Candidates debate; voting opens today at noon
· Andrew Chifari focused on decreasing the role of the Student Association on campus, Evan Ross suggested the SA stress communication with administrators and Althea Tupper said she would focus on gathering student opinion. The three candidates for SA president debated Monday night in Farnsworth Pavilion.
Outside firm begins planning for new college, renovations
· Plans for adding one or more residential colleges and renovating existing ones to accommodate upcoming enrollment increases are progressing. This week, design consultants began touring the colleges and meeting with groups to gather information about housing at Rice.
Baseball to play Fullerton, UT this week at Reckling
· The winners of the last four baseball national championships will all play at Reckling Park this week. No. 4 Rice, the 2003 champion, will face No. 7 Cal State Fullerton, the 2004 winner, in a three-game series this weekend. And Rice will play the University of Texas, which won the championship in 2002 and 2005 and is ranked 14th nationally, Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Owls have won 30 consecutive home series dating back to April 2001, but Fullerton is the best team to play a series at Reckling since the streak began.