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A&E 4/22/25 10:58pm

Top films of the 2020s so far

By Jay Collura

As my time as the Thresher’s film columnist comes to an end, and with the decade almost half over, I wanted to spotlight my 10 favorite films of the 2020s. Despite a global pandemic, a writers’ strike and the decline of movie theaters, the 2020s have given audiences a great selection of cinematic experiences.

OPINION 4/19/25 6:16pm

In defense of Thresher travel

By Jenna Perrone

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

By Felicity Phelan

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

NEWS 4/15/25 11:08pm

Five international visas revoked at Rice

By Riya Misra

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

By Viola Hsia

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

By Hongtao Hu

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

By Andersen Pickard and Evie Vu

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.

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