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FEATURES 10/22/19 9:42pm

Senior Spotlight: Alex Dunbar

By Kavya Sahni

For Alex Dunbar, one of the most special places at Rice is the Turrell Skyspace. He said he loves seeing Skyspace on cold winter mornings when the rest of campus is silent.

OPINION 10/22/19 9:33pm

Treat linguistic minorities equally

By Ivan Gamov

My mother country is home to more than 190 nations. Some nation-related incidents, especially concerning minority nations, have taken place this year.

OPINION 10/22/19 9:32pm

What if we treated our time at Rice like what it actually is — a convergence of the world’s greatest minds and four years of unfettered access to the intellectual pillars of the past and the promise of the future? Dear Rice, your Orientation Week friends could one day change the world, and many of your professors and mentors already have.

NEWS 10/22/19 9:30pm

Consider more than horse-drawn carriages in your weekend plans

By Thresher Editorial Board

This weekend, students have the options of going to Wiess College’s Night of Decadence and Chi Alpha’s Evening of Elegance.

A&E 10/22/19 9:28pm

Ranking “First Day Out” songs

By Jacob Tate

Immediately after her release from prison Oct. 8, JT of the rap group City Girls released a blistering track “JT First Day Out.” In doing so, JT joins a long list of rappers who have released “first day out” songs. To celebrate a worthy addition to the genre, we’re ranking first day out songs from worst to best.

A&E 10/22/19 9:26pm

Rebelution’s Eric Rachmany pursues justice for cannabis convictions

By Katelyn Landry

Eric Rachmany, lead singer and guitarist for Californian reggae-rock band Rebelution, sat down with the Thresher during weekend two of Austin City Limits Music Festival to discuss his involvement in the Last Prisoner Project.

A&E 10/22/19 9:25pm

On the rise: A conversation with Armani White

By Katelyn Landry

After enduring a freakishly cold first day of weekend two at Austin City Limits Music Festival, the prospect of having energy before noon was inconceivable — until Armani White hit the stage.

A&E 10/22/19 9:22pm

Coffee comes second in the new Espresso Yourself art gallery

By Rishika Chidananda

Campus cult-favorite Rice Coffeehouse saw slightly more patrons than usual last Thursday. Amid the frenzied typing and tides of friendly conversation, students also gathered in Coffeehouse to admire the new art installments that now grace the cafe’s left wall as part of the Espresso Yourself art gallery opening.

A&E 10/22/19 9:20pm

Local artists take the stage at KTRU Halloween Show

By Sanvitti Sahdev

For its second annual Halloween Show, KTRU brought out a large crowd under the Valhalla lights for pizza, merchandise and concert ticket giveaways and live music from fresh Houston talent.

SPORTS 10/22/19 9:09pm

Bui the Butterfly: Brittany Bui thrives in Rice swimming

By Smaran Garlapati

At the crack of dawn, set foot on campus and you might see someone speed past you, hurriedly biking toward the Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center. That person might be none other than junior swimmer Brittany Bui.

SPORTS 10/22/19 9:08pm

Men’s Tennis competes in Rice Invitational

By Spencer Moffat

After winning both doubles matches and each of the six singles matches Friday morning to open the Fall 2019 Rice Invitational, the Rice men’s tennis team failed to maintain its momentum with no player making it to the A Flight final.

SPORTS 10/22/19 9:06pm

Soccer defeats Marshall and Western Kentucky

By Madison Buzzard

Rice soccer earned two wins over Conference USA opponents this weekend at Holloway Field, beating Marshall University 2-1 Friday evening and Western Kentucky University 1-0 Sunday afternoon. Rice remains undefeated against C-USA foes and now holds an overall record of eight wins, four losses and two draws.

SPORTS 10/22/19 9:04pm

A Rice World Series

By Ben Baker-Katz

Once called the “complete player” by former Rice baseball head coach Wayne Graham, former Rice student and MLB All-Star third baseman Anthony Rendon kicked off the World Series with the Washington Nationals last night against the Houston Astros.

A&E 10/16/19 8:58pm

Paul Otremba celebrated at posthumous book launch

By Lily Wulfemeyer

Before passing away this June from cancer, Rice professor Paul Otremba got to see an early print of his third book of poetry, “Levee.” Published posthumously in early September, “Levee” received a launch and reading this past Thursday at the Menil Collection, hosted by Inprint, a local literary arts nonprofit organization.

NEWS 10/15/19 1:00pm

AAU survey indicates mostly unchanged prevalence of sexual misconduct at Rice

By Anna Ta and Christina Tan

22.6 percent of undergraduate women and 5.2 percent of undergraduate men surveyed have experienced some type of nonconsensual sexual contact during their time at Rice, according to the Association of American Universities Climate Survey results released earlier this morning.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:29pm

Palantir visit prompts petition, protest

By Rishab Ramapriyan

More than 150 Rice University community members have signed a petition urging the department of computer science to drop Palantir Technologies from a computer science mixer event on the evening of Oct. 10, due to contention over Palantir’s ongoing contracts with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:26pm

College Republicans suspend visit by controversial Youtuber Carl Benjamin

By Christina Tan

British Youtuber Carl Benjamin, also known as Sargon of Akkad, was originally scheduled to speak on campus next week on invitation by the Rice University College Republicans, but the event was suspended following recent campus discussions on sexual assault, according to RUCR Chairwoman Juliette Turner.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:24pm

The F Word: RWRC hosts Ask a Feminst panel

By Hajera Naveed

The Rice Women’s Resource Center recently hosted their annual “Ask a Feminist Panel,” where three panelists spoke about their view on feminism and their attitudes toward current issues of debate surronding the topic. This year, the panelists were Brian Riedel, Amina Matin, Tani Barlow and Ylinka Barotto, all of whom bought a diverse perspective to the discussion.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:22pm

Civic Duty Rice holds Houston Youth Voters Conference

By Brian Lin

The Houston Youth Voters Conference was held at the University of Houston-Downtown by Civic Duty Rice last Friday, drawing over 100 attendees two weeks after the original date was altered by Tropical Depression Imelda.

NEWS 10/8/19 10:20pm

African studies committee shares progress

By Rynd Morgan

At the Student Association Senate meeting on Oct. 7, Center for African and African American Studies steering committee member Zubaidat Agboola presented current progress on the Center and the selection of a second undergraduate member of the steering committee.