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The Thresher supports Rice Emergency Medical Service’s recent proposal that EMS in-charge’s be guaranteed on-campus housing (see story, pg. 1). In-charges work hard and devote much of their time to a program we all appreciate; because our campus has an EMS in which students are the responders, many students are more comfortable calling EMS in difficult situations.
I grew up inundated in a world that built up my hope for “the One” — my idealized, perfect life partner — story by story, through every personal anecdote, movie, Jane Austen novel, fairy tale and happily ever after.
The Thresher is disappointed to hear that multiple 300-level language courses will not be offered the Fall 2014 term at Rice (see story, pg. 1). While Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian and Korean are not necessarily the most popular language courses that Rice offers, they are still important.
The Thresher would like to congratulate the Rice Program Council for throwing a successful Rondelet. Tickets sold out quickly, and students who attended were pleased with the good music and conversation space.
The Thresher is excited for the construction of an opera house on campus (see story, pg. 1), despite the fact that we think the student body, as a whole, would benefit more from other projects. However, we recognize that this money was donated specifically for the construction of an opera house. For that reason, we urge people to understand that another project that students would like to see prioritized, like a new student center, could not have replaced this project financially.
The Thresher is happy to see the direction that the newly elected executive team is headed.
The Rice Thresher would like to commend the administration’s decision to make changes in the Economics department. Our staff feels like the department as it currently stands is understaffed and does not offer enough courses, both at the introductory level and at more advanced levels.
The Thresher would have liked to see the Rice administration put more effort into the preservation of the Art Barn on our campus (see story, pg. 1). The building is considered by many to be a historically and artistically significant structure, and we would like Rice to recognize the potential value it could continue to bring to our campus.
The Thresher is pleased to see the number of students applying to Rice has increased (see story, pg. 1). With this increase in applicants, the admissions office can potentially become more selective during the admissions process, which could improve Rice’s rankings.
The Thresher would like to acknowledge that the election rerun is a complicated issue. We understand the University Court’s decision, because certain aspects of the previous election were undoubtedly incorrect.
Over half a century has passed since Rice last won a Conference USA football championship title. This year's team has a chance to change that. The 2013 Rice Owls tore a path through their competitors to become the C-USA West Division champions. With just one loss in the conference and just three overall, Rice football has proved to be a dominant force this year. Now our team will have a chance to win it all in the championship game against Marshall this Saturday at 11 a.m. at home in Rice Stadium.
As the fall semester comes to a close, the Thresher would like to encourage more transparency and communication from the administration in the coming semesters. There is a general feeling that the administration has been more closed towards the student body, especially on key issues like the future of the linguistics graduate program. Despite repeated attempts to reach out to members of the administration to give them an opportunity to present their perspective on the linguistics issue, the administration has continuously declined to comment.
Despite the divisive nature of the paper products debate, we commend Housing and Dining on its efforts to adapt to students' mealtime habits using a sustainable takeout container system (see story, p. 1). While Rice students love their paper plates, the addition of tupperware could help reduce the amount and cost of paper products used over the year, thus redirecting more funds to food quality.
The Faculty Senate Working Group on Grade Inflation presented preliminary recommendations to the Student Senate Monday, Nov. 11 meeting (see story, p. 1). While grade inflation may be an issue at Rice University, information on grade distribution and Latin honors are available online for employers and graduate schools. Employers and graduate schools already recognize that GPAs are calculated differently at different institutions and are accustomed to using this information to place grades in context or deflate them as appropriate. Students may also be reluctant to admit grade inflation is a problem, as fixing grade inflation - if indeed it needs to be fixed - would put their own GPAs at risk. For those applying to medical school or law school, changes to grading policies could damage their chances for admission by lowering grades. While this is an ethical issue of its own, it means that students are unlikely to advocate for changes in grading policies.
The Thresher commends Rice University for selecting Joe Karlgaard as the new director of athletics (see story, p. 1). In choosing Karlgaard, a former student-athlete himself, Rice shows its devotion to student-athletes. The Thresher believes Karlgaard's experience at Stanford University, a top academic university also known for its competitive athletic program, will help to propel Rice forward athletically while staying true to its commitment to academic excellence.
The Thresher would like to emphasize the importance of 100 Days and Senior Gala (see story, p. 1) to the undergraduate students at Rice University, especially the current senior class. The student body values these two events as celebrations of students' time at Rice as they await graduation, and the events garner decent participation in the face of what most students recognize as general apathy toward non-college traditions.
To the Editor,
The Thresher would like to commend the administration for choosing to allocate a substantial portion of the $1 billion raised in the Centennial Campaign to endow 28 faculty chairs (see story, p. 1).
