Category Archives: Rice Updates

Tonight, Capt. Rodriguez will be joining us to talk about RUPD. Afterwards, we’ll have an open discussion about the RUPD-Student relationship. Join us at 9 pm at Farnsworth – there will be TC (tortillas and queso)! Also, other things I … Continue reading →

Guess what?? Sammy’s Picnic is tomorrow!!!! That means free food – carnival style! FREE FOOD + GIVEAWAYS! (CLOSED SERVERIES) This is a collaborative effort between Rice Athletics, the SA, and Housing & Dining in hosting an annual campus-wide picnic to … Continue reading →

This week, you may have noticed bicycle safety signs all over campus.  This is a part of our campus bicycle safety week. Watch out for messages like “obey the rules of the road,” “yield to pedestrians,” “walk bike in cloisters,” … Continue reading →

Wondering what that construction is next to the RMC behind those green fences? Check it out: http://construction.rice.edu/OpenProject.aspx?id=2727. It’ll be done in October!

You may ask – what did I do last week? Our SA president better be getting us new coke machines or free fro yo! Well, not exactly, but I did go to a lot of meetings and try to advocate … Continue reading →

Let me know what you think about the Letter to the Editor that I wrote: http://www.ricethresher.org/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-1.2572034. I’d love to hear your opinions and have a discussion about the topic of the hard alcohol probation. Sometimes things can be difficult on … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Have you heard about the new changes to the RMC? We will have many exciting new things to look forward to when we all come back to Rice in August!! The first project just started this Friday (6/24) with 13th … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →