Sam Balakrishnan

FEATURES 4/1/25 10:40pm

Alice Owens talks women’s rugby and engineering

By Sam Balakrishnan

Alice Owens said she thrives most when adrenaline courses through her veins. Founder and president of the Rice Women’s Rugby Club, her journey at Rice began with several intramural sports, but it was Powderpuff that left the deepest mark. 

FEATURES 8/27/24 11:08pm

Jimmy DeNicco on empathy and economics

By Sam Balakrishnan

Jimmy DeNicco never thought he would be a professor – he had his sights set on working for policy makers in Washington D.C. A graduate school requirement to teach a class won his heart, changing the trajectory of his career. 

FEATURES 3/19/24 10:19pm

Blast from the flask: a dive into college night’s history

By Sam Balakrishnan

Although borgs and tinted water bottles come to mind when Rice students hear the words “college night,” the tradition had very different beginnings. 

NEWS 2/28/24 3:01pm

Students build startup to ‘revolutionize’ healthcare information

By Sam Balakrishnan

The Healthcare Navigator, a new startup for consolidated healthcare information, is launching in May. The leadership team of Rice students Kayla Grimes, Arunima Jaiswal and Priya Bapna said the program aims to present healthcare information in a user-friendly manner to eliminate barriers to healthcare access.