavy-duty" trucks people insist on; Friday night football; real ranches with guns, cattle, spit, moustaches and beehives; signs on the roadside that say it all with three letters: BBQ.Jarritos, pecan pie and those mammoth, cool avocados we've got most of the year; brisket sandwiches and baked potatoes smothered in soupy hot barbeque sauce; Willie Nelson, salsa verde and the big bottles of Sol you can barely wrap your hand around; big hair, big "y'alls," big space and big, earnest Texas-sized smiles to fill it.



The state of the arts

(11/14/08 12:00am)

For the first time in decades the Rice Gallery will not be hosting the Visual and Dramatic Arts student art show this year during graduation. Many students and faculty are upset and taking action.Rice Gallery Director Kimberly Davenport, who took her post in 1994, said she decided not to host the VADA senior show after several years of dwindling attendance and interest.