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NEWS 3/5/19 11:21pm

Policy requires Beer Bike guests to register, purchase shirts

By Savannah Kuchar

Guests at Beer Bike this year must register and buy visitor-specific shirts in order to partake in college activities due to a new policy aiming to increase visitor accountability.

NEWS 3/5/19 11:16pm

Computer science department adapts to rapid growth

By Andrew Grottkau

The number of undergraduates studying computer science has more than doubled since 2014, an increase that department head Luay Nakhleh said will require an investment in the department.

NEWS 2/27/19 1:05am

Local Asian-American leaders debate role of race in college admissions

By Ranie Lin

Asian-American leaders from the Houston area deliberated over what role, if any, race should play in the college admissions process at a panel on Feb. 20.

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.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:01pm

MECH department restructures curriculum

By Andrew Grottkau

The Rice mechanical engineering department is overhauling its major requirements beginning in Fall 2019 including reducing the number of required hours and adding specializations, according to department head Laura Schaefer.

NEWS 2/26/19 10:00pm

Serveries to remain open for Spring Break

By Anna Ta

Serveries will provide meals during spring break for the first time, according to David McDonald, the senior business director of Housing and Dining.

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 12:35am

DeSTIgma event to offer free STI tests

By Sammi Johnson

The Student Association is hosting the university’s first Sexually Transmitted Infection testing party, which will offer free STI testing, according to Hannah Kim, the Student Health Services and Accessibility Committee co-chair.

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.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:31am

Secretary candidates promise improved communication

By Emily Abdow

Both candidates vying for Student Association Secretary agree that the SA’s current level of communication has left the student body uninformed but differ in approaches to close the communication gap.

NEWS 2/20/19 12:28am

Texas Policy Lab offers career opportunities

By Elizabeth Myong

The Texas Policy Lab invited graduating Rice seniors to apply for their new full-time data scientist, data analyst and pre-doctoral fellowship positions during an event last Wednesday.

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 2/14/19 2:36pm

Previously unenforced bylaw restricts candidates from running for both college and SA positions

By Emily Abdow

Director of Elections Morgan Gillis said this year he abided by a previously unenforced Student Association bylaw that prohibits individuals who run for elected positions at their residential colleges from then running for elected positions in the Student Association.

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 12:29am

Medical school offers humanities pre-meds direct entry

By Kate Weeks

Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are partnering to create a direct-entry program into McGovern Medical School for humanities students aiming to increase intellectual diversity amongst doctors, according to the Rice Office of Public Affairs.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:27am

Students weigh in on innovation hub

By Christina Tan

Renovations on the proposed Innovation Hub, now named the Ion, will begin in May with construction ending late next year.

NEWS 2/13/19 12:25am

Seventeen car burglaries occur on, nearby campus

By Amy Qin

Seven vehicles in the North College Lot and 10 vehicles in the First Christian Church & School parking lot were burglarized at approximately 1:20 a.m. Monday morning, according to an email from the Rice University Police Department.

News

Policy requires Beer Bike guests to register, purchase shirts

Computer science department adapts to rapid growth

Local Asian-American leaders debate role of race in college admissions

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

MECH department restructures curriculum

Serveries to remain open for Spring Break

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

Freddy Cavallaro calls for Student Association reform in presidential campaign

DeSTIgma event to offer free STI tests

Inflatable field to occupy bike track infield, host sports teams

Secretary candidates promise improved communication

Texas Policy Lab offers career opportunities

SA presidential candidates highlight differences at debate

Previously unenforced bylaw restricts candidates from running for both college and SA positions

Senate votes down Green Fund initiative

Medical school offers humanities pre-meds direct entry

Students weigh in on innovation hub

Seventeen car burglaries occur on, nearby campus

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