

As campus cleared out, Rice junior paid it forward with free senior portraits
Joy Wang captured students’ final photos before they left campus March 25.

Sociology students journaling campus life during coronavirus for Rice archives
These undergrads are partnering with the Woodson Research Center to document an unprecedented campus closure.

One last time — for now: Rice students organize impromptu ‘graduation’ ceremony
The class of 2020 wasn't leaving campus without a final march through the Sallyport.

Black Excellence Gala celebrates black life at Rice
It was an evening of elegance March 6 as the Black Student Association (BSA) feted fellow students along with faculty, staff and alumni at the inaugural Black Excellence Gala in Cohen House.

Rice junior designs hoodies with a message: Relax
Enter MOO.D, a new line of sweatshirts created by Duncan College junior Elhadji “L” Diop.

Start the presses: Rice students tour Houston Chronicle
Rice students, some of them Thresher journalists, toured the Houston Chronicle through Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.

Good deeds wanted at annual Mitzvah Marathon
To do a mitzvah is to do a good deed. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do at the Mitzvah Marathon.

Africayé, the annual cultural centerpiece of Black History Month at Rice, packed the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Feb. 9 with fashion shows, comedy skits, dance performances and much more.

Black Male Leadership Initiative hosts cross-campus luncheon at Cohen House
Undergraduates and grad students, faculty and staff — all rubbed shoulders at the annual Special Gathering of Men Feb. 7 in Esther’s Room at Cohen House.

Rice students sweep second Datathon
Students from Rice and elsewhere armed with laptops and sleeping bags flooded Duncan Hall on Jan. 24-25 for the second annual Rice Datathon sponsored by the Rice Data Science Club and the Data to Knowledge Lab (D2K).

Korean Culture Night fills Grand Hall with bass and beats
The rumbling sounds of bass from traditional Korean drumming groups and carefully choreographed K-pop dance routines filled the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Jan. 25 during the annual Korean Culture Night, sponsored by the Korean Student Association and Rice's Office of Multicultural Affairs.