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NEWS 11/15/17 2:55pm

Student placed on involuntary medical leave seeks to return

By Emily Abdow

Rice University freshman Michael Lu said he is speaking with attorneys after he spent 12 days in the hospital for psychiatric symptoms.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:14am

Short-term bike rental program comes to campus

By Kimmy Schuster

Rentable bike stations recently installed on campus offer a new way for members of the Rice community to get around Houston.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:11am

Honor Council to decide on penalty increase

By Rishab Ramapriyan

The Honor Council is on the verge of increasing penalties for Honor Code violations on smaller assignments.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:09am

Provost rejects alternative course evaluation tool

By Sanvitti Sahdev

IDEA, an alternate course and instructor evaluation system piloted in about 200 classes last year, will not be implemented at Rice.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:07am

73 days after sustaining hurricane damage, Willy’s Pub finally reopens its doors

By Elliot Stahr

Pub came back full-force on Tuesday morning, operating under normal hours, hosting a re-opening brunch event and offering $1 beers after 9 p.m.

NEWS 11/8/17 3:05am

R-HAT faces low turnout, leadership confusion

By Lizzie Bjork

The Rice Student Volunteer Program never assumed leadership of Rice Harvey Action Team opportunities as they initially expected,

NEWS 11/8/17 3:00am

Faculty Senate to vote on revised neuroscience major

By Andrew Mu and Rishab Ramapriyan

Faculty Senate will vote Nov. 15 on whether to approve a new interdisciplinary neuroscience major, which would open to students next semester, according to professor Behnaam Aazhang, NeuroX Steering Committee director.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:48am

Sales rocket at Campus Bookstore after new management, price match

By Tracey Dibbs

Business is booming at the Rice Campus Store, as more textbooks are being sold and rented this year.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:46am

Evening of Elegance attendance surpasses NOD for first time

By Emily Abdow

Attendance at NOD dropped to around 800 students this year from around 1,100 last year, according to estimates by current and past Wiess social vice presidents, while Chi Alpha Assistant Director Eric Mingle said attendance at this year’s Evening of Elegance surpassed 1,000 attendants compared to less than 700 last year.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:42am

Online exclusive: Panel addresses weaknesses in women’s healthcare policy

By Kimmy Schuster

Texas has the sixth highest rate of incarceration of women in the world, according to Alicia Welch, director of policy and planning at the Lone Star Justice Alliance.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:38am

Students surveyed on LPAP expansion proposal

By Juan Saldaña

Students can weigh in on a proposed curriculum change in this year’s Survey of all Students.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:36am

Jones changes O-Week coordinator selection process

By Shami Mosley and Elliot Stahr

Jones College, the only residential college that chooses Orientation Week coordinators through a student election, is reforming its selection process for the coming year, according to Jones College coordinator Michelle Bennack.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:34am

Students pitch ideas to shape Rice's future

By Cameron Wallace

Sixteen students had a chance to sell their ideas for improving Rice to University President David Leebron at the Student Association’s 100 Ideas Senate on Monday, with over a hundred students looking on.

NEWS 11/1/17 3:33am

Scholar lectures on mass incarceration in Texas

By Amanda Pope

Texas is home to the largest prison system in the United States.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:41am

Rice club hosts fall festival for refugee students

By Elliot Stahr

The Rice Student Volunteer Program ushered in the holiday season this weekend with its annual hosting of the Project Pumpkin Fall Festival for local Houston students.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:38am

Mental health club launches well-being initiatives

By Ella Feldman

The quokka, an Australian marsupial about the size of a house cat, is serving as a model for many Rice University students.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:36am

Students pitch ideas at 3 Day Startup challenge

By Vi Burgess and Rishab Ramapriyan

More than 40 Rice undergraduate and graduate startup hopefuls teamed up to develop a company for the 72-hour 3 Day Startup (3DS) program this past weekend.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:34am

Students turn towards environmentally friendly initiatives

By Will Ledig

College EcoReps are currently expanding Greenware, a service where students can borrow reusable dishware for parties and other events.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:31am

Working group begins efforts to improve resources for undocumented students

By Bryan Najera Demoraes

The Student Association Undocumented Student Support Services Working Group is identifying needs of undocumented students and working to improve existing support services in light of the Trump administration’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act would be phased out.

NEWS 10/25/17 2:28am

Academic school sizes shift in last 5 years

By Elizabeth Myong and Anna Ta

A recent study by the Office of Institutional Research shows a shift toward engineering and away from humanities in majors students graduated with over the last three years, as well as differences in the academic schools students switch to and from.