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NEWS 9/22/20 10:18pm

Students continue pushing for removal of the Founder’s Memorial, updated task force research revealed

By Serene Lee

A group of Rice students have continued the summer protest to remove the Founder’s Memorial through daily sit-ins in front of the Founder’s Memorial since Aug. 31. Shifa Abdul Rahman, a junior at Lovett College, organized the sit-ins to advocate for the immediate removal of the statue.

NEWS 9/15/20 10:34pm

Students sit-in at Founders Memorial to push for removal of statue

By Talha Arif and Serene Lee

A group of Rice students have continued the summer movement to remove William Marsh Rice’s statue through daily sit-ins in front of the Founder’s Memorial since Aug. 31. Shifa Abdul Rahman, a junior at Lovett College, organized the sit-ins to push for the administration to remove the statue immediately.

NEWS 3/4/20 12:18am

Rice employees donate mostly to Democratic candidates

By Serene Lee

Rice faculty and administrators have donated $791,014 to various political campaigns and organizations since the 2012 election cycle, with the majority of donations going to Democratic candidates, according to a review of the Federal Election Commission Records.

NEWS 2/18/20 10:47pm

Trustee emerita Ruth Simmons encourages universities to take a stand during presidential lecture

By Serene Lee

Former Rice University Trustee Ruth Simmons called for universities to challenge the injustices in present society during her talk on Feb. 10. Simmons was the first speaker to be featured this year in the President’s Lecture Series hosted by President David Leebron.

NEWS 1/28/20 11:11pm

'Modern-day Genocide': Houston Uighur Society speaks on detained Uighurs in China

By Serene Lee

Members of Houston Uighur Society spoke at Rice last Thursday on the recent events regarding the Uighur population in China. In their talk, the members presented on the internment of the Uighurs in Chinese ‘re-education’ camps that are being implemented allegedly to erase Uighur religious and cultural identity.

NEWS 1/22/20 12:09am

O-Week PAAs will no longer be affiliated with O-Week groups

By Serene Lee

Beginning the fall of 2020, Orientation Week Peer Academic Advisors will no longer also serve as O-Week advisors. The Office of Academic Advising instituted this change to lower the mental and physical strain for students chosen for those positions, according to Aliya Bhimani.

FEATURES 1/21/20 11:48pm

Associate Vice Provost motivates students across the state

By Serene Lee

What exactly does an associate vice provost do? They drive over 4,500 miles across Texas to speak to high school students about building confidence, mental health and applying to college. At least that’s what Cortlan Wickliff (Wiess College ’10), associate vice provost for academic affairs and strategic initiatives, did last November.

NEWS 12/3/19 9:38pm

First cohort of student leaders receives Doerr stipend

By Serene Lee

Only 11 student leaders out of 135 received stipends ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to compensate unpaid leadership positions from the first cycle of the Doerr Leadership Stipend Initiative.

NEWS 11/5/19 11:19pm

Rice offers Free Flu Shots for Employees

By Serene Lee

To combat the oncoming flu season, Rice offered free flu vaccines to Rice staff and employees in seven sessions, the last of which occurred last Friday. Three of these sessions offered free health screenings in addition to the vaccine.

Serene Lee

Students continue pushing for removal of the Founder’s Memorial, updated task force research revealed

Students sit-in at Founders Memorial to push for removal of statue

Rice employees donate mostly to Democratic candidates

Trustee emerita Ruth Simmons encourages universities to take a stand during presidential lecture

'Modern-day Genocide': Houston Uighur Society speaks on detained Uighurs in China

O-Week PAAs will no longer be affiliated with O-Week groups

Associate Vice Provost motivates students across the state

First cohort of student leaders receives Doerr stipend

Rice offers Free Flu Shots for Employees

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