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FEATURES 3/5/19 10:45pm

Overcoming Failure and Imposter Syndrome: A Conversation with Matthew Hayes

By Elizabeth Myong

As a freshman at the University of Chicago, Matthew Hayes was feeling out of place. He had just moved from his small hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska where he attended what he called a “not so great” public school.

FEATURES 3/5/19 10:40pm

Black at Rice: Summar McGee

By Ella Feldman

For most of her life, Summar McGee didn’t envision herself attending a school like Rice. “I always joke that I still don’t know how I got here,” McGee, a junior at Hanszen College, said.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:29pm

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

By Spencer Moffat

After four straight days of swimming at the Conference USA Championships in Atlanta, Rice narrowly finished second behind a Florida International University team that won its fifth straight C-USA Championship.

SPORTS 3/5/19 10:25pm

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

By Michael Byrnes

It was a Senior Day to remember for the Rice women’s basketball team. A record crowd of 2,606 fans at Tudor Fieldhouse watched the Owls defeat Louisiana Tech University 78-42 to complete Rice’s undefeated 13-0 home record, and increase the team’s winning streak to 17 games.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:12pm

Wickerson wins presidential election with 42 percent voter turnout

By Emily Abdow

Grace Wickerson will serve as the next Student Association president after beating out competitors Frederick Cavallaro and Bill Duong in an election with the lowest number of votes cast for president since 2016.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:04pm

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate introduced legislation aiming to prevent students found in violation of the sexual misconduct policy or guilty of interpersonal violence from holding campuswide leadership positions for the duration of their time at Rice.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:02pm

History of presidential platforms reveals SA discontent

By Savannah Kuchar

Freddy Cavallaro’s call to restructure the Student Association Senate may be the first such campaign in current students’ memories, but it is at home in Rice’s history. Between 2003 and 2014, at least six campaigns aimed to achieve goals including shifting power to residential colleges and increasing voter turnout in SA elections, but none won elections.

FEATURES 2/26/19 9:33pm

Meet your 2019-2020 college presidents

By Biz Rasich

We spoke to the newly elected presidents of all 11 residential colleges about what they hope to accomplish both inside and outside of their college over the duration of their respective presidential terms.

SPORTS 2/20/19 12:52am

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

By Eric Barber

For the first time in the 41-year history of the women’s basketball program, the Owls are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:45am

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

By Cameron Wallace

According to Grace Wickerson, candidate for Student Association president, there is a lot of potential in the SA Senate for initiating productive dialogues and ultimately affecting large-scale changes on Rice’s campus.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:44am

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

By Amy Qin and Rishab Ramapriyan

Freddy Cavallaro’s #DismantleTheSA campaign for president is focused on significant bylaw and constitutional reform for the Student Association, with the goal of making the SA Senate more representative of the student body rather than actually dismantling it.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:33am

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

By Andrew Grottkau

The athletic department presented plans for an inflatable dome designed to be used by multiple varsity and club athletic teams to members of the Student Association, sparking concern among some members of the student body.

OPINION 2/19/19 10:35pm

Editorial: For Student Association President: Grace Wickerson

By Thresher Editorial Board

It is the opinion of the Thresher editorial board that only Brown College junior Grace Wickerson has the experience, attitude and knowledge to effectively lead the student body as next year’s Student Association president.

NEWS 2/18/19 11:36pm

SA presidential candidates highlight differences at debate

By Amy Qin and Rishab Ramapriyan

At the annual Student Association Presidential Debate, presented by the Rice Thresher, three Student Association President hopefuls took the stage on Friday, Feb. 15 to discuss their platforms.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:35am

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate voted not to include a constitutional amendment to increase annual student fees to support the Green Fund on the general election ballot by a vote of 12 yes to nine no, with five members abstaining.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:22am

Racist images from Rice’s past surface, spark conversation

By Anna Ta

Blackface and other racist imagery in past editions of the Rice Campanile made national news this week following recent controversy surrounding the discovery of school yearbook photos of Virginia’s governor and attorney general in blackface.

SPORTS 2/13/19 12:12am

Baseball preview: Owls look to return to postseason

By Andrew Grottkau

The folding chair former head coach Wayne Graham used to occupy was nowhere to be found at last Wednesday’s Rice baseball practice.

NEWS 2/8/19 3:48pm

Blanket Tax Committee recommends against student fee increase to fund environmental projects

By Amy Qin

Members of the Blanket Tax Committee and Student Association Senate voiced concerns over a proposal to increase annual student fees by $3.50 to support the Green Fund, a student-led initiative to sponsor campus sustainability projects.

NEWS 2/8/19 12:29pm

Y2Krowded: Line for Y2K dispersed after shoving, hospitalization

By James Karroum

The line for McMurtry College’s Y2K-themed public party grew increasingly unsafe throughout the night, even leading to a hospitalization, until it was dispersed around 11:30 p.m. and all further entry was denied, according to Julia Robinson, a McMurtry external social.

NEWS 1/29/19 11:32pm

Parliamentarian brings allegations of task force constitutional violations to UCourt

By Anna Ta

Nick Jerge, Student Association parliamentarian, said he submitted a formal request for interpretation of the Student Association constitution to Noah Reich, University Court chair, last Friday regarding a possible constitutional violation committed by the SA International Student Financial Aid Task Force.

Homepage

Overcoming Failure and Imposter Syndrome: A Conversation with Matthew Hayes

Black at Rice: Summar McGee

Swimming finishes second in C-USA

Women’s basketball wins 17th straight

Wickerson wins presidential election with 42 percent voter turnout

SA aims to bar those found in violation of sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence policies from leadership

History of presidential platforms reveals SA discontent

Meet your 2019-2020 college presidents

Women’s basketball achieves first-ever top-25 ranking

SA presidential candidate Grace Wickerson focuses on expanding educational opportunities, student wellbeing

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

Editorial: For Student Association President: Grace Wickerson

SA presidential candidates highlight differences at debate

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

Racist images from Rice’s past surface, spark conversation

Baseball preview: Owls look to return to postseason

Blanket Tax Committee recommends against student fee increase to fund environmental projects

Y2Krowded: Line for Y2K dispersed after shoving, hospitalization

Parliamentarian brings allegations of task force constitutional violations to UCourt

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