James Cancelarich

NEWS 11/12/24 10:31pm

Post election, students react with unease, hope

By James Cancelarich

On the evening of Election Day, hundreds of students gathered in the Sid Richardson College commons, sitting chair-to-chair. They cheered when Rep. Colin Allred amassed votes, and again when Massachusetts went blue.

NEWS 10/29/24 11:38pm

Senate passes divestment referenda to student vote

By James Cancelarich

The Student Association passed four referenda calling for university response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in its Oct. 28 meeting. The general student body will vote on the referenda this academic year.

NEWS 10/22/24 10:53pm

Divestment referenda proposed to senate, demonstration and postering resolution passes

By James Cancelarich

Four referenda were introduced to the Student Association during the Oct. 21 senate meeting that call for university divestment from Israel-aligned companies and a university condemnation of the “horrific violence” in Gaza as part of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The SA also passed S.RES 05, a resolution that asks the university to review its recently revised demonstration and postering policies.

NEWS 10/8/24 11:36pm

Chabad at Rice hosts vigil for Oct. 7 anniversary

By James Cancelarich

Nearly 150 students, staff and faculty gathered at Farnsworth Pavilion for a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Held up by clothespins, pictures paying tribute to killed Israeli people lined the walls of the room.

NEWS 10/1/24 10:40pm

SA senate proposes review of demonstration policies, student wage increases

By James Cancelarich

The Student Association senate asked the president’s office to review the new demonstration and postering policies with a commission including students Sept. 30. The labor commission also discussed raising the minimum wage of undergraduate student workers from $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage, to $15 an hour.

NEWS 9/25/24 12:24am

Rice ranks No. 18 in U.S. News

By James Cancelarich and Riya Misra

Rice ranks No. 18 in the the U.S. News and World Report’s 2025 national university rankings tied with Vanderbilt University and the University of Notre Dame. Rice has also placed No. 8, 9 and 29 in the Niche, Forbes and Wall Street Journal rankings, respectively.

NEWS 9/18/24 12:37am

Rice Students for Justice in Palestine protest academic quad celebration

By James Cancelarich

While many gathered to celebrate the reopening of the academic quad, Rice Students for Justice in Palestine staged a walkout just a few hundred feet from the festivities, protesting what they described as a shameless celebration, according to a Sept. 10 Instagram post.

NEWS 9/10/24 11:55pm

Future of boycott resolution unclear, two discrimination complaints resolved

By James Cancelarich

Rice’s anti-discrimination office has concluded that the Student Association’s proposed boycott and divestment resolution did not violate their policies. It is unclear whether S.RES 02 will be reintroduced at the SA this semester.

NEWS 9/10/24 11:00pm

Blanket Tax funding unclear amid constitutional debates

By James Cancelarich

Funding for Blanket Tax organizations — including student media organizations, the Rice Program Council and University Court — may be delayed until the Student Association resolves its debate over budget allocations.

NEWS 9/3/24 10:46pm

New FSJP chapter emerges on campus

By James Cancelarich

Rice Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine established a campus chapter, echoing the mission of the existing undergraduate SJP chapter.

James Cancelarich

Post election, students react with unease, hope

Senate passes divestment referenda to student vote

Divestment referenda proposed to senate, demonstration and postering resolution passes

Chabad at Rice hosts vigil for Oct. 7 anniversary

SA senate proposes review of demonstration policies, student wage increases

Rice ranks No. 18 in U.S. News

Rice Students for Justice in Palestine protest academic quad celebration

Future of boycott resolution unclear, two discrimination complaints resolved

Blanket Tax funding unclear amid constitutional debates

New FSJP chapter emerges on campus

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