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NEWS 10/29/19 10:06pm

Coffeehouse to celebrate 30th anniversary with public party

By Sammi Johnson

In celebration of Rice Coffeehouse’s 30th anniversary, the managers are planning a public party to occur either Dec. 6 or 7. The party will take place within the Rice Memorial Center, and the week leading up to the public will feature multiple events to commemorate the business’s birthday, according to General Manager Mandy Quan. 

NEWS 10/29/19 10:03pm

Colleges introduce leadership restrictions

By Serena Shedore

Several colleges have already added or are in the process of adding variations of a constitutional bylaw to create a formal process that prevents students on disciplinary probation from running for leadership positions, according to Hanszen College President Landon Mabe.

NEWS 10/22/19 10:42pm

SA responds to survey on sexual misconduct

By Savannah Kuchar

In response to the release of the results from the Association of American Universities Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct last week, the Student Association held a town hall in Farnsworth Pavilion on Monday to discuss the findings of the survey as well as steps the university should take going forward in response.

NEWS 10/22/19 10:39pm

Student concerns with Owl Housing Properties continue

By Sammi Johnson

About 30 students who signed leases with Owl Housing Properties are now living in off-campus temporary housing, including four different AirBnBs, following delayed renovations on the original properties, according to company president Ben Bahorich (Will Rice ‘10). 

NEWS 10/8/19 10:29pm

Palantir visit prompts petition, protest

By Rishab Ramapriyan

More than 150 Rice University community members have signed a petition urging the department of computer science to drop Palantir Technologies from a computer science mixer event on the evening of Oct. 10, due to contention over Palantir’s ongoing contracts with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:24pm

The F Word: RWRC hosts Ask a Feminst panel

By Hajera Naveed

The Rice Women’s Resource Center recently hosted their annual “Ask a Feminist Panel,” where three panelists spoke about their view on feminism and their attitudes toward current issues of debate surronding the topic. This year, the panelists were Brian Riedel, Amina Matin, Tani Barlow and Ylinka Barotto, all of whom bought a diverse perspective to the discussion. 

NEWS 10/8/19 10:20pm

African studies committee shares progress

By Rynd Morgan

At the Student Association Senate meeting on Oct. 7, Center for African and African American Studies steering committee member Zubaidat Agboola presented current progress on the Center and the selection of a second undergraduate member of the steering committee.

NEWS 10/1/19 10:07pm

Public party attendances rise

By Rachel Carlton

After students were turned away from public parties last year, students appear to be arriving earlier and in greater numbers to this year’s publics, according to Captain Clemente Rodriguez of the Rice University Police Department. 

NEWS 10/1/19 10:02pm

Pay attention: Thresher opinion prompts apology

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Following the publication of a Rice alumna’s anonymous opinion about the mishandling of her sexual assault case in last week’s Thresher, students mobilized across campus to express their dissatisfaction and anger through acts of vandalism and defacement, silent protests and petitions. 

NEWS 10/1/19 9:59pm

Chegg security breach exposes 130 Rice accounts

By Amy Qin

Over 130 Rice accounts had their email addresses and passwords exposed as part of a breach that swept Chegg, a textbook rental and homework help company, over a year ago, according to Marc Scarborough, chief information security officer at the Office of Information Technology.

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