Owls' momentum stifled by UCF
· Just when it seemed the women's basketball team was starting to play to its potential, a second-half collapse last Sunday erased any semblance of momentum the Owls had gained. Thanks to a 24-5 run in the second half, Rice (8-11, 1-4 Conference USA) fell to the University of Central Florida 68-49 in Houston Baptist University's Sharp Gym last Sunday.
Women's track leaps to victory at UH meet
· The women's track and field team reached new heights, both literally and figuratively last Friday as senior Rachel Greff's provisional qualifying win in the pole vault led the Owls to a first-place win in the Leonard Hilton Memorial at the University of Houston's Yeoman Field House. Rice's score of 127 points bested the other thirteen competitors, including second-place Sam Houston State University's 95 points and cross-town rival UH's 91.5 points.
Black students unfairly sidelined with assumptions
· As the proud parents they are, my father and mother like to tell anyone within earshot that their only child attends Rice University in Houston, Texas. Most of the responses they receive, they happily tell me, are usually along the lines of "Oh, that's a good school," or "How does he like Texas?"