Soccer tops eighth-ranked Texas
· With three freshmen in the starting lineup and last year's top goal scorer sidelined with an injury, the soccer team upset the University of Texas 1-0 at the Rice Track/Soccer Stadium Sunday. It was highest ranked opponent the Owls have beaten in the six-year history of the soccer program, as well as their first win over UT, which, although it was unranked by Soccer Buzz Magazine's weekly poll, was 21st in the NCAA Coaches' Poll.
EMS answers 9 calls in 24 hours
· Rice Emergency Medical Services responded to nine calls in a 24-hour period Sept. 8, a comparatively high number for a day without a major public party. Three of the alcohol related calls last Friday were to Hanszen College.
Israeli Ambassador Ayalon: Key to Middle East peace is modernity
· Conflict in the Middle East is not solely related to Israel, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Daniel Ayalon said Monday to an overflowing crowd at Dore Commons.