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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 — Houston, TX

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NEWS 4/15/25 11:06pm

Students discuss budget allocations at SA

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. 






NEWS 4/1/25 10:18pm

Zoghbi slated for commencement

Huda Zoghbi was announced to be the speaker for Rice’s 112th commencement March 26. Zoghbi is a professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine.




NEWS 3/11/25 11:18pm

SA announces election results

After a one-day delay in results, Trevor Tobey has been elected as the next Student Association president, receiving 74.7% of first-place votes against write-in candidate Callum Flemister, who received 17.4% of votes.