Good riddance, Subway
· To hell with 'eating fresh.' We are thrilled to hear that our least favorite monopoly, Subway, is packing its bags this summer. (See story, page 1.)
Off today? You should be
· You should not be reading this before noon today, because unless you have a lab or a Friday-only seminar — both likely in the afternoon — you should not have class, and you should probably be sleeping.
Letters to the Editor
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Parking fee increases necessary, fair
· Nobody likes a hit to the pocketbook, but the parking fee increases announced this week are necessary to a goal we support: the financial self-sufficiency of Rice's parking operations. (See story, page 1.) Currently the university loses about $600,000 per year on its parking system, and Rice assets that might be spent otherwise must instead cover that loss. So all students -- with and without cars -- are "paying" for the system, which is unfair.