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Photo by Jeff Fitlow RICE STUDENTS HAVE A NEW PLACE TO HANG OUT on campus, thanks to the winners of a 2015 Rice School of Architecture minicharrette. Called The Hangout, the winning design features 12...
View ArticleHouston, Through Children’s Eyes
“Judge Roy Hofheinz and His Astrodome” by Eliaz Blair, fourth grade, Wilson Montessori School. Monoprint. IN MARCH, THE RICE MEDIA CENTER will display photographs and artworks created by schoolchildren...
View ArticleFamily Album | Growing Rice
IN 1910, WHEN THE FIRST BRICKS WERE being laid for Lovett Hall, the fledgling Rice campus was little more than a Gulf Coast prairie — a scrubby field flanked by a small grove of oak trees. Salvatore...
View ArticleSyllabus: Medieval Guts and Glory
HIST 211: Medieval Violence (Fall 2016) Department: History Description: Students develop a critical approach to the study of violence and its function and cultural significance within medieval...
View ArticleUnconventional Wisdom: The Caribbeanist
Illustration by Adam Cruft So, when alumnus and political scientist Greg Thielemann ’86 approached Duno-Gottberg with the wild idea of taking the baseball team to Cuba, he responded enthusiastically....
View ArticleWriting Home: Groetjes uit Delft, Nederland!
Photo by Guido Benschop By Laura Gibson Ten Bloemendal ’07 AT RICE, I STUDIED physics and had a passion for spaceflight. Little did I know where the distribution system would take me! I first fell...
View ArticleGoing Gaga Over a Halftime Throw
“My pass was the last shot a hundred million people saw before she jumped off the stage,” said Brian Mann, associate athletic director of development for Rice. “Talk about pressure!” Of course, this...
View ArticleChecking out the Moody Art Center
Photo by Jeff Fitlow After months of anticipation, the $30 million Moody Center for the Arts opened on Friday night. The space, an expansive 50,000 square feet that manages to avoid feeling barren,...
View ArticleRice Bands Get New Nest
For the first time in Rice history, the Rice Bands have their own space to call home. Most recently housed in the Rice stadium weight room, the new band hall provides a permanent home for all of the...
View ArticleReader Response: Winter 2017
FROM THE LATEST ISSUE, I have noted several book titles that I intend to give to family members — yes, I still give books as gifts. I was most struck by the “Breathe Easy, Repeat” article. I am...
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