Lin Lu

NEWS 9/6/22 11:24pm

Bike thefts continue to plague campus, but remain below 2019 levels

By Lin Lu

Rice University has seen a rising amount of bike theft on campus since the start of this year, according to Clemente Rodriguez, the chief of police and director of public safety. Rodriguez said 36 bike thefts were reported so far this year, the highest number since 44 were reported in 2019.

NEWS 4/5/22 11:10pm

Rice announces Google Storage reduction by Dec. 17

By Lin Lu

Rice University Google Workspace student accounts’ storage will reduce to 10 GB, while faculty’s account storage will reduce to 50 GB by Dec. 17 of this year. Associate Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Operations Marc Cougle announced the change in an email to Rice students and faculty on March 7. 

NEWS 3/8/22 11:31pm

Chaus, Hoot, Pub to relocate during student center construction

By Lin Lu

Coffeehouse, the Pub at Rice and the Hoot are moving to temporary locations as a result of the current Student Center’s demolition in late April, according to the three business’ general managers. 

NEWS 1/25/22 11:14pm

RUPD developing safety app for community members

By Lin Lu

The Rice University Police Department is developing a safety app for Rice students and faculty, estimated to be officially released by the end of this semester. Clemente Rodriguez, the chief of police, said this safety app has three major functions: Emergency Call, SOS function and Safe Corridor. He said he hopes that this app would enable users to think of their phone as another source for security.