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WEBSarofim Hall construction to begin. By Viola Hsia. Sarofim Hall, the new home of Rice’s art department, is set to be completed next summer, according to university architect George Ristow. Construction of the building enclosure will begin soon, and construction teams are currently laying structural steel, said Ristow. NEWS 9/10/24 11:02pm.
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WEBNEWS 5/24/24 11:48am Rice Mutual Aid partners with student organizations to fundraise for Gaza By James Cancelarich. Rice Mutual Aid launched a fundraising campaign for Gaza on May 13 in partnership with 15 other student organizations at Rice, including Rice Students for Justice in Palestine, Rice Pride, the Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice and the Rice Muslim Student ...
Shifting the status quo: Campus activism, protests change over time
WEB2 days ago · Last week, the academic quad reopened after nearly a year of reconstruction, kickstarted by the decision to relocate the Founder’s Memorial statue. Protests for the statue’s removal began Aug. 31, 2020, and continued for a year and a half before the Board of Trustees announced their decision to remove the statue on Jan. 25, 2022.
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WEB2 days ago · Rice started a renovation project this summer to modernize existing colleges ahead of the construction of two more.The renovation is a multi-year project set to finish in the upcoming summer. “The first in line for college renovations are Brown and Jones,” said Doug Schuler, the magister at Brown College. “This summer the improvements ...
Academic quad officially opens with celebration
WEB2 days ago · Phoebe Schocket / Thresher. The redesigned academic quad had its grand opening Sept. 12. The ceremony included speeches, a ribbon cutting and guided tours for attendees to learn about new quad features. Speakers included President Reggie DesRoches, board of trustees chairman Robert T. Ladd, landscape architect Thomas Woltz and several alumni.
7.5% acceptance rate marks lowest in Rice history
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Rice admitted 2,439 students from 32,459 applicants March 26, according to Vice President for Enrollment Yvonne Romero da Silva. With a 7.5% admit rate, this is the third consecutive year of record-low acceptance rates. The Thresher previously reported 7.7% and 8.56% acceptance rates for the Class …
Letter from the opinion editor’s desk: Voicing your opinions is ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Letter from the editor’s desk: Telling the stories closest to home By Riya Misra. Last week, I knew what I was going to write here. I spent the night before the semester began reading and re-reading what old editors-in-chief had to say in their welcome letters, picking up on common themes: building trust with readers, supporting student media, running a paper in unprecedented times.
We should educate ourselves on Rice’s history
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Rice’s 111-year history is marked by lots of positive impact — and plenty of harmful actions. William Marsh Rice, the university’s founder and namesake, was a slave owner, and from the school’s establishment as a free institution for only white students to Ku Klux Klan meetings occurring on Rice property, the connections to segregation and racial injustice cannot be denied.
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WEB5 days ago · By Thresher Editorial Board. Rice reached a $33.75 million settlement on Feb. 23 in the financial aid “cartel” lawsuit that alleged Rice, as well as 16 other peer institutions, unfairly limited aid for students at need-blind universities. Nine other universities have also settled in the case. OPINION 2/20/24 9:40pm.
Quarterback JT Daniels announces medical retirement
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Rice Football quarterback JT Daniels is medically retiring after suffering multiple concussions, according to a report from Pete Thamel of ESPN. Daniels, who played his last game Nov. 4 against Southern Methodist University, told ESPN he made the decision in conjunction with his doctors. His retirement begins immediately, meaning Daniels is unable to play in the Owls’ bowl game later this month.