Serena Shedore

NEWS 11/19/19 10:31pm

College Republicans drop out of BISF biannual debate, prompting event cancellation

By Serena Shedore

Due to a lack of College Republicans, the Baker Institute Student Forum canceled their annual fall debate between the Rice Young Democrats and Rice College Republicans. 

NEWS 11/12/19 11:39pm

Rice receives Army grant amid concerns

By Serena Shedore

Last week, Rice announced a new five-year, $30 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army to research next-generation wireless networks and diamond materials manufacturing for use in electronics, according to Yousif Shamoo, vice provost for research. This agreement has been in progress since General John Murray, commander of U.S. Army Futures Command, visited Rice in April 2019.

A&E 11/5/19 9:30pm

Popfancy, Bellaire dessert shop, emerges from humble beginnings

By Serena Shedore

Popfancy, a gourmet popsicle shop, celebrated the grand opening of its first permanent location in Bellaire on Saturday. 

NEWS 10/29/19 10:03pm

Colleges introduce leadership restrictions

By Serena Shedore

Several colleges have already added or are in the process of adding variations of a constitutional bylaw to create a formal process that prevents students on disciplinary probation from running for leadership positions, according to Hanszen College President Landon Mabe.

NEWS 9/24/19 9:43pm

H&D rolls out new thermostats with lower limit of 72 degrees at Duncan

By Serena Shedore

Housing & Dining started installing new thermostats, already installed in other parts of campus, at Duncan College at the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, according to David McDonald, senior business director for H&D.

NEWS 9/17/19 10:34pm

H&D expands trash collection system change

By Serena Shedore

Housing & Dining has implemented a trash collection system in the South Colleges that requires students to remove their own trash from their rooms, expanding a system that was already in place in North Colleges, according to H&D’s operations directors Beth Leaver and Brad Thacker.