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FEATURES 11/8/17 10:32am

The Social Network: Can Rice function without Facebook?

By Lizzie Bjork

Where can one buy empty Franzia bags, find copious quantities of leftover breakfast pastries, share memes about Beer Bike and find people to split an Uber?

NEWS 11/8/17 3:05am

R-HAT faces low turnout, leadership confusion

By Lizzie Bjork

The Rice Student Volunteer Program never assumed leadership of Rice Harvey Action Team opportunities as they initially expected,

FEATURES 10/18/17 10:13am

Hispanic and Latinx cultural organizations on campus celebrate music, food and shared experiences

By Lizzie Bjork

The Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice held a festival on Friday to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This is the first year they have celebrated with a festival.

NEWS 10/4/17 4:14pm

Seniors come full circle, interview prospective students

By Lizzie Bjork

Although college applications are not due for three more months, Rice seniors have interviewed around 50 potential applicants a week since the start of the fall semester.

OPINION 9/19/17 10:09pm

Rice should admit more humanities majors

By Lizzie Bjork

Yes, Rice is known for biological sciences and engineering, but we cannot truly claim to be one of the preeminent national universities if we focus so heavily on technical disciplines.

NEWS 9/1/17 1:12pm

Rice escapes major storm damage due to emergency preparations

By Lizzie Bjork

Throughout Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, Rice campus remained safe due to the condition of its buildings and grounds and the existence of improved city infrastructure, said Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby.

NEWS 4/18/17 9:55pm

Many students lack sex education, SOCI study finds

By Lizzie Bjork

Two-thirds of Rice students did not receive formal sex education prior to attending Rice, according to the findings of a survey conducted by a group of students in Social Problems (SOCI 231). The survey also found 44 percent of the 367 respondents said they or someone they knew had been involved in an incident of sexual assault.

NEWS 3/28/17 8:24pm

CCD triples number of workshops, attendance drops for targeted events

By Lizzie Bjork

In the past two years, the Center for Career Development has more than tripled the number of workshops it offers, which sometimes results in sparsely attended workshops.

OPINION 3/1/17 8:00am

Distribution requirements should be more specific, not lower

By Lizzie Bjork

When I first heard about the proposal to lower the number of distribution classes required, my gut reaction was somewhere along the lines of a primal scream.

NEWS 2/14/17 8:19pm

Potential federal funding cuts threaten Rice projects

By Lizzie Bjork

President Donald Trump’s pledge to trim the federal deficit could affect research at Rice. According to The Hill, Trump’s budget team has proposed cutting funding entirely for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as reducing funding for the Department of Energy to 2008 levels. The administration has not yet released an official budget outline.

Lizzie Bjork

The Social Network: Can Rice function without Facebook?

R-HAT faces low turnout, leadership confusion

Hispanic and Latinx cultural organizations on campus celebrate music, food and shared experiences

Seniors come full circle, interview prospective students

Rice should admit more humanities majors

Rice escapes major storm damage due to emergency preparations

Many students lack sex education, SOCI study finds

CCD triples number of workshops, attendance drops for targeted events

Distribution requirements should be more specific, not lower

Potential federal funding cuts threaten Rice projects

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