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NEWS 9/20/17 2:10pm

New Fondren equipment revamps experience

By Andrew Mu and Rishab Ramapriyan

Fondren Library has had multiple upgrades driven by student and community feedback throughout the spring and summer including standing desks, elliptical foot pedals, and the Mothers’ Room for Nursing. “It's really about creating different spaces within this building that serve specific needs,” Fondren Library Head of User Experience Debra Kolah said.

NEWS 9/20/17 2:05pm

OIT begins efforts to improve campus Wi-Fi as student complaints rise

By Will Ledig

Undergraduate students have submitted twice as many complaints about Wi-Fi issues as this time last year, according to Misha Bruno, Senior Consultant for IT Transformation and Strategic Initiatives and the manager of the OIT’s new wireless upgrade project.

NEWS 9/20/17 1:59pm

Rice for Reproductive Justice partners with Planned Parenthood

By Kristen Ferrara

Members of Rice for Reproductive Justice joined local Planned Parenthood volunteers to make period relief kits for those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. According to Citlalli Alvarez, a senior field organizer at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, “approximately 1,000 period kits” were created and packaged for delivery to local shelters. The success of this operation was contingent upon volunteers, Alvarez said.

NEWS 9/20/17 1:56pm

Rice Bikes mobilizes for Harvey relief

By Kimmy Schuster and Vi Burgess

Rice Bikes held the first in a series of monthly Bike + Beats, a bike drive and fundraiser to replace transportation lost to Hurricane Harvey, at their garage last Friday as part of a larger Houston-wide initiative.

NEWS 9/20/17 1:49pm

Students perceive inequality in career fair

By Emily Abdow

The Fall Career & Internship Expo filled Tudor Fieldhouse with rows of possible employers on Tuesday, but some students and alumni said the annual expo offered few career opportunities.

NEWS 9/19/17 10:43pm

RHAT operations transferred to student-run RSVP

By Cameron Wallace

The Rice Student Volunteer Program will be taking over the regularly scheduled volunteering efforts of the Rice Harvey Action Team, which will remain active long-term, according to Doerr Institute Director Thomas Kolditz.

NEWS 9/16/17 3:40pm

Panel discusses taboo topics at Women's Resource Center event

By Ella Feldman

Rice students discussed everything from Tinder to sexual harassment at Women Tell All, an event hosted by the Rice Women’s Resource Center.

NEWS 9/13/17 2:19pm

Minter remembered for educational impact

By Jacey Parham

“His brilliance, his impeccable honesty, his open-minded curiosity, his open-hearted generosity — all these stand out, as they stood out, day to day, year to year,” Porter, an English professor at Berkeley, said. “He came to represent a kind of standard of intellectual integrity.”

NEWS 9/13/17 2:15pm

Martel public stays first, Lovett postponed

By Caroline Siegfried

Hurricane Harvey interrupted not only Rice students’ studies, but also an arguably more important aspect of college: their social lives. Martel College’s Don’t Mess with Texas Party was rescheduled to the same weekend as Lovett College’s Getcheroxoff Party, causing Lovett to move their party three weeks later.

NEWS 9/13/17 2:11pm

Students speak out for DACA

By Shami Mosley

Student groups organized phonebanking drives and discussions in response to the Trump administration’s announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

NEWS 9/13/17 2:03pm

Moving on: Students find homes after Harvey

By Emily Abdow

“These disasters have made me value a sense of normal,” Nguyen, a McMurtry College junior, said. “I just want to know what tomorrow is going to be like. For a week after Harvey, I didn't know what tomorrow was going to be like.”

NEWS 9/13/17 10:52am

Lives in limbo: Dreamers face uncertain future after DACA change

By Anna Ta

Undocumented students brought out from the shadows by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act were thrust into the nation’s spotlight after the Trump administration announced they were phasing out protections on Sept. 5.

NEWS 9/6/17 4:47pm

Professors make changes in wake of storm

By Jaecey Parham

Classes resumed Tuesday after a week of cancellations, leaving professors to decide how to alter lesson plans.

NEWS 9/6/17 4:46pm

RUPD braves Harvey flooding

By Anna Ta

As Houston took on over 40 inches of rain, Rice University Police Department officers received helicopters filled with evacuees from a hospital and a nursing home, and waded into neck-deep floodwaters in student rescues on Sunday, Aug. 27.

NEWS 9/6/17 4:44pm

Off campus students shelter on campus

By Emily Abdow

Many undergraduates living off campus moved into residential colleges during the hurricane, sleeping on couches and inflatable mattresses in every style of room.

NEWS 9/6/17 4:38pm

Hit by Harvey: tearing down to build up

By Emily Abdow

Over 2,000 Rice students have signed up as volunteers through the Rice Harvey Action Team, according to Doerr Institute Director Tom Kolditz.

NEWS 9/6/17 10:44am

Hispanic student group hosts discussion in response to end of DACA

By Elana Margosis

The Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice hosted a discussion Tuesday night about the White House’s announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy would end in six months.

NEWS 9/5/17 5:01pm

SA to vote on investor responsibility committee

By Cameron Wallace

Rice University’s endowment is currently valued at 5.3 billion dollars, and the university currently has no mechanism for leveraging its investments to influence corporate policy.

NEWS 9/1/17 1:12pm

Rice escapes major storm damage due to emergency preparations

By Lizzie Bjork

Throughout Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, Rice campus remained safe due to the condition of its buildings and grounds and the existence of improved city infrastructure, said Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby.

NEWS 8/30/17 12:40pm

Stay Up To Date: Harvey

Rice University has avoided major flooding with no losses of power during Hurricane Harvey. The residential colleges have opened their doors to house off-campus students and classes are canceled through Labor Day.

News

New Fondren equipment revamps experience

OIT begins efforts to improve campus Wi-Fi as student complaints rise

Rice for Reproductive Justice partners with Planned Parenthood

Rice Bikes mobilizes for Harvey relief

Students perceive inequality in career fair

RHAT operations transferred to student-run RSVP

Panel discusses taboo topics at Women's Resource Center event

Minter remembered for educational impact

Martel public stays first, Lovett postponed

Students speak out for DACA

Moving on: Students find homes after Harvey

Lives in limbo: Dreamers face uncertain future after DACA change

Professors make changes in wake of storm

RUPD braves Harvey flooding

Off campus students shelter on campus

Hit by Harvey: tearing down to build up

Hispanic student group hosts discussion in response to end of DACA

SA to vote on investor responsibility committee

Rice escapes major storm damage due to emergency preparations

Stay Up To Date: Harvey

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