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Abell did not immediately announce which quarterback will start Friday’s bowl game.“My focus turns to giving all my atte...
12/28/2025

Abell did not immediately announce which quarterback will start Friday’s bowl game.

“My focus turns to giving all my attention to the quarterbacks that are here,” Abell wrote in his statement. “Our team had a great first day back from the Christmas break and I’m excited for their opportunity to lead us in the Armed Forces Bowl.”

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📝: Andersen Pickard
📸: Kairi Mano

Over the course of the fall semester, debate within the SA over institutional neutrality and free speech has been a back...
12/20/2025

Over the course of the fall semester, debate within the SA over institutional neutrality and free speech has been a back-and-forth issue. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, a post condemning the incident on the SA Instagram raised questions over whether the SA should make political statements.

A resolution — “To Adopt an Institutional Neutrality Policy” — was introduced by Tobey and other senators following Kirk’s killing. It would prohibit the president and Senate from taking an explicit political stance. This resolution was ultimately voted down after five weeks of debate over concerns about exceptions to the rule and whether the president should be the sole spokesperson for the SA.

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📝: Hongtao Hu
📸: Courtesy Trevor Tobey

At his annual State of the University address Monday morning, Rice President Reggie Desroches began his remarks by calli...
12/08/2025

At his annual State of the University address Monday morning, Rice President Reggie Desroches began his remarks by calling for a moment of silence in remembrance of Tracy.

“She was deeply connected to many students and known for her Rice spirit,” Desroches said.

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📝: Kathleen Ortiz and Juliana Lightsey
📸: James Cancelarich

All eyes were on Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 Monday night as 24 students settled into Farnsworth Pavilion. Re...
12/08/2025

All eyes were on Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 Monday night as 24 students settled into Farnsworth Pavilion. Refusing the mic, she took a seat and waved students in the back forward. 

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📝: Hope Yang
📸: Dorian Echasseriau

On a warm Friday night, the Rice Memorial Center buzzed with energy as students, Houston community members and visitors ...
12/08/2025

On a warm Friday night, the Rice Memorial Center buzzed with energy as students, Houston community members and visitors from across Texas gathered to watch a three-hour showcase of Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander talent, shop from local vendors and taste regional foods.

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📝: Yilian Jiang and Carlos Mendoza
📸: Nathan Le

Rice now stands apart as the only program in the country to offer the major to undergraduates.Read the full story at ric...
12/08/2025

Rice now stands apart as the only program in the country to offer the major to undergraduates.

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📝: Abigail Chiu
📸: Isaac Ure

Students passing through the Academic Quad smile, laugh and take pictures of students sitting at a foldable table. Behin...
12/07/2025

Students passing through the Academic Quad smile, laugh and take pictures of students sitting at a foldable table. Behind the students, a whiteboard reads “Dating Advice” in large black letters. 

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📝: Shyla Jogi
📸: Fiona S*k

Editor’s Note: This is a guest opinion that has been submitted by a member of the Rice community. The views expressed in...
12/07/2025

Editor’s Note: This is a guest opinion that has been submitted by a member of the Rice community. The views expressed in this opinion are those of the author and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of the Thresher or its editorial board. All guest opinions are fact-checked to the best of our ability and edited for clarity and conciseness by Thresher editors.

📝: Ashley Fitzpatrick and Cymene Howe
📸: Ashley Fitzpatrick

As the Owls look toward Friday, they look to start another win streak and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.Read th...
12/05/2025

As the Owls look toward Friday, they look to start another win streak and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

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📝: Patrick Shukis
📸: Mike Carlson

Leading up to Thanksgiving break, Baker College freshman Sebastian Liu thought he’d need nearly a dozen packs of instant...
12/05/2025

Leading up to Thanksgiving break, Baker College freshman Sebastian Liu thought he’d need nearly a dozen packs of instant ramen to make it through. He said he chose not to fly back home to Pennsylvania for financial reasons; it was not feasible to buy plane tickets for only a few days. However, he ended up not eating a single ramen packet. 

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📝: Lina Kang
📸: Cassy Romano

Two Rice students were robbed at gunpoint by three unidentified suspects, according to a campuswide emergency notificati...
12/04/2025

Two Rice students were robbed at gunpoint by three unidentified suspects, according to a campuswide emergency notification that went out at 9:37 p.m. Sunday. 

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📝: Abigail Chiu
🎨: Jessica Xu

E. coli was found in routine water testing at Lovett Hall, according to a Rice Alert sent out to the campus on Monday at...
12/04/2025

E. coli was found in routine water testing at Lovett Hall, according to a Rice Alert sent out to the campus on Monday at 7:41 p.m. 

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📝: James Cancelarich
📸: Konstantin Savvon

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