Abigail Chiu

NEWS 12/3/24 11:40pm

Jae Kim named Rhodes Scholar, Rice’s first recipient in a decade

By Abigail Chiu

Rice senior Jae Kim was named a 2025 Rhodes Scholar, the only recipient from a Texas university and the first Rice student to receive the award since 2015. The Rhodes Scholarship is awarded to 32 American students annually to study at Oxford University for up to three years.

NEWS 11/19/24 11:27pm

Scan, swipe — sorry

By Abigail Chiu

Students may need to swipe their Rice IDs through scanners before entering future public parties, said dean of undergraduates Bridget Gorman. This possible policy change is not finalized, but in discussion among student activities and crisis management teams.

NEWS 11/12/24 10:29pm

Gun violence advocacy group Team ENOUGH starts chapter

By Abigail Chiu

Students walking between the Rice Memorial Center and McNair Hall may notice a collection of t-shirts on poles, labeled with names and phone numbers. The shirts were placed by a new Rice chapter of the national organization Team ENOUGH, a gun violence advocacy group started by Jasir Rahman and Abigail Zimmerman. 

NEWS 10/8/24 11:35pm

RUPD updates on recent campus crime

By Abigail Chiu

A single person is likely responsible for the rash of recent car burglaries in North and South Lot, according to Rice University Police Department Chief of Police Clemente Rodriguez in an email to the Thresher. The male suspect was identified with security cameras, but their identity could not be determined. No one has been arrested in connection to these burglaries, which occurred on Sept. 21 at 3 a.m. Students received a Rice Crime Alert email Sept. 22 informing them of the break-ins. The North Lot suspect had not been connected to the South Lot burglaries in the email.

NEWS 10/1/24 11:18pm

Sophomores debut AI nutrition app Diagnos

By Abigail Chiu

Diagnos, an AI-backed nutrition-tracking app, launched in the Apple app store Sept. 24. The app, designed by Ifty Ahmed and Thun Silpsamrit, provides AI-based calorie and nutritional estimates based on users’ pictures of their food. The app also provides nutritional estimates of food on servery menus.

NEWS 9/24/24 11:52pm

Rice community prepares for early voting

By Abigail Chiu

Rice civic engagement groups are providing resources for students to understand the voting process, register to vote and early vote as the 2024 presidential election approaches.