ALL BEER, NO BIKE
Beer Bike canceled due to weather concerns
Despite talk of rain and a possible ‘Beer Run,’ the Beer Bike races seemed like they were proceeding as normal on Saturday. Alumni races were well underway at noon. At 1:30 p.m., the women’s teams were teeing up for their second heat when, under sunny skies, the races abruptly stopped.
Throngs of bewildered students poured out from the stands, ushered into the stadium concourse to wait out the lightning warning. In the meantime, the Marching Owl Band put on an impromptu performance. Half an hour later, students got the call: For the rst time since 2020, the remaining Beer Bike races would be canceled. A campus-wide alert cited “inclement weather” and lightning warnings nearby.
The announcement to all students came at 2:03 p.m. via a Rice Alert text message.
“Beer Bike is canceled for the day due to weather,” the message read. “Stay under cover. Shuttles at Gate 4 will take attendees to colleges and lots. More info to come.”
At 2:32 p.m., a new alert came through canceling Beer Bike for the day despite giving the all clear on the weather.
According to Jerusha Kasch, director of institutional crisis management, the decision to cancel the remainder of races was due to the weather.
“We received a weather alert that lightning strikes were occurring close to
the Beer Bike track, which put the event participants at risk,” Kasch wrote in an email to the Thresher. “As a result, a prede ned contingency plan was activated to move event attendees immediately into the stadium concourse until the weather moved out of the area.”
Kacsh said that upon reviewing the weather information, student planners and response personnel decided to cancel the event.
“No one wants to cancel a fun event like Beer Bike, and the student planners did an excellent job making a di cult decision,” Kasch wrote.
While the remaining races have not been canceled altogether, they did not continue on Saturday. However, all events leading up to the races happened as scheduled, including Martel College’s morning party, the color war, the water balloon ght and the oat parade.
“The morning was very successful,” said Liza Jacob, one of the Brown College Beer Bike coordinators. “Even though the end kind of fell through, I think people had a really nice time.”
Student Association President Trevor Tobey put out a statement on Instagram Monday evening that said the SA was working with administration and Rice Program Council as “they explore all possibilities to reschedule the remaining races.”
Tobey, a Hanszen College senior, said that the campuswide coordinators are doing everything they can to reschedule
the remaining races.
“I promise you, [the campuswide Beer Bike coordinators] are doing everything they can, and the Student Association is trying to help them in whatever way possible,” Tobey said. “All the Beer Bike captains are too, and all the students are together on trying to get this done. But still, I don’t want to give anybody false hope.”
RPC’s campuswide Beer Bike coordinators Wiley Liou and America Salas wrote in an email to the Thresher that continuation plans have not been con rmed and they are still in communications over logistics.
“Right now, we’re working to hear directly from bikers and better understand where everyone stands,” wrote Liou, a Baker College senior. “While we would love to make Beer Bike happen again this year, we also want to be realistic about our personal capacity and the logistical resources available. We’re doing our best to get answers out as soon as possible, but we want to avoid making any promises we can’t keep.”
Abel Limachi, one Brown’s Beer Bike coordinators, said the circumstances behind the cancellation were upsetting because of their unpredictability.
“It’s one of those things that I feel like you put in a lot of work, and the fact that it just ended up being canceled because of weather is probably the worst type of reason,” said Limachi, a senior. “It’s just the one thing you can’t control.”
Beer Bike emcees announced over the speakers that due to lightning in the area everyone needed to evacuate from the track to the Rice Stadium concourse.
2:03 p.m.
Rice Alert message sent to all students: “Beer Bike is canceled for the day due to weather. Stay under cover. Shuttles at Gate 4 will take attendees to colleges and lots. More info to come.”
12:15 p.m.
First women’s heat began. Two injuries led to pauses in the race and intervention from REMS, with one requiring ambulance transportation.
1:50 p.m.
Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman informed college presidents that a message was to go out soon to cancel Beer Bike.
2:32 p.m.
Rice Alert message sent to all students: “Weather all clear. Beer Bike remains canceled for today. Shuttles at Gate 4 continue to take attendees to colleges and lots. More info to follow.”
VIOLA HSIA ASST. NEWS EDITOR
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Top: Students evacuate to the concourse of Rice Stadium. Bottom left: Miranda Schwab ’27 and Braulio Garcia ’21 perform for students in Rice Stadium. Bottom middle: Students ll the stands during the lightning delay in Rice Stadium. Bottom right: Alumni bikers kick o the Beer Bike races on April 5.
Student raises concerns over possible carcinogens, dyes in food
JOSH STALLINGS FOR THE THRESHER
Preservatives banned in Europe; one, “reasonably anticipated” to be a carcinogen. Yellow and blue dye. One gallon of oil in the banana bread.
This is just a glimpse into nutritional labels on Rice’s servery foods, Zephyr Zoidis wrote in an April 1 LinkedIn post. Zoidis highlighted, beyond the dyes, Rice Housing and Dining’s failure to display nutritional information on their menus.
“At the dining hall … you can nd substances banned in Texas public school lunches [and] chemicals outlawed in the European Union,” wrote Zoidis, a Baker College senior.
A servery turkey burger patty, for example, contains 14 ingredients including butylated hydroxyanisole, Zoidis wrote. The ingredient, more commonly known as BHA, is banned in the EU.
“I started to get interested in [nutrition] because a few years ago, I lost almost 100 pounds,” Zoidis said in an interview with the Thresher. “Then, being in Europe and seeing the di erence in the food quality, it really made me look at the servery from a di erent lens.”
At the start of the fall semester, Zoidis said he reached out to H&D dietitian Clare
Rezentes to learn more about the ingredients of di erent items.
“That was the really eye-opening moment for me,” Zoidis said. “If you ask any Rice student what’s the healthiest choice, [the turkey burger] is probably one of the main things they’re going to point to.”
Zoidis said he was initially disappointed with the responses he received from H&D.
A er continuing the conversation and receiving student support from Baker, Zephyr said that he was able to improve one servery o ering.
At the dining hall ... you can find substances banned in Texas public school lunches [and] chemicals outlaws in the European Union.
Zephyr
Zoidis
BAKER COLLEGE SENIOR
“Pickles used to be made with Yellow 5, and a er I complained about that enough, they were able to change the pickles.”
Zoidis said.
In the EU, food products with Yellow 5,
also known as tartrazine, must contain a warning label.
Johnny Curet, director of campus dining, said he values student feedback and is shi ing campus menus in accordance.
“The turkey burger referenced is a preformed patty used for consistency and e ciency across multiple serveries,” Curet wrote in an email to the Thresher. “A er reviewing product options over the past several months, we’re transitioning to a cleaner-label turkey patty next week.”
Curet said that H&D tries to avoid unnecessary additives per U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, and that budget is a key consideration in selecting ingredients.
Curet also said several actions are being taken to ensure better transparency and communication with students.
“This year, we welcomed a registered dietitian to our team in response to students’ growing interest in nutrition and their desire for greater menu transparency,” Curet wrote. “We are implementing Culinary Digital — a comprehensive menu management and nutritional analysis platform.”
Zoidis said he believes it’s not just the university’s job to educate students, but also to provide nutritional foods.
“[Rice] has some responsibility to these students, to give them healthy choices.” Zoidis said.
REMS blood drive rallies community
ABIGAIL CHIU SENIOR WRITER
Rice Emergency Medical Services hosted a blood drive in collaboration with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center April 1. Elizabeth Pan, the community outreach lieutenant for REMS, said this semester’s event had around 160 sign-ups and collected 141 units of blood.
Ariah Richards, a McMurtry College senior, said she came to the blood drive to donate because she knows how essential blood is as a pre-med student.
“It’s really a vital resource, and it’s something that only people can give,” Richards said. “So, [I came] just to help save people.”
Each blood donation can save up to three lives, according to the GCRBC. Pan said the drives, which happen about twice a year, are a way for REMS to give back to the community.
“I’ve been doing this for three years now, and every time, it’s really rewarding seeing so many people come together to plan this huge e ort,” said Pan, a Sid Richardson College senior.
The GCRBC supplied equipment and medical personnel for the blood drive. REMS coordinated sign-ups, volunteers and tra c ow.
Jehad Mahmoud, the community outreach assistant for REMS, said that planning for each blood drive starts around two months in advance to arrange parking, sta ng and reserving the room.
“[Blood drives are] of those things that we, as REMS, don’t struggle with when we sta it with volunteers,” said Mahmoud, a Martel College sophomore. “Everyone is eager and everyone wants to do it. People don’t get anything in return for donating. They just do it out of pure love of saving people.”
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Mahmoud said that this is his second time volunteering for the blood drive with REMS a er joining in the fall semester.
“When REMS people volunteer, they do it with passion,” Mahmoud said. “They’re not getting paid for that. They’re not getting anything, but they’re doing it just because they love giving back to the community and they feel that responsibility of giving back.”
The Hoot to close a er 15 years of late night service
RIYA MISRA SENIOR EDITOR
A er 15 years in business, the Hoot will shut down at the end of the semester. The Hoot has faced sta ng and nancial challenges since the COVID-19 pandemic, and has reached a point where operations are “no longer sustainable,” Hoot management wrote in an April 8 Instagram post.
The pandemic spurred a number of challenges, management said, that hindered the Hoot until its end: rising food prices, sta ng shortages and a loss of institutional culture.
“We believe that this is a natural time to close our doors,” the statement said.
Cassidy Chhay and Genesis Hahn, the Hoot’s general managers, said they’ve been in
talks about a possible closure since the start of the school year. They’ve been in close contact with Housing and Dining about their decision to close, but are unsure about the future of late-night dining on campus.
“There’s no talk of a ‘new Hoot’ in terms of a student-run business,” Chhay, a Martel College senior, told the Thresher. “[The student center] always gets applications. We don’t have any say in that.”
The Ambassador Cafe, which shares a physical space with the Hoot and runs a satellite restaurant during the day, recently debuted a late-night noodle option over the weekend. H&D is “evaluating the feasibility” of expanding the cafe’s hours or o erings, said Beth Leaver, H&D’s interim assistant vice president.
“Housing & Dining is working to launch
Printing credits passed by Senate, nding unclear
HONGTAO
HU ASST. NEWS EDITOR
The Student Association passed a resolution urging Rice University to implement a $10 student printing credit April 7. The resolution passed 22-4. It remains unclear where the funding will come from. The SA presented three di erent funding plans to Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman: one where the O ce of Information and Technology provides funding for all students, a joint plan where OIT funds those on nancial aid and the SA subsidizes all other students and one where the SA funds students entirely.
Trevor Tobey, the SA President, said the third plan was a last resort, as it is unprecedented across other universities and could reach a cost of $50,000.
I think it would be a lot easier once students have the programs. It’ll be a lot harder to take away.
Trevor Tobey STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
“That’ll be 100% usage from every student spending the $10, which I don’t see happening,” said Tobey, a Hanzen College junior. Tobey suggested tabling the resolution for a week or two as the OIT has not provided the SA with data regarding student printing.
Tobey also oated the idea of a pilot program where the SA would fund the $10 printing credit from the SA surplus for one year, then pass the funding requirements onto administration for the fall 2026 semester.
“I think it would be a lot easier once students have the programs,” Tobey said. “It’ll be a lot harder to take away.”
Cedric Lau, a Duncan College freshman, said that the SA should obtain more data regarding funding from the OIT before continuing the conversation to see what a realistic expense would be for this project.
However, a er Martel President Nathan Horton said that the resolution did not commit the SA to a nal agreement for funding decisions, the SA voted upon and passed the resolution.
a hot food vending program on both sides of campus this fall,” Leaver wrote in a statement to the Thresher. “We’re also collaborating with the Student Association and Graduate Student Association to continue the dialogue around future late-night options.”
To celebrate its nal semester, the Hoot is o ering preorders for a merchandise sale.
“It’s been hard, but I’ve really enjoyed my Hoot experience,” Chhay said, a sentiment which Hahn, a Hanszen College senior, echoed.
The Hoot launched in 2010 as a small stand in West Servery and was met with open arms. Within a month of its debut, the Hoot was pro ting $650 a night, worth just over $950 in 2025, and hailed by students as the “best thing that has happened to this university since it introduced coed housing.”
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Students speak out about canceled internships, research opportunities
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Ian Chen, a biosciences and mathematics major, applied to a computational biology lab through the National Institutes of Health Summer Internship Program. Like many students, Chen was looking for professional experience over the summer. He then heard the program was paused in light of the funding cuts, then entirely axed.
“The timing was pretty poor, because by the time it fully got canceled, a lot of opportunity deadlines had already passed,” said Chen, a McMurtry College freshman.
President Donald Trump’s executive orders, including a federal hiring freeze and funding cuts, have led to lost internship, research and creative opportunities for students.
Chen said that he was uncertain about his future in research due to the funding cuts.
“As a freshman, I feel like I don’t have too much experience working in the lab,” Chen said. “It would’ve been a really nice opportunity to get a foot in and get going. Seeing the state of the NIH, the future seems that much [more] ambiguous, that much more uncertain and that much closer to falling apart.”
Lorena Ferguson, a graduate student of psychology, said that the layoffs have led to the loss of governmental positions, caps on hiring capacity and the restriction of some roles to those who possess an MD. She said that she no longer feels comfortable working in many of these positions.
“I had been considering a career in research administration at NIH, National Institute on Aging and National Science Foundation, etc.,” Ferguson wrote in an email to the Thresher. “The massive government layoffs mean that many incredible scientists are now on the job market, making job hunting even more competitive. I’m graduating this May, and am concerned about finding a job before then.”
Ferguson said that the research landscape has changed as a result of the funding cuts and research censorship.
“There is a lot of important research going on at Rice that may be — or already is — at risk,” Ferguson wrote. “This includes areas such as climate change, aging & dementian and public health. It’s hard to say what the future will bring.”
Jaylin Vinson, a composition major, said he applied to the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Emerging Black Composers Project, which was paused.
“With this project not necessarily aligning with some of the ordinances from the [Trump] administration, they got legal advice to postpone the project,” said Vinson, a Sid Richardson College senior.
As a freshman, I feel like I don’t have too much experience working in a lab. It would’ve been a really nice opportunity to get a foot in and get going.
Seeing the state of the NIH, the future seems that much [more] ambiguous, that much more uncertain and that much closer to falling apart.
Ian Chen MCMUTRY COLLEGE FRESHMAN
Vinson said that he felt uneasy about what he called censorship of artists’ creative liberties.
“A lot of the projects I pursue talk about my own cultural heritage, and … essentially it feels like me talking about that is contraband,” Vinson said. “The truth is that a lot of being an artist is that you’re reliant on institutions as fiscal sponsors or as literal venues for your art to take place.
“Now that those institutions are backing away from the values and commitments to which your work is
dependent on and committed to, it feels unsettling,” Vinson continued.
Internships in tech and finance have also decreased due to companies either reducing or cutting opportunities in light of funding cuts.
Victoria Liu, a computer science and cognitive sciences student, said the hiring freeze may have affected a data science fellowship opportunity she applied for that was partnered with various government agencies.
“With the semi-recent hiring freezes … I could see how that might have impacted the hiring capacities of the partners,” said Liu, a Duncan College sophomore. “[The company] actually
addressed it in an email, saying that they were directly working with their partners to accommodate for these recent government changes.”
Liu had already found an internship by the time she received the email. She added that some of her friends were able to find summer opportunities in tech. Nicole Van Den Heuvel, the executive director of the Center for Career Development, said the current presidential administration will not affect the services that the CCD offers.
“We try to support students and those who work with students in the best ways possible with up-to-date information,” Van Den Heuvel said.
Protesters descend on City Hall in opposition to Trump and Musk
JAMES CANCELARICH NEWS EDITOR
Thousands rallied at Houston City Hall April 5 in the “most widespread” slew of national protests since Donald Trump took the presidential office in January. Houston’s rally was one of over 1,300 that were estimated to bring out around 3 million people.
National organizers called for an “end to this billionaire power grab,” protesting — among many other things — tech scion Elon Musk’s advisory role in the new administration. Attendees called for worker’s rights; diversity, equity and inclusion; freedom of speech and an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Signs held by demonstrators described Trump’s administration as an oligarchy and likened Elon Musk to Adolf Hitler.
“Say no to autocracy,” read one sign held by a protester.
“ICE has no right to deport without due process,” read another sign, likely referencing the recent high profile case where a man from Maryland was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
One protester brought a dog with a bandana that read “Dogs against DOGE,” referring to Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, which has been behind the cuts of over 50,000 government workers.
Solomon Ni attended the protest with the Democratic Socialists of America.
“The biggest issue is making sure that people are paying attention to what
is going on and directing their energies to organizing and making sure that they are in organizations who are doing the work on the ground,” said Ni, the former Student Association president.
Ni said he encouraged people to get more comfortable talking with their friends and neighbors about politics.
“I think genuinely you have to stick to what you believe in and what you believe is right, and be able to air that out in an appropriate space — getting people engaged and motivated to do things, like coming out to protests, knocking on doors and ensuring that people are just taken care of, that’s one big thing,” Ni said.
I think genuinely you have to stick to what you believe in and what you believe is right, and be able to air that out in an appropriate space.
Solomon Ni FORMER STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
During the protest, several organizers addressed the crowds. Local politicians, including Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and Council Member Abbie Kamin also gave speeches.
“We will stand for democracy and we
will win,” Kamin said in her address.
Isaiah Martin, a Democrat running for Houston’s District 18 House seat in Congress, said that he was inspired by the turnout.
“What you’ve got in this city are
people all across this city, thousands of people here, to tell this president that we’re not going to stand for it. And look what the response has been. We’ve got the Republicans running scared,” Martin said.
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JAMES CANCELARICH / THRESHER Protesters hold signs as they take to the streets near Houston City Hall. The protests, which took place nationwide, drew over 13,00 people in opposition to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
EDITORIAL
Outcry over chemicals is misplaced, overshadows greater nutritional concerns
Recently, Rice’s dining services have faced criticism over artificial dyes, additives and potential “banned” ingredients lurking in the servery.
While it’s important to push Housing and Dining to consider healthier options, fixating on a few suspect chemicals — and framing them as nearcatastrophic hazards — can overshadow the challenges that many students face when trying to navigate their meal plans.
Yes, Rice’s food offerings sometimes include ingredients with questionable nutritional value or controversial research behind them.
Even so, the ingredients like BHA and Yellow 5 that have drawn the most concern are commonly found in everything from cereal to processed meat to toothpaste. We should remember that Rice’s dining system already performs better than many other universities.
Striving for perfection — expecting perfectly “clean” ingredients and an overhaul of every single recipe — simply doesn’t square with the realities of a mass campus dining program.
H&D must juggle budget constraints, volume, efficiency and taste all at once, and it’s unrealistic to hold them to an impossible gold standard.
Meanwhile, genuine issues persist: mislabeled vegan or vegetarian dishes
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(or subpar options: we’re looking at you, PAOW!), cross-contamination in allergen free stations, limited glutenfree meal choices and the lack of consistent, accurate nutritional info.
While it’s important to push Housing & Dining to consider healthier options, fixating on a few suspect chemicals — and framing them as near-catastrophic hazards — can overshadow the challenges that many students face when trying to navigate their meal plans.
These shortfalls affect the daily well-being of students who need clearer labeling or require certain accommodations.
Efforts to improve transparency, like digital menu systems or the addition of a registered dietitian, are welcome moves, but students with dietary
restrictions still often face guesswork and frustration at every meal.
That’s why we have to keep things in perspective. Focusing solely on “chemicals” can overshadow the broader spectrum of more urgent fixes: improved allergen safety protocols, clearer ingredient labeling and greater variety for those with restricted diets.
Credit is due for changes that have occurred following student feedback — for instance, switching to pickles that don’t contain Yellow 5 and a turkey burger patty with a cleaner label.
Continued dialogue can and should lead to more progress. Let’s channel that energy into addressing the issues that matter most to everyday diners: safe, well-labeled meals that cater to a range of dietary requirements.
In short, keep pushing for transparency and improved quality. Just don’t let a singular focus on the “hazards” of certain additives drown out the very real needs of students who struggle to find nutritious, clearly labeled options every single day.
Rice’s dining system is already a step ahead of many schools, but there’s ample room to grow — and it should start with the most immediate, practical improvements that genuinely help everyone on campus.
Rice has a serious accessibility problem
Just over a year ago, disability scholar Bowen Cho ranked Rice 35th in a study of disability inclusion and access across 106 universities. Cho noted that the 10-minute transfer period between classes used by Rice and many other universities can pose an issue to students with mobility issues.
In my experience, though, Rice’s accessibility problems run much deeper, right down to the very ground the school is built on.
I broke my foot in November 2024. Despite almost constant pain, I put o going to the hospital for months. I lived on the third oor of the old wing of Baker College, a building without any elevators, and could not imagine how I would trek back and forth to my classes, let alone drag myself back to my dorm, if I ended up needing a cast or crutches.
When I nally did seek medical treatment, the doctor encased my foot in plaster, handed me a pair of crutches and a prescription for a knee scooter and sent me on my merry way.
I planned to skip classes and y home to regroup, but back at Baker, I was faced with the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of making it up to my dorm to pack a bag. With all my friends in class and not a person in sight to help me, I subjected myself to the humiliation of crawling up the stairs.
Once home, it took a week and a half to even nd an accessible bed for when I returned to campus. With the issue of housing resolved, though, I thought the next three weeks with my cast would be inconvenient but ultimately doable. This could not have been further from the truth.
When you’re not burdened with a broken foot, you don’t take the time to notice things like the incline of ramps or whether a knee scooter can be forced
through the turnstiles at Fondren Library. When you are burdened with such things, though, this is all you notice.
You notice that Baker is built on a slope, meaning you have to push yourself up a steep ramp to reach commons. You notice there’s no way to go down that ramp without gaining a frankly scary amount of speed, leaving you to wonder if you’re about to break more than just a foot.
When you’re not burdened with a broken foot, you don’t take the time to notice things like the incline of ramps, or whether a knee scooter can be forced through the turnstiles at Fondren Library. When you are burdened with such things, though, this is all you notice.
You notice that Baker only has two washers and one dryer accessible to people who cannot climb up and down stairs. You notice how embarrassed people get when they walk with ease into that laundry room to see you and your knee scooter waiting for them to move their laundry.
You notice that an alarming number of people park their bikes on the wheelchair ramp outside Hanszen College, forcing you through an impromptu obstacle course when you’re trying to get dinner.
You notice that when the only
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wheelchair ramp you know of leading up to Keck Hall is closed o , you actually have no idea how to get to your class that’s graded on attendance.
You notice that despite the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines clearly stating the need for “firm, stable, and slip-resistant” sidewalks without cracks or uneven pavement, most of Rice’s sidewalks are made of that awful pebbled material and are riddled with cracks and bumps.
You notice that when it comes down to it, this campus is nearly impossible to navigate for someone with a mobility aid.
Cho’s study should have served as a wake-up call for the Disability Resource Center, but Rice remains seriously lacking in the accessibility department. Some of these issues are easily remedied: college presidents can remind students that wheelchair ramps and accessible laundry rooms are there for a specific reason, and when ramps are closed, signs can be put up to point those unfamiliar with the building to alternate accessible entrances.
Other issues, like campus sidewalks, are time consuming and costly to x. But these are worthy expenditures and things that we should demand Rice administration prioritize in order to create a campus that is accessible to all students.
Jenna Perrone OPINION EDITOR
Students react to Moody X-Fest headliner
SAAHITHI SREEKANTHAM FOR THE THRESHER
Moody X-Fest is back, and like it or not, British alt-rock band bôa is bringing their Whiplash tour to Rice to headline for the event on April 25.
Rice’s annual Moody X-Fest was created to celebrate the Moody Foundation’s $100 million donation to Rice and its commitment to building a student center on campus, marking it as the “largest single gi in the university’s history.”
Last year, Jeremy Zucker headlined the second annual X-Fest, along with performances from a cappella organizations Basmati Beats and The Rice Philharmonics, lion dance group Rice Lions and K-pop dance group BASYK.
Scheduled for the last day of classes, this year’s festival will again feature student music groups and a bounty of free food, as well as a concert from bôa, a British alt-rock band whose 1998 single “Duvet” recently had a resurgence on TikTok.
Selecting bôa to headline — a decision program manager Andy Osborn said was made a er surveying Rice students — prompted a range of student reactions. Other headliner options in the survey included artists Peach Pit, Saint Motel and Bea Miller.
McMurtry College freshman Rani Sooda, a self-titled diehard fan of the band, said she was happy about the decision.
“I’m so excited to see bôa perform here at Rice,” Sooda said. “I’ve listened to their music for so long, and it’s going to be surreal to see it live.”
However, Poema Sumrow, a Jones College sophomore, said she disagreed with the choice.
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“All I know is [bôa has] the song ‘Duvet,’” Sumrow said. “I voted for Peach Pit. But [Peach Pit] is coming to Houston in July, so I’ll be there.”
Giann Ruiz, a Baker College sophomore, said she was unfamiliar with the options given and did not have any opinion on the headliner.
“I don’t even remember if I voted or not, purely because I don’t know who any of [the options] are,” Ruiz said. “I probably shouldn’t vote if I don’t know anyone. Besides, we’re a small school; it’s ne to have small artists perform.”
Matti Haacke, a Sid Richardson College senior, said they voted for bôa simply because they were the only option that rang a bell among the ones listed, and because their peers did as well.
“A couple of my friends voted for
them in the form,” Haacke said. “I voted for bôa because I didn’t really know the other ones.”
McMurtry junior Berny Guerra Arthur said they were excited to see on-campus acts perform for the third year in a row.
“Mariachi [Luna Llena] performed a couple of years ago, and they might perform again,” Arthur said. “I’m also interested in seeing Los Búhos del Norte — the Owls of the North.”
Imaje Harvey, a Sid Rich junior, said she had suggestions for future X-Fests to improve student satisfaction.
“For the future [headliners], put more rappers,” Harvey said. “Do something for the culture. I knew at least a few of the options [on the ballot], so we can only go up from here. Like, let’s get Flo Milli — she performs at every school.”
LinkedIn-fluencers nd new ways to connect
From wellbeing content and making new friends to half marathons on the beach, LinkedIn feeds are becoming increasingly populated by things other than the usual job announcements and internship o ers.
Baker College senior Jacob Straube said many students now use the careeroriented social media site to connect with others, develop personal brands and express their personality.
“I started o writing these formal posts about my company, but they felt kind of empty and I wasn’t really proud of them,” Straube said. “Now, I drop a post and random people that I never would have connected with will connect with me and talk about my posts.”
Straube said that one of his most
controversial posts is a shirtless photo of him, posted a er he had run a half marathon on the beach during a spring break trip to Corpus Christi, Texas.
“I’m just experimenting,” Straube said. “Sometimes a post that I didn’t expect does super well. Who cares if it’s embarrassing, who cares if you get haters on Fizz – it doesn’t matter. See what works, and have fun with it.”
Although some reacted negatively to his spring break post, telling him it was cringe and unprofessional, Straube said taking the risk paid o . Some of his posts have received over 400,000 reactions on LinkedIn.
“I didn’t even think about it at the time; it was just something I did and wanted to share,” Straube said. “But that post led to a lot of people from the tness world reaching out, and that’s really expanded my network.”
Felicity Phelan, a peer career advisor, said she still sees LinkedIn primarily as something to help students research positions and nd opportunities.
“I don’t necessarily feel like everyone needs to be a LinkedIn- uencer,” said Phelan, a Duncan College junior. “It’s an important part of having a professional presence, the same way that an artist is going to have a portfolio.”
Tyler Strothman, a Duncan College senior, said he used LinkedIn as an invaluable tool for nding mentors and to help with founding his running shoe company, Veloci Running.
“Even before I started Veloci, I knew I wanted to get into the running industry, and LinkedIn made it incredibly easy to
connect with people,” Strothman said. “People love speaking to college students because we are the next generation.”
With over 13,000 followers, Duncan College alumna Sydney Rodman ’23 said she uses LinkedIn to grow her network and keep in contact with collaborators in the industry. As the founder of sustainability startup Green Revival, she said LinkedIn allows her to nd opportunities and potential clients.
“You can use Linkedin to grow your following [and] your network and increase opportunities,” Rodman said. “Or you can prioritise using it to leverage your already existing network.”
Rodman said she is also open about her Jewish identity on LinkedIn and o en uses the platform to combat antisemitism and disinformation around Judaism by commenting on posts she deems problematic or incorrect.
“A lot of people shy away [from confronting hate] because they think it will impact their success, but it’s really important to be the black sheep,” Rodman said. “There could be 10 comments that disagree, but people will see what you say and respect you for having the courage to advocate against hate.”
For Phelan, the conversation around LinkedIn is re ective of a broader conversation about work.
“Should we have these ‘Severance’-like ‘worksonas?’” Phelan said. “When we’re on LinkedIn, should we just be professional and not talk about emotions, feelings or struggling? Or is it good to normalize that and be vulnerable on LinkedIn?”
With sold out stadiums worldwide, K-pop has become a global phenomenon, blending music, dance and fashion to shape a new era of international entertainment. Whether you’re a casual listener or a BTS stan, spend a K-tastic semester unpacking the cultural, political and economic forces behind K-pop’s explosive rise and the K-drama, K-cinema and K-beauty that exploded along with it.
ASIA 215 ful lls a Distribution Group I credit and will meet from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.
BIOS 363: Extraterrestrial Elsewheres: Astrobiology and Imagining Life on Other Worlds
The lm “Interstellar” implanted the same questions in us all — is there life out there or are we alone in the universe? Can we inhabit other planets? How would we need to adapt? Aliens have fascinated humans for centuries, but this class goes deeper than your favorite sci- novels and both of the “Dune” movies. Explore the eld of astrobiology and consider how our approach to these questions has evolved over time due to changes in science and technology. Discuss life on other worlds, the habitability of other planets and the future of space exploration.
BIOS 363 ful lls a Distribution Group III credit and will meet from 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
BUSI 215: Leading Across Social Divides
The White House’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion have unsettled many, which may be why the word “diversity” doesn’t appear in this title anymore. But make no mistake — diversity continues to shape business interactions, relationship dynamics and company decisions in today’s evolving world. In this class, explore how to use leadership to conquer these barriers. Explore how race, gender, ability, religion and class in uence people’s experiences in society and the workplace, drawing on management research, social psychology and sociology to examine how social identities shape our experiences, and how it doesn’t have to be that way.
BUSI 215 will meet from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Students cheer during Jeremy Zucker’s set at Moody X-Fest 2024. Zucker was the second-ever Moody X-Fest headliner, with Grouplove performing at the inaugural festival.
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Arts and entertainment courses to keep you sane this fall
Another course registration period
– closing this Friday – has forced us to contemplate whether to drop a major or drop out altogether, but no worries: to assist you in considering your options, the Thresher has compiled a list of unique classes o ered this fall semester.
HART 209: Beginning Digital Photography
For those looking to see the world in
a new light, HART 209 introduces the fundamentals of digital photography — from capturing images to editing and printing. Students will explore visual awareness, technical skills and the continuing history of photography through hands-on practice and class discussions.
HART 209 ful lls a Distribution Group I credit and will meet from 10:50 to 12:05 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
ENGL 269: Science Fiction and the
Environment
How does science fiction help us consider our relationship with nature, culture and society? ENGL 269 examines the ways sci-fi storytellers have imagined — and challenged — ideas about the environment. Students will dive into novels, films and other media to see how speculative worlds can reshape our views of the real one.
ENGL 269 fulfills a Distribution Group I credit and will meet from 9 to 9:50 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
FILM 308: Improvisation for Stage and Screen
Calling all comedy fans: FILM 308 teaches the art of comedic, long-form improv for both theater and lm. Students will learn core techniques, from character work and status play to beat structuring and pattern creation, and experiment with live scenes, sketches and video recordings.
FILM 308 will meet from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.
LPAP 134: Indian Dance: From Classical to Bollywood
Get moving with LPAP 134, a class that highlights Bharatanatyam, one of the oldest forms of classical Indian dance. Students will explore the history, technique and expressive storytelling at the heart of this style, along with fun Bollywood-inspired movements.
LPAP 134 will meet from 11 to 11:50 a.m.
on Mondays and Wednesdays.
LPAP 137: Introduction to East Coast Swing
If you’ve ever wanted to glide across the dance oor, LPAP 137 is your chance. This course focuses on East Coast Swing — a lively partner dance featuring triple step moves, fun patterns and plenty of opportunities to develop your leading or following skills.
LPAP 137 will meet from 11 to 11:50 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
FOTO 205: Introduction to Photography Interested in darkroom magic? FOTO 205 gives students hands-on experience with black-and-white photography, lm cameras and light-sensitive materials. You’ll study the art and science of capturing images while exploring the rich legacy of photography’s past.
FOTO 205 ful lls a Distribution Group I credit and will meet from 9 to 11:50 a.m. on Tuesdays or 1 to 3:50 p.m. on Thursdays.
ARTS 225: Beginning Drawing
ARTS 225 is perfect for anyone wanting to sharpen their skills in line, tone, composition and more. Through drawing exercises in wet and dry media, students will learn to capture the world around them and develop a personal style along the way — no prior experience necessary.
ARTS 225 ful lls a Distribution Group I credit. It has two di erent instructors and eight sections meeting at various times.
Review: ‘A Minecra Movie’ is unimaginative with an absurdist tone
hoping these random bits will satiate longtime fans.
“A Minecra Movie” is not very good. I don’t think that should come as a surprise to anyone.
It’s predictable nonsense that was likely created by placing every family movie made since “E.T.” into the unpaid version of ChatGPT. The visual e ects are remarkably ugly, eschewing the original game’s sublime simplicity for horri c half realism.
Actors poorly deliver a script that feels more like notes on what the writers wanted the lm’s themes to be than actual dialogue.
But despite all that, I can’t say I despised “A Minecra Movie.” I would never in good faith recommend the lm, but at the same time, I was enraptured by its sheer strangeness. Despite everything screaming at me to hate “A Minecra Movie,” I could not look away.
Much of my fascination with the movie stems from its source material, the 2011 open world sandbox game
“Minecra .”
Like almost everyone, I have played a lot of “Minecra ,” watched hundreds of hours of “Minecra ” content on YouTube and spent a good chunk of my childhood obsessed with the game.
This passion, which lies dormant within me, drew me and many others to the theater, but the movie seems not to understand “Minecra ” at all.
The exploration, community and creativity the game inspires are nowhere to be found in the lm. Instead, the script frequently references components of the game that veteran players will recognize,
Adaptation is a strong word when describing “A Minecra Movie.” It feels like references pasted into a cookie-cutter script rather than an adaptation of the source material.
“The Lego Movie” springs to mind, not only because of the sandbox nature of both properties, but because that film reminds the audience of the human creativity they exercise whenever they play with Lego bricks.
“A Minecra Movie” does not do this. Instead, it outright states how important it is to be creative.
While watching, my morbid fascination was held not because the lm successfully said anything but rather because it felt like a sequence of TikToks making obscure jokes that I got.
It barrages the viewer with new bits, pop songs and references that serve no purpose other than activating the neuron that makes you think, “Oh, I remember that.”
It’s e ective, as I wasn’t bored — but as the credits roll, the lm begins to evaporate from your mind, and you are reminded of all the better things you could have done with your time, like play “Minecra .”
The lm’s comedic elements also contribute to the vapid mess. Jared Hess of “Napoleon Dynamite” directs, and it’s clear the lm wants to recapture some of the absurdist, random humor found across Hess’ lmography.
Jokes happen randomly, giving everything a quirky tone directly in opposition to the self-seriousness of the generic plot.
Any tonal whiplash is not a big problem, however, because the jokes aren’t very funny. They all are mistimed, either alluding to old internet jokes or awkwardly dropped into conversation.
Just like the lm’s thematic statement about creativity, the absurdist tone is only half committed, making the whole movie feel like two terrible half ideas competing to have the privilege of getting a 3/10 from the Thresher.
There are some things I did like about the movie, however. Jack Black and Jason Momoa play Steve and Garrett, two members of the real world dropped into “Minecra .” They both commit to the absurd tone fully, and it’s enjoyable to watch.
Additionally, while the film’s CGI art style is akin to a 2013 YouTube video titled “What If Minecraft Was Realistic!?!?,” the animation itself does look good, and there are multiple action sequences that shocked me by how well choreographed they were.
None of this goodwill matters, however, because the lm is nonsense. It’s an interesting mess that will initially appeal to those familiar with the game, but there’s nothing truly worthwhile, original or good about the lm on a deeper level.
It’s ironic that a game so deeply rooted in imagination falls victim to a style of lmmaking that is fundamentally devoid of it.
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Study Abroad Photo Contest spotlights global
EMELIA GAUCH THRESHER STAFF
For the rst time since the Covid-19 pandemic, students gathered in the Ley Student Center to celebrate global experiences through photography.
The 2025 Study Abroad Photo Contest returned in person March 28, showcasing winning submissions from students who had studied around the world.
Clusters of students stopped to admire the vibrant images and read the stories behind them, chatting with the photographers about the people, places and moments that shaped their time abroad.
“We’ve still been putting the photos out there over the last couple of years, but it wasn’t an actual event,” said Yahaira Verdejo, associate director of the O ce of Study Abroad. “This year, though, we had an in-person exhibition, and it was really nice to chat with students and see them interacting with one another.”
For the winners, the exhibit gave them the opportunity to showcase their work to the local community. Student winner Maddie Je ery said speaking to other students about her work allowed her to raise awareness about an underappreciated culture.
“Madagascar is o en a forgotten corner of the world, so it was extremely valuable to just share that I studied abroad there,” said Je ery, a Baker College junior. “At the exhibit, I also got to talk about how the country is so full of life, beauty and culture. I wanted my photos to o er a glimpse of what it’s really like and to show it’s worth experiencing.”
Maya Habraken, another winner, said the exhibit allowed her to share her own experiences and listen to the study abroad interests of other Rice students.
“For some of the visitors, I asked where they were interested in traveling,” said Habraken, a Hanszen College junior. “I hope that maybe younger students who pass by the photos get excited about studying abroad and are inspired to consider it for themselves.”
Verdejo said that each photo submission includes not just the image, but a written description explaining its signi cance.
“We tell students that both the photo and the description will be evaluated – it’s a holistic submission,” Verdejo said. “A photo might be stunning, but the description needs to reveal the story behind it.”
Je ery said writing the description of her photos compelled her to contemplate her study abroad experience.
“That part of the submission really made me think deeply about how the experience impacted me,” she said. “I found myself re ecting on how I learned to interact with a new culture – one I initially didn’t feel part of – and eventually found a sense of belonging in just four months.”
Je ery’s photos re ect her growing connection to Madagascar’s culture. One image shows a lemur perched on her arm during a visit to a lemur conservatory.
Je ery said she aimed to capture not only her exposure to a rare species, but also the ecotourism unique to Madagascar.
“I used to think zoos were awful, and in a lot of mainstream contexts they are,” Je ery said. “But in countries like Madagascar, which rely on ecotourism to support their natural resources rather than deplete them, it o ers a di erent perspective. I chose this photograph to highlight that cultural di erence.”
Another of Je ery’s submissions focuses on the daily ritual of caring for zebu: humped cattle that hold both economic and spiritual signi cance in Madagascar.
Gentle and rich, vulnerability echoes throughout Per me Genius’ ‘Glory’
EMELIA GAUCH THRESHER STAFF
Alienating, strange and familiar, “Glory” by Perfume Genius sounds like wandering the empty halls of your home.
Perfume Genius — the artist alias of Michael Hadreas — delicately haunts the listener with the lush instrumentation and trembling vocals, balancing longing and grief, loud and soft, pushes and pulls.
More often than not, Hadreas achieves a successful balance of these items to form a beautiful melancholic album that, according to an interview with The Guardian, draws on a period of depression he experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Clean Heart” feels like a tiptoeing and twinkling lullaby, reminiscent of Sufjan Stevens. Depressing yet hopeful, Hadreas sings, “Time, it makes a clean heart/When you’re miles away from it all.” In “Me & Angel,” Hadreas similarly grieves a past relationship through a bittersweet lens, as he sings about letting someone you loved go so they can be with someone better for them. Perhaps too controlled, the song feels like it is building to a release that never comes.
Top Track: ‘Full On’
Moments of experimentation feel especially bright despite the melancholic or tragic content. In “Left For Tomorrow,” for example, Hadreas imagines a future without his mother.
“It was just beautiful to see these people who are still embodying traditional beliefs,”
Je ery said. “Even in my host family, I saw how these values were re ected. I wanted to show the way people care for the animals, and in doing so, care for themselves.”
Habraken’s photos similarly captured the personal relationships she built while studying in South Korea. One photo was taken during a visit to a temple in Busan, where she reunited with a friend she had originally met at Rice.
“One of the biggest parts of the experience was really the people that I met and became friends with,” Harbarken said. “I think beyond the photos themselves, it is sort of representative of the connections that I made while I was there.”
Another of her photos documented a uniquely Korean college tradition known as Membership Training – a bonding retreat for university clubs.
“I joined a club at Yonsei University, and for our MT, we visited Changdeokgung
Palace,” Habraken said. “It gave me insight into contemporary Korean student life, and I wanted to capture the fun memories I made while participating in something so distinctively part of the local culture.”
While winning the contest o ered students a platform to share their stories, the winners found the process of creating their submissions equally impactful.
“The most valuable part was the re ection,” Je ery said. “Even if I hadn’t won, I wanted to submit my photos just to re ect on my experience — to visually capture it and understand what I was documenting on a deeper level.”
Habraken said the act of going through her photos brought its own joy.
“I think it was fun to revisit all my pictures,” Habraken said. “Even though not every moment made it into my nal submission, I got to take a moment to just reminisce about the meaningful experiences and relationships I made.”
While the pandemic is not the subject of the album in the slightest, “Glory” contains a pervasive sense of disconnection with the world and with oneself.
“It’s a Mirror” opens the album with twangy guitar strums and a steady beat. Hadreas’ voice fits the song’s REM-ish sound well as he asks, “What do you get from the stretching horizon/That you’d leave me spiraling with no one to hold?”
The poetic lyrics on “It’s a Mirror” paint tangible images and sensations, with lines such as “Memories hum like a hive shaken out” standing out.
“No Front Teeth” oscillates between restrained singing and freeing choruses. Featured singer-songwriter Aldous Harding and Hadreas harmonize, voices drifting only to be swept up into electric guitar-forward instrumental breaks that showcase the strength of Hadreas’ band.
Towards the end of the song, a buzzing sound intermittently appears, providing a harsh electronic reprieve between the first and second halves of the album. This sound feels exciting against the sea of softness of “Glory.”
While not as clearly experimental, “Full On,” the preceeding song to “Left for Tomorrow,” stands out as well. Harps strum and Hadreas shows off his vocal range against a backdrop of synthesizers and chimes. “Full On” elegantly aches in its specificity and proximity to the vulnerability of others with the lyrics “I saw every quarterback crying/Laid up on the grass/And nodding like a violet.”
“Capezio” can easily be imagined to exist in the same ephemeral universe as “Full On.”
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Maddie Je ery holds a lemur at the Palmarium Reserve in Madagascar. She won rst place in the “Global Campus” category at the 2025 Study Abroad Photo Contest with her photos.
Sid wins again, defeats Baker in coed IM ag nal
EVIE VU SPORTS EDITOR
Illuminated by the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza’s red and yellow lights, Sid Richardson College defeated Baker College in the intramural coed flag football championship April 3. Sid Rich took home the title for the second year in a row, outscoring Baker 19-7 in the final after an undefeated season.
Rice Recreation hosts coed flag football every spring. Zephyr Zoidis, senior coach and captain for Baker, said it is challenging to merge the men’s flag football team with the women’s powderpuff team, but he loves the dynamic it creates.
David Hill, a friend of Baker player Alice Owens, attended the game.
“I like the fact that it’s mixed [gender],” Hill said. “It’s a lot more tactical.”
Hill, who is from England, said that this game was only the second American football game he had ever attended. The first was Baker’s semifinal game against Wiess the night before. Hill said that in England, the most similar sport is rugby.
This game didn’t start out easy, but we stayed together as a team. We never get angry at each other. We do everything with love and care in our hearts, and it shows in the way we play.
Prat Mohapatra
SID RICHARDSON COLLEGE SENIOR
“[In rugby] you just pass the ball and run and hope for the best,” Hill said. “[With flag football] they take their time to work out the tactics.”
Sid Rich scored the game’s first six points when junior wide receiver Kai Peiris caught a long pass from freshman quarterback Alejandro Reto and ran the rest of the way into the endzone. Sid Rich attempted to run for the one extra point, as opposed to starting from further back for the 2-point conversion, but Baker junior Ethan Quach stopped the pass, leaving Sid Rich leading 6-0.
Neither team scored in the remainder of the first half as both teams boasted competitive defensive squads. For Baker, Quach frequently made flag pulls to delay the Sid offense and hold them to one touchdown. On the Sid Rich side, freshman Tyra Helper recorded a sack against quarterback Zoidis to close out the half.
In the second half, Sid Rich scored off a rushing touchdown by sophomore running back Izzy Balise and successfully ran for the extra point. Sid Rich also changed their line-up throughout the game, at one point swapping Reto for freshman Harriet Shapiro at quarterback.
One Baker freshman spectator said he wanted to see Baker make similar changes and put in a female quarterback. His requests were later answered when Baker played senior Alice Owens in place of Zoidis, leading to their only points of the game on a passing touchdown from Owens to Zoidis.
Sid Rich sophomore Andrew Goin, an offensive lineman, said he knew why Sid Rich was able to win.
“One word: Magic,” Goin said.
Max “Magic” Ahoia, a senior at Sid Rich, played both offense and defense throughout the game, but his best moment came deep into the second half. When Baker was in prime position, just a few yards away from scoring and tying the game, Ahoia picked off a pass from Zoidis, fighting off the Baker defenders and running all the way into the Baker endzone. Ahoia’s pick-6 effectively ended the game in Sid’s favor, leaving a final score of 19-7.
Sid Rich senior captains Prat Mohapatra and Graham Waterstraat said they attributed the team’s success this season to the team’s familial dynamic.
“This game didn’t start out easy, but we stayed together as a team,” Mohapatra said. “We never get angry at each other. We do everything with love and care in our hearts, and it shows in the way we play.”
Sutter Armistead, a junior receiver from Baker, said that despite the struggle to field a team this season, he was proud of what they were able to accomplish.
“We’ve played so many games with zero subs, and we actually won them,” Armistead said. “It was very fun, having everyone from Baker who could just rally.”
Similar to the Sid Rich captains,
players.
“I’m proud of the development of this team,” Armistead said. “I feel like people are always down to switch for what the team needs. No one’s selfish about if they want the ball. It’s a good atmosphere.”
As Waterstraat re ected on his nal game, he said he looks forward to seeing where the Sid Rich team will go without him.
“Damn proud of this team,” Waterstraat said. “I think it’s in great hands for the future.”
Sid Rich sophomore Evan Bishop said he was proud of how Sid Rich had performed in the championship game.
“We never gave up,” said Bishop, who plays receiver and cornerback. “Even when the game was over.”
What’s next
ANDERSEN PICKARD SPORTS EDITOR
As the school year comes to a close, Sid Rich sets their sights on the coveted Presidential Cup. The P-Cup is awarded at the end of the year to the college that wins the most points across the fall and spring intramural sports. Sid Rich won the cup last year after also winning the coed flag championship.
Ahoia left some departing wisdom for the team after the game.
“It’s always bigger than you, but never as big as you make it out to be,” Ahoia said.
Before the team walked back to Sid Rich, Bishop said he had one more thing he wanted to share: a warning to all the other colleges.
“Everybody at Rice gotta know: Sid runs this shit,” Bishop said.
What’s next from April 9 to 15
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field at Sun City Classic
April 11 - Away
Baseball vs. University of South Florida
April 11-13 - Home on ESPN+
Men’s Golf at Aggie Invitational
April 12-13 - Away
Women’s Tennis vs. Middle Tennessee State University
April 12, 11 a.m. - Home on PlaySight
Women’s Soccer vs. Texas Tech University
April 12, 1 p.m. - Home
Women’s Volleyball at Texas A&M University
April 12, 1:30 p.m. - Away
Women’s Soccer vs. Texas A&M University
April 12, 4 p.m. - Home
Women’s Volleyball at Baylor University
April 12, 4 p.m. - Away
Men’s Tennis at University of Alabama at Birmingham
April 13, 2 p.m. - Away
Baseball vs. University of Houston
April 15, 6:30 p.m. - Home on ESPN+
Armistead also mentioned the selfless nature of the Baker
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Sid Richardson College coed intramural flag football team celebrates after their championship victory over Baker College April 3. The Sid Rich team is the back-to-back coed flag football champion.
Bloomgren red a er UConn loss
Generational comeback by Seibel
NOD banned Rice Purity Test
Snow day Sallyport SJP warnings
Hanszen gonorrhea
ICE Halloween scandal Solomon Ni resignment
PharaOh-Week cancellation
USC buying out Rice library blueprints
Quad construction delay
Steam tunnel entrances
JFK speech
Using up door swipes
McBoxing Early vs. Regular Admissions de facto segregation Backpage-Kesem beef
School of Engineering necrobotic spiders Pub robbery
Lovett to Murt pipeline
Dr. Seuss used to be professor MILF Weekend
Backpage killing
Henry Kissinger
Flappy Bird clone cyberattack on Chaus iPads O-Week advisor orgy
Chef Roger was red
PhD Closed o nuclear shelter at each residential college Fizz leaderboard identities
Club Rugby x Chess Club marriage phenomenon
Squirrel population control strategy Old New Old Will Rice
Professor Bingo challenge
Joe Rogan on KTRU
RMC Bell Tower ringer OSHA investigation
Hanszen freshman growing weed in Holistic Garden Old Sid window wanker
party
1999-2002 freshman gang wars
Fondy moon rock really from Tomball, Texas
Baby in the Quad 2004
Student expelled to match campus tree count
Dean Gorman criminal record
Critical Re-education For Communists mandatory sensitization course
Max eld Hall 9/11 memorial
McCucking
Mays College (1957-1971) [DO NOT RESEARCH]
2006 graduation speaker was the Blue Man Group
Shepherd School of Music award-winning didgeridoo program
Naked O-Week Candlelight
Live owl mascot slaughter
O-Week-family incest-proof soaking
Unrealized Le Corbusier campus design
Pain tolerance training LPAP (cancelled a er landmine day)
Central Quad oil spill
Rice-Asian American Scholars Association Friendship Day PR fail
Cannibalism of Temu guy
Missing class of ‘67
Bench pubes incident
O-Week wiener spectrum tradition
Pre-2009 Rice Purity Test
Brown head lice outbreak
Breaking Bad deleted scene lmed in Lovett basement
Nephology major
1932 NCAA Tug-of-War Championship
Female Sammi mascot pitch
Houston Zoo silverback gorilla escape into Lilie Lab
2014 Rice shout-out from Putin
Electric eel Beer Bike jack on Martel
Member of Rice Lads who played for Djibouti in 1972 Olympics
Professor David Bube Baker 13 tar and feathering defense
William Marsh Rice sexual proclivities for denim underwear
SA President pistol duel
1990 $9 million Rice Management Company investment in Moon Boots
Yeah sorry we made it due during beer bike week you can have a few more days Backpage Writer Application
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1988 Houston School for the Deaf visit to Shepherd School of Music
Purple Sallyport
CRISPR baby Rice