I spent a lot of time this August thinking about which of many priorities I wanted to emphasize in this brief message to all of my students.
Dear Readers, My name is Yasna Haghdoost, and I am the Thresher Editor in Chief for the 2016-17 academic year.
I am proud of my Rice education and that I achieved my degree in four, tidy years. Had there been an 18 hour limit in those days, I would not have graduated "on time". So, perhaps I'm biased in my distaste for the recent faculty vote. I don't think so, though.
In an email sent to the student body to clarify concerns surrounding the credit hour cap proposal recently passed by the Faculty Senate, Provost Marie Lynn Miranda and President David Leebron referenced the Thresher when describing past student input.
Amid a flurry of RSVPs, the Student Association claimed on their Facebook event for the CUC protest that the Faculty Senate will “likely approve” the widely contested credit hour limit proposal (p.
Dear Editorial Board, I write to applaud you for your recent editorial, and the article which preceded it, on the current state of the mechanical engineering department at Rice.
A few years ago, the banners that currently line the inner loop marked milestones and achievements of Rice students, faculty and supporters.
The CUC has proposed a further limit to semester credit hours. In an email I received, “the motivation for developing a proposal for additional limits to semester credit hours comes from the Dean of Undergraduates reporting a norm among students of enrolling in a larger number of courses than is compatible with overall academic success and personal well-being.” 17 hours will be the limit for new students with the exceptional increase of 18 credit hours for those lucky returning students.
Protagonists are always right. In many stories we read, from fairy tales to advanced classical literature, we root for the protagonist.
When we think of the sex education debate in the United States, the argument over abstinence-only versus comprehensive sex ed comes to mind.
Although interest for the Critical Thinking In Sexuality course appears to have waned over the past semester, research we recently conducted for Sexual Debates in the U.S.
An integral component of Rice University’s residential college system is the presence of the masters, who are typically faculty members strongly affiliated with the colleges.
As prospective students visit for Owl Days to decide whether to begin their career at Rice, those who might consider pursuing mechanical engineering may question their decision if they hear of the department’s recent town hall.
A recent decision by the Blanket Tax Committee to recommend an organization for subsidiary status is at risk of being overturned (see p.
The first step in solving any problem is recognizing one exists. The Student Association has not been working for you — at least not for all of you.
Shopping might be our favorite sport, but we don't want to have to shop for our classes. The new proposal by the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum to change both the drop deadlines and permitted number of credit hours will cause irrevocable and extensive damages to the academic experiences of many Rice students.
The Committee for Undergraduate Curriculum is proposing a credit hour limit (from 20 to 18), and I believe that this proposal is a pointless effort detrimental to Rice's academic values.
Last week, the Thresher published a few op-eds expressing disgruntlement with Rice academic support systems.
As we near graduation season, I can’t help but recall/remember my own high school commencement, where family and friends gathered to bestow flowers, presents and various pieces of college-related advice.
It’s been almost two months since the infamous Sid “Lads in Plaid” party and conversations about sexual assault, the distinction between public and private events and the alcohol policy have all but died.
