The Rice Thresher

Summer owls fly across the pond

(03/26/25 3:10am)

This summer, Rice students are trading textbooks for passports as they prepare to study abroad.

https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2025/03/summer-owls-fly-across-the-pond

Your post-midterm guide to a Houston spring break

(03/12/25 3:28am)

Now that midterms are finally over, and you have a whole free week ahead, start planning your staycation. Get out of bed and leave your laptop behind.

https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2025/03/your-post-midterm-guide-to-a-houston-spring-break

Senior Spotlight: Bayzhan Mukatay on kidney matching, community

(02/26/25 5:37am)

Whether it’s organ donation, neural connections or Rice’s exam scheduling, where most see a problem, Bayzhan Mukatay sees a solution. At least, using math, he sees a way to try.

https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2025/02/senior-spotlight-bayzhan-mukatay-on-kidney-matching-community

SA should not simply serve special interest groups

(10/19/16 1:00pm)

For several years, significant concerns have been raised about advising for almost every pre-professional track other than the pre-health one. Several students have walked into meetings with advisors to be told that Rice has no resources to help them find opportunities they want and need. Senate Bill #2, which created a Health Professions Taskforce, serves to garner more support for what is already one of the most supported fields at Rice. Therefore, the Student Association’s support of this initiative has shown that it is out of touch with the more pressing needs of Rice students.

https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2016/10/sa-should-not-simply-serve-special-interest-groups