Gale Gai

FEATURES 11/7/23 11:03pm

Housing & Dining culinary interns serve up life skills

By Gale Gai

From prepping gyros at the Mezze in West Servery to making mapo-tofu at the Wok in North Servery, culinary interns at Rice help serve up some of students’ favorite meal offerings. The internship program, offered by Housing & Dining, allows undergraduate students the chance to prep and cook food across various campus serveries.

FEATURES 10/4/23 12:04am

Laura Correa Ochoa connects her students with revolution

By Gale Gai

In her syllabus for her course HIST 237 Radicals in the Americas, Laura Correa Ochoa poses a question: “What worlds were radicals in the Americas imagining and building?” Ochoa said her mission is to bring to light the role racial inequality has played in the recent history of Latin America and the Caribbean, especially in her birthplace of Colombia. 

FEATURES 9/12/23 11:00pm

Hoot ‘em or hook ‘em? Houston covers the spread in fun and culture

By Gale Gai

Even though Rice football fell to the University of Texas, Austin on Saturday, Sept. 2, let’s not forget who’s boss in the Lone Star State. When it comes to the space race, size, sports, expenses and school, Houston has Austin beat.