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OPINION 4/19/25 6:16pm

In defense of Thresher travel

I grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey called Columbus. Most people from New Jersey haven't even heard of it. If they have, it’s only ever because of our farmers’ market or our supposedly haunted hotel on Main Street. I attended the local public school from preschool through twelfth grade, and I hated every moment of it. 


OPINION 4/18/25 9:29pm

Fund the RWRC

The Student Association's plan to cut the Rice Women's Resource Center budget is wrong, and you should be mad about it.


NEWS 4/17/25 4:48pm

O’Rourke rallies students in Academic Quad

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, Texas spoke in front of the Sallyport to a sea of sunglasses and “end gun violence” signs April 17. The rally, organized by Rice Young Democrats, took place in the academic quad from noon to 2 p.m.


NEWS 4/15/25 11:08pm

Five international visas revoked at Rice

Federal authorities have revoked visas for five international affiliates at Rice — three current students and two recent graduates, President Reginald DesRoches announced in an April 11 message to campus. The revocations are “not related to social activism or protests,” a university spokesperson told the Thresher.


NEWS 4/15/25 11:08pm

Modified Beer Bike races rescheduled to April 18

Beer Bike races have been rescheduled for April 18 at 5-8 p.m. The makeup event was announced in an email to Beer Bike captains, coordinators and stakeholders, from the campuswide coordinators and the Bike Captains Planning Committee.



NEWS 4/15/25 11:06pm

Students discuss budget allocations at SA

Senate meetings are usually a quiet affair — but this Monday, there was a lively debate over the Blanket Tax Committee’s 2025-26 funding allocations. Rice Women’s Resource Center and ktru waved signs and protested funding cuts to Blanket Tax Organizations, which are funded by the Blanket Tax. 


SPORTS 4/15/25 11:06pm

Sports Notebook: April 9-15

Rice football concluded its spring practice schedule with an open session Saturday, April 12. While an end-of-spring showcase is common throughout college football, this was Rice’s first under head coach Scott Abell, who was hired last November.











A&E 4/15/25 10:44pm

Media to celebrate Arab voices this month

This month is Arab American Heritage Month  — so what better time to highlight media created by and about the Arab world? Here are some of the best works by Arab filmmakers, musicians and writers that showcase the diversity and complexity of Arab experiences. 


FEATURES 4/15/25 10:27pm

Core Teams talk raising kids at Rice

At most colleges, resident associates are students juggling their responsibilities alongside homework. At Rice, students aren’t the only ones who call the residential colleges home — RAs could be anything from a professor to a dean living down the hall along with their children.