Proof opens theater season with(out) formulas
· This is not the first time I have used the Thresher as a venue to rant about David Auburn's play Proof, and it is not the first time I have given a production the show a rave review. However, I have never before seen actual college-age students playing the student characters. And I have never seen admitted academics playing characters whose drama is the torture of the academic. The Rice Players deliver both unique variable, toeing the line between genius and insanity with calculating elegance.
Movies and books: Try not to overread the differences
· I am guilty of a hefty English-major crime: I sometimes watch the movie before I read the book.
Two Shepherd orchestras prepare engaging concerts
· Music students at Rice are renowned for the time-intensive sessions they spend honing their craft. All that work comes to fruition as the Shepherd School begins showcasing its musicians in the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 5, with concerts from one of the top student orchestras in the country.
Women's cross wins at Texas A&M Invitational
· After an impressive season-opening performance at the Rice Invitational, the women's cross country team once again won impressively at last Saturday's Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, Texas. Rice thoroughly defeated the 12-team field of the 5-kilometer race, which included in-state rivals University of Texas and host Texas A&M University. The Owls held a wide margin over Texas, defeating the runner-up 30 to 62.