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WEBSep 10, 2024 · That’s alright. By Hamza Saeed. In 1979, general audiences first bore witness to the grotesque horror of the chest-burster scene in the original “Alien” — and the extraterrestrial thriller genre was never quite the same. Since then, the franchise has birthed eight more films, although the series has significantly evolved in terms of ...
It’s okay to not be ‘busy’ all the time - The Rice Thresher
WEB1 day ago · 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.
Rice renovates Brown and Jones Colleges - The Rice Thresher
WEB1 day 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
WEB1 day 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.
Score updates & what’s next - The Rice Thresher
WEB1 day ago · The Rice men’s golf team teed off their season with a historic win last week. Lukas Boandl placed first at the Argent Financial Classic in Louisiana, becoming the fourth golfer in Rice history to complete a tournament at least -10 and the first to receive medalist honors in any tournament since ...
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WEBAug 17, 2024 · Jeremy Zucker headlined Rice’s second annual Moody X-Fest in Founder’s Court on April 19. In advance of Zucker’s set, student groups like Basmati Beats, Rice Philharmonic and BASYK performed. The festival also offered complimentary merchandise and food from Dripped Birra, Cane’s and Oh my Gogi. NEWS 4/17/24 5:23pm.
Rice football slaughters TSU for biggest win in over a century
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Rice football slaughters TSU for biggest win in over a century. Richard Li / Thresher. By Andersen Pickard 9/10/24 11:55pm. Rice Football avenged its opening week loss with a 69-7 victory over Texas Southern University on Saturday evening. “We wanted to get the taste out of our mouth,” redshirt sophomore safety Tyson Flowers said.
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 …
Rice will build two new colleges between Sid Richardson and Wiess
WEBJun 2, 2023 · Rice intends to build two new residential colleges with an accompanying servery, President Reggie DesRoches and Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox announced in an email sent May 19. The old Sid Richardson College building will be demolished as part of this project. One of the new colleges will take its place, and the other will be positioned closer to Wiess College.
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.