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OPINION 5/5/19 9:20pm

Companies need to remember the inclusion part of diversity and inclusion

By Quinn Mathews

Companies should strive to go beyond “quotas” for underrepresented groups as their measure of diversity and inclusion. Diversity and inclusion are reflected in how marginalized groups are treated by others, the opportunities available to these groups and the amount of respect given to a person’s voice. Even if a company has an equal demographic split, can they really say they are diverse or inclusive if select people experience bias or lack opportunities for success?

OPINION 4/16/19 11:49pm

Thanks for a great year, Rice

By Eric Stone

As a nontraditional student, it can be difficult to integrate yourself into the Rice experience, but here at the Thresher, I feel like I’ve found a home.

OPINION 4/16/19 11:47pm

From the editors’ desk: Farewell

By Andrew Grottkau and Emily Abdow

For the last four years, we have spent every Monday night upstairs in the Rice Memorial Center, neglecting schoolwork, social events, friends (as our suitemates can attest) and even our own birthdays to produce the weekly newspaper that shows up in your college’s commons every Wednesday.

OPINION 4/16/19 11:43pm

Pigeons belong at Rice

By Jill Banta

In my opinion, Rice presents itself as a very liberal institution: pro-people, pro-poor and disenfranchised, pro-animals and pro-nature. However, recent events have made me question this perception.

OPINION 4/16/19 11:38pm

Rice should learn from Brown’s Resident Associate search

By Blake Coleman and Gabrielle Humphrey

Rice is often praised for its unique ability to foster community through the residential college system. As a key site of interaction for students and faculty, residential colleges allow students to build relationships with adult members of the Rice community including associates, college coordinators, magisters and resident associates.

OPINION 4/16/19 11:33pm

Response to Saliba: Bipartisanship requires cooperation

By Catherine Kirby and Julia Wang

Conservative students are a minority at Rice, like they are on many other college campuses. This can make it difficult to facilitate equally weighted political dialogues.

OPINION 4/16/19 11:30pm

Rice insurance plan should cover elective abortions

By Emily Abdow

At the beginning of this year, the Thresher received a tip that the Rice student health insurance policy, Aetna, only covers abortions in the event of rape, incest or the endangerment of the life of the mother. An examination of the policy confirmed this tip to be factual.

NEWS 4/16/19 11:12pm

Renovated RMC must feature student media spaces

By Thresher Editorial Board

The impending Rice Memorial Center renovations are a potentially exciting new development for Rice’s campus. Upgrades could transform the RMC into an even more welcoming hub of campus life with renovations to Coffeehouse, the multicultural center and study spaces.

OPINION 4/11/19 12:00am

#HandsOffVenezuela movement on wrong side of history

By Samuel Herrera, Duncan '17

Do not let disagreements with the Trump administration invalidate the need to restore democracy and human dignity to the people of Venezuela.

OPINION 4/10/19 1:01am

Does Rice really want honest political dialogue?

By Anthony Saliba

I’ve heard around campus that the College Republicans don’t engage enough. There’s a reason for that. Most Rice students don’t want to engage with us.

NEWS 4/10/19 12:29am

Administration should prioritize VADA in fundraising efforts

By Thresher Editorial Board

More than five years ago, the Thresher editorial board wrote about the visual and dramatic arts department’s need for attention from the administration, specifically that it “could greatly benefit from new space and materials.”

OPINION 4/4/19 6:21pm

So you say you're an ally? Prove it this Friday

By Summar McGee

On Friday, we'll be on the Central Quad outside the Baker Institute, standing against the violation of human rights and against the dismissal of fundamental standards of human respect and civility in engagement and in policy.

NEWS 4/2/19 11:28pm

Crumbling Hanszen threatens residential college experience

By Thresher Editorial Board

This year, Hanszen College’s room draw ended with 17 unclaimed beds. It’s been well-established that Hanszen’s housing facilities are in dire need of upgrades, but so far Rice’s administration has largely turned a blind eye.

NEWS 3/26/19 10:00pm

Rice Crisis Management should have issued notifications during Deer Park fire

By Thresher Editorial Board

A cloud often hangs over the student body as it returns from spring break. Usually, that’s a product of mixing Frio 6.0, Red Bull and sunshine. This year, though, that cloud was the result of a massive fire at a chemical storage facility on the bank of the Houston Ship Channel.

NEWS 3/19/19 10:17pm

Cut class and head to College Station on Friday

By Thresher Editorial Board

The women’s basketball team received potentially great news on Monday: when it tips off its opening game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 1 p.m., it will do so a mere two hour drive from its home court — in College Station on the campus of Texas A&M University.

NEWS 3/5/19 11:01pm

Editorial: Next SA should open doors

By Thresher Editorial Board

Every election cycle, candidates push to increase the diversity of ideas that make their way from the student body to the Student Association Senate.

OPINION 3/5/19 10:35pm

The silenced experience at Rice

By Cordy McJunkins , Aanu Jibodu , Ashley Roland and Divine Webber

So many issues surround the Black experience at Rice that we doubt an entire edition of the Rice Thresher could do it justice, never mind a single piece. However, we make do with an op-ed, one which has already been slightly controversial.

OPINION 2/19/19 10:28pm

SA election highlights problems with discourse

By Navya Kumar and Nina Kalluri

In writing this, we considered one main question: what is each candidate’s goal in running for Student Association president?

OPINION 2/19/19 10:23pm

SA voting members: Why we think Wickerson is the right choice for president

By Maurice Frediere , Joyce Chen , Tessa Schreiber and Eli Mensing

During our time in the Student Association Senate, we’ve seen and experienced how students can be cynical about the SA’s leadership, efficacy and ability to reach all members of the student body.

OPINION 2/12/19 10:40pm

Despite available funding, Rice’s House Rep Crenshaw won’t pay interns

By Moses Glickman , Josh Bochner and Audrey Cabay

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R, TX-2) won’t pay his interns — and it’s because he thinks they are unworthy of pay.

Op Eds

Companies need to remember the inclusion part of diversity and inclusion

Thanks for a great year, Rice

From the editors’ desk: Farewell

Pigeons belong at Rice

Rice should learn from Brown’s Resident Associate search

Response to Saliba: Bipartisanship requires cooperation

Rice insurance plan should cover elective abortions

Renovated RMC must feature student media spaces

#HandsOffVenezuela movement on wrong side of history

Does Rice really want honest political dialogue?

Administration should prioritize VADA in fundraising efforts

So you say you're an ally? Prove it this Friday

Crumbling Hanszen threatens residential college experience

Rice Crisis Management should have issued notifications during Deer Park fire

Cut class and head to College Station on Friday

Editorial: Next SA should open doors

The silenced experience at Rice

SA election highlights problems with discourse

SA voting members: Why we think Wickerson is the right choice for president

Despite available funding, Rice’s House Rep Crenshaw won’t pay interns

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