Brandon Chen

A&E 4/21/24 11:51pm

Jeremy Zucker is no longer a ‘sad-boy troubadour’

By Brandon Chen and Riya Misra

Jeremy Zucker’s arms, like most of his body, host a scrapbook of tattoos — a faded clementine peel, his childhood pets (Rusty and Susie), a Pinterest doodle of Sonic the Hedgehog with a bouquet of flowers. His middle finger is etched with a single tooth, hanging off a thin branch wrapping around the rest of his hand.

NEWS 4/2/24 11:06pm

Newly admitted students met with expansion, support

By Brandon Chen and Sarah Knowlton

Jazmin Mendoza, one of the 7.5% of applicants admitted to the Rice class of 2028, fell in love with campus at first sight.

NEWS 3/28/24 4:11pm

7.5% acceptance rate marks lowest in Rice history

By Brandon Chen

Rice admitted 2,439 students from 32,459 applicants March 26, according to Vice President for Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva. With a 7.5% admit rate, this is the third consecutive year of record-low acceptance rates. The Thresher previously reported 7.7% and 8.56% acceptance rates for the Class and 2027 and 2026 respectively.

NEWS 3/5/24 10:51pm

Hopkins dives into Black history at Rice archives

By Brandon Chen and Njwi Achoh

Rice’s Black History Month Committee hosted a series of over 20 events, spanning academic and social spheres and facilitating conversations around the history of African Americans throughout the month.

NEWS 1/30/24 11:21pm

Rice in talks to settle financial aid ‘cartel’ lawsuit for $33 million

By Brandon Chen

Rice has set aside $33.75 million to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit filed against 17 elite universities, according to Rice’s financial statement for last year. The settlement amount would be the highest so far in the case, which the plaintiffs colloquially call the “568 Cartel Lawsuit.”

NEWS 1/23/24 9:17pm

Ni announces resignation from SA presidency

By Brandon Chen

Solomon Ni, the Student Association president, announced his resignation at the Student Association meeting Jan. 22 effective Jan. 29. Internal Vice President Alison Qiu will assume the role as SA president through the remainder of Ni’s term.

NEWS 1/16/24 9:38pm

East-West Tea rebrands to The Tea Nook

By Brandon Chen and Aisha Khemani

Rice’s student-run on-campus boba shop, which was previously known as East-West Tea, will reopen as The Tea Nook Jan. 17, with new menu options.

NEWS 11/1/23 1:24am

NOD shut down early after medical resources ‘overwhelmed,’ police altercation

By Brandon Chen , Prayag Gordy and Riya Misra

Emergency personnel, crisis management and the Wiess College magisters ended Night of Decadence nearly two hours early Oct. 29, according to Jeff Falk, Rice’s director of news and media relations.

NEWS 10/4/23 12:34am

University Court rules Student Association constitutional amendment unconstitutional

By Brandon Chen

University Court made a unanimous ruling in a preliminary investigative hearing Saturday, Sept. 30, stating that the Student Association violated its constitution during its constitutional amendment ratification on April 23.

NEWS 9/19/23 10:56pm

WSJ ranks Rice 64th, U.S. News and Niche rankings dip slightly

By Brandon Chen and Simona Kao

Rice ranks No. 9 in the Niche.com “2024 Best Colleges in America,” No. 17 in the U.S. News and World Report “Best National University Rankings” and No. 64 in the Wall Street Journal’s “2024 Best Colleges in the U.S.”

Brandon Chen

Jeremy Zucker is no longer a ‘sad-boy troubadour’

Newly admitted students met with expansion, support

7.5% acceptance rate marks lowest in Rice history

Hopkins dives into Black history at Rice archives

Rice in talks to settle financial aid ‘cartel’ lawsuit for $33 million

Ni announces resignation from SA presidency

East-West Tea rebrands to The Tea Nook

NOD shut down early after medical resources ‘overwhelmed,’ police altercation

University Court rules Student Association constitutional amendment unconstitutional

WSJ ranks Rice 64th, U.S. News and Niche rankings dip slightly

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