End PIN paternalism
· One of the great things about Rice is that students are treated like adults. From the Honor Code to the alcohol policy, students are allowed to live their lives with little faculty or administration interference. We wish this policy would extend to registration.
Give students power over distribution status
· Students do not have to make fun of Rice's distribution system -- it already makes a mockery of itself. After all, it cannot be taken seriously that, for some random reason, HIST 295: The American South counts for distribution credit, while HIST 265: American Revolution does not.
Thresher giving thanks
· Thursday is Thanksgiving, and the Thresher has a lot to be thankful for. We are thankful for the Rice University Police Department, who keep us safe. We are thankful for the Rice Emergency Medical Service, who make Rice's wet campus policy possible. We are thankful for the administrators who uphold the wet campus policy. We are thankful for our loyal readers, columnists, writers, photographers and editors. We are thankful for the late-night pizza, cookies and coffee, which get us through that weekly all-nighter.
Letters to the editor
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