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SPORTS 3/28/18 1:29am

Jones wins two Beer Bike races after GSA disqualification

By Andrew Grottkau

On a blustery day on the track behind Rice Stadium, Rice students and alumni celebrated Beer Bike by watching the Graduate Student Association, Jones and Will Rice Colleges finish top-three in every race.

NEWS 3/28/18 12:18am

Students march, call for gun control over Beer Bike weekend

By Sanvitti Sahdev

While most of Rice University took part in Beer Bike on Saturday, some students left campus to attend the March For Our Lives. The march was followed by Rice Call to Action Saturday evening in Farnsworth Pavilion.

FEATURES 3/22/18 10:26am

Senior engineers wrap up projects

By Juliana Spector

Engineering design student projects range in scope from home food production and waste solutions to women’s health screening tools and escape rooms.

A&E 3/21/18 8:38am

South by Southwest 2018: Music, film, and more

By Christina Tan

Best and worst of, music reviews, film reviews, and student perspectives

A&E 3/21/18 12:07am

Hunting for happy hours

By Walden Pemantle

Missing out on the enormous array of cocktail bars, ice houses and dives that make up Houston’s bar scene would be a real shame, and for those willing to hunt, a number of excellent bars nearby offer happy hours cheap enough to stay within your beer money budget.

OPINION 3/20/18 9:23pm

Mass shootings must come to an end, and that’s why we must March for Our Lives

By Justin Onwenu

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan once said, “No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy.

FEATURES 3/7/18 12:08am

Madam President: President-Elect Engles profile

By Tracey Dibbs

Ariana Engles will become the next Student Association president on March 24 after winning a four-person race.

SPORTS 3/6/18 11:26pm

Women’s basketball prepared for challenges of C-USA Tournament

By Michael Byrnes

Rice started the season on a tear, recording a 17-3 record through its first 20 games for the best start in program history. But since the second week of February, the team has posted just three wins against five losses, all at the hands of conference rivals.

NEWS 3/6/18 10:50pm

Students remember Blain Padgett, student-athlete

By Jaecey Parham

Blain Padgett, a Lovett College junior and defensive lineman on the Rice football team, passed away on March 2 in his apartment. He was 21 and pursuing a degree in sport management.

NEWS 3/6/18 12:50am

Rice community members rally to show solidarity with Dreamers

By Elliot Stahr

Students marched from each of the 11 residential colleges to the Rice Memorial Center on Monday night, joining other Rice community members in showing support for those affected by the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

NEWS 3/1/18 10:02am

Engles, Wickerson and Loh win contested SA races

By Emily Abdow and Juan Saldaña

Lovett College Senator Ariana Engles will serve as the next Student Association president following her victory over three competitors in the 2018 election. Brown College Senator Grace Wickerson won the race for SA internal vice president and SA deputy treasurer Lauren Loh won for treasurer.

A&E 2/28/18 12:27am

Black Panther the Album redefines soundtrack expectations with fresh and meaningful collaborations

By Christina Tan

The album evokes the entire spectrum of moods expected from a record-breaking film: at times brooding and dark, other times hopeful and sweet.

SPORTS 2/27/18 11:53pm

Knight of Autry Court: Senior Wendy Knight leads the charge

By Spencer Moffat

As the only senior on the Rice women’s basketball team, guard Wendy Knight has found a way to balance a busy life as a double major in mathematics and computational and applied mathematics with her demanding basketball career.

NEWS 2/27/18 11:25pm

Rice supports prospective students’ peaceful protests

By Cameron Wallace

Rice University released a statement on Sunday assuring prospective students that high school disciplinary action resulting from peaceful protest would not affect their admission decision.

NEWS 2/27/18 11:21pm

SA Task force explores student sexual health

By Elliot Stahr

The Student Association Sexual Healthcare Accessibility Task Force has identified a disparity between what students are willing to pay for Sexually Transmitted Infection tests and the prices offered by Health Services from its recent survey on STI testing.

OPINION 2/23/18 12:14pm

Editorial: How ranked-choice voting works and what it means

By Thresher Editorial Board

The Student Association uses an election system named “ranked-choice voting” to elect all campus-wide leadership positions. Being an informed voted means not just reading the candidate’s platforms and watching the debate, but also understanding the exact rules of our voting system.

FEATURES 2/21/18 2:51am

Rice Philharmonics win 1st place at a capella competition

By Elizabeth Rasich

When the announcement comes — the Rice Philharmonics have won first place — the group of 15 Rice students, dressed in black, explode into motion.

NEWS 2/21/18 12:58am

SA presidential candidates promote ideas, hopes for Rice’s future

By Anna Ta

As three Student Association presidential candidates prepared for their opening statements for the debate hosted by the Thresher last Friday night, students filed in past a large paper banner painted #letgillisdebate. Voting for all SA candidates begins tomorrow, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. and closes Feb. 26.

NEWS 2/21/18 12:04am

Students and faculty hold vigil for Florida shooting victims

By Elliot Stahr

Over 20 students and faculty members gathered Sunday evening in the Baker College quad for a vigil remembering victims of the school shooting that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

A&E 2/20/18 10:32pm

‘I, Tonya’ complicates an infamous sports scandal

By Maddie Flavin

The tragicomedy biopic “I, Tonya,” is based on “irony-free, wildly contradictory, totally true” interviews with Harding and ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. The film uses them to ask us: What if our notions about her were wrong?

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Jones wins two Beer Bike races after GSA disqualification

Students march, call for gun control over Beer Bike weekend

Senior engineers wrap up projects

South by Southwest 2018: Music, film, and more

Hunting for happy hours

Mass shootings must come to an end, and that’s why we must March for Our Lives

Madam President: President-Elect Engles profile

Women’s basketball prepared for challenges of C-USA Tournament

Students remember Blain Padgett, student-athlete

Rice community members rally to show solidarity with Dreamers

Engles, Wickerson and Loh win contested SA races

Black Panther the Album redefines soundtrack expectations with fresh and meaningful collaborations

Knight of Autry Court: Senior Wendy Knight leads the charge

Rice supports prospective students’ peaceful protests

SA Task force explores student sexual health

Editorial: How ranked-choice voting works and what it means

Rice Philharmonics win 1st place at a capella competition

SA presidential candidates promote ideas, hopes for Rice’s future

Students and faculty hold vigil for Florida shooting victims

‘I, Tonya’ complicates an infamous sports scandal

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