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New Writing Program

Posted on October 5, 2011 by sapres

We had the first meeting yesterday with students and faculty to talk about the new writing and communications program. This is one very important initiative, both from faculty and students, to develop a new writing/comm program. Finally! We can make … Continue reading →

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RechargeU Student Hours

Posted on October 3, 2011 by sapres

Guess what? This week is RechargeU Student Hours Week!!! That means that the hours have been decided by students, and they are testing them out this week. Go and support to show them that you want the store to stay open … Continue reading →

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Rice Athletics…

Posted on September 28, 2011 by sapres

Interesting noes about Athletics, from the last Rice University Athletic Committee meeting: – Rick Greenspan announced that 1194 students attended the football game on September 10 –> that’s a lot! – Athletics is encouraging Rice football players to eat lunch in … Continue reading →

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First SA meeting of the year!

Posted on August 28, 2011 by sapres

Come join us Monday at Farnsworth Pavilion (RMC) at 9 pm for our first Senate meeting of the year! We will be having LOTS OF PIZZA, and the manager of RechargeU will be there to answer questions and have a … Continue reading →

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After 5 days of classes…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by sapres

Curious what I did this past week? Here we go: – Meeting w/college presidents and Dean Hutch – talked about how fantastically O-week went!! – Talked with Dr. Roland Smith, Assoc. Provost (Office of Diversity and Inclusion), regarding new Council … Continue reading →

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First Day of Classes

Posted on August 22, 2011 by sapres

Today was a fantastic first day of classes!  In case you are curious, I can tell you my schedule for Monday classes: 8:30 am-10am -> Senior Bioengineering Design; 11am-12 ->Biosystems Transport; 1pm-9pm -> SA time!! So, basically, MWF for my entire … Continue reading →

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Rice’s new convenience store!!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by sapres

Today was the opening day of ReChargeU, the new convenience store at Rice!! This has been months in the coming, with past SA President Selim Sheikh working to bring this together, and then the current SA council making sure that … Continue reading →

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Back at Rice!

Posted on August 11, 2011 by sapres

Today was my first day back at Rice!!  Just arrived at Lovett College, home sweet home, and it was great seeing campus again. My summer in Berkeley was a long hiatus from Rice, but I’m really excited with the start … Continue reading →

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Monday!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by sapres

I’m not at Rice today 🙁 …but I’ll be back later this week for a few more meetings. In case you are around and you’re interested, take a look at an interesting event this Tuesday:

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Commencement!

Posted on May 14, 2011 by sapres

What a wonderful day!! The graduating class of 2011 got to walk the stage today, and it was the perfect ceremony for the perfect day! As President Leebron pointed out, the weather was absolutely wonderful, so we were all very … Continue reading →

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The end is near….

Posted on April 30, 2011 by sapres

Finals week is in full swing, but the end is in sight!! Tonight, the SA Academics committee has organized a Grab-and-Go dinner with $4 Jersey Mike’s Subs. Go by the RMC tonight (5:30-7:30 pm) if you want to pick up … Continue reading →

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End of Classes

Posted on April 23, 2011 by sapres

Wow, yesterday was the last day of classes! This year has gone by so quickly, it’s been hard to keep up! We had our last SA meeting on Monday, and it was a lot of fun: thai food, music, costumes, … Continue reading →

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Hoot + Women in Power

Posted on April 14, 2011 by sapres

Plenty of fun meetings on Wednesday, and I thought I’d share a few fun facts I’ve collected over the week: – Hoot is opening in the South Servery – coming this fall!!!!!!! H&D is amazing, as well as the Directors … Continue reading →

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David McDonald

Posted on April 13, 2011 by sapres

Best man ever. I had a great talk with him today (for almost 2 hours!), and he had a lot to share about residential dining and other food services at Rice. David McDonald is the Director for Residential Dining, so … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Posted on April 12, 2011 by sapres

6:30 am – Wake up to go to Spinning Class at the Rec Center! 8:30 am – Eat delicious muffin at Baker College 9:25-12:00 pm – BIOE classes 12-2 pm – Lunch with Linda Thrane, VP of Public Affairs and … Continue reading →

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Senate Meeting, 4-11-11

Posted on April 11, 2011 by sapres

Senate meeting today was great! We had a presentation from DCTF about the drinking culture survey results, and it was pretty interesting to hear what students had to say. The most important things that came out were the importance of … Continue reading →

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Monday, April 11th, 2011

Posted on April 11, 2011 by sapres

At the President’s Lunch (held with all the college and SA presidents weekly), we met with Dean Hutch and talked about the alcohol probation. Yes, more alcohol talk. A lot of the presidents want to understand what the next steps are, … Continue reading →

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