Editing Rice University (section)

==Student life==
[[File:Rice University - Arboretum.JPG|thumb|A view along the inner loop, with three of the university service personnel's traditional golf carts in view]]
Rice University's {{convert|300|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus is located in Houston's Museum District and surrounded by greenery, adjacent to Hermann Park, Rice Village, and the [[Texas Medical Center]]. Hermann Park features many attractions, including the [[Houston Museum of Natural Science]], [[Miller Outdoor Theatre]], and a municipal golf course. The [[METRORail|Houston METRORail]] system provides access to downtown's theatre and nightlife district and Reliant Park, with a station located adjacent to the university's main gate. In 2008, Rice University joined the Zipcar program, providing two vehicles to offer more transportation options for students who do not have access to a vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clanton |first=Brett |date=2008-08-27 |title=Rental venture ZipCar introduces Rice U. to car sharing |url=https://www.chron.com/business/article/Rental-venture-ZipCar-introduces-Rice-U-to-car-1538877.php |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=Chron |language=en-US |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627034231/https://www.chron.com/business/article/Rental-venture-ZipCar-introduces-Rice-U-to-car-1538877.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Residential colleges===
{{Main|Residential colleges of Rice University}}
In 1957, Rice University implemented a [[residential college]] system, which was proposed by the university's first president, [[Edgar Odell Lovett]]. The system was inspired by existing systems in place in England and at several other universities in the United States. The existing residences known as East, South, West, and Wiess Halls became Baker, Will Rice, Hanszen, and Wiess Colleges, respectively.

====List of residential colleges ====
Below is a list of residential colleges in order of founding:<ref name="rice12"/>
* Baker College, named in honor of [[Captain James A. Baker]], friend and attorney of William Marsh Rice, and first chair of the Rice Board of Governors
* Will Rice College, named for William M. Rice, Jr., the nephew of the university's founder, William Marsh Rice
* Hanszen College, named for Harry Clay Hanszen, benefactor to the university and chairman of the Rice Board of Governors from 1946 to 1950
* Wiess College, named for Harry Carothers Wiess (1887–1948), one of the founders and one-time president of [[Humble Oil]], now [[ExxonMobil]]
* Jones College, named for Mary Gibbs Jones, wife of prominent Houston philanthropist [[Jesse Holman Jones]]
* Brown College, named for Margarett Root Brown by her in-laws, [[George R. Brown]]
* Lovett College, named after the university's first president, Edgar Odell Lovett.
* Sid Richardson College, named for the Sid Richardson Foundation, which was established by Texas oilman, cattleman, and philanthropist [[Sid W. Richardson]]
* Martel College, named for Marian and Speros P. Martel, was built in 2002
* McMurtry College, named for Rice alumni Burt and Deedee McMurtry, [[Silicon Valley]] venture capitalists
* Duncan College, named for [[Charles Duncan, Jr.]], U.S. Secretary of Energy, 1979-1981

Each residential college has its own cafeteria (serveries) and each residential college has study groups and its own social practices.

Although each college is composed of a full cross-section of students at Rice, they have over time developed their own traditions and "personalities." When students [[matriculation|matriculate]] they are randomly assigned to one of the eleven colleges, although "legacy" exceptions are made for students whose siblings or parents have attended Rice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://students.rice.edu/students/College_Assignments.asp |title=College Assignments |publisher=Rice.edu |date=2015-05-11 |access-date=2017-05-09 |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502201638/http://students.rice.edu/students/College_Assignments.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> Students generally remain members of the college that they are assigned to for the duration of their undergraduate careers, even if they move off-campus at any point. Students are guaranteed on-campus housing for freshman year and two of the next three years; each college has its own system for determining allocation of the remaining spaces, collectively known as "Room Jacking". Students develop strong loyalties to their college and maintain friendly rivalry with other colleges, especially during events such as [[#Beer Bike Race|Beer Bike]] and [[Orientation week|O-Week]]. Colleges keep their rivalries alive by performing "jacks," or pranks, on each other, especially during O-Week and [[#Beer Bike Race|Beer Bike Week]]. During Matriculation, Commencement, and other formal academic ceremonies, the colleges process in the order in which they were established.

====Baker 13====

Baker 13 is a tradition in which students run around campus wearing nothing but shoes and [[shaving cream]] at 10 p.m. on the 13th and the 31st of every month, as well as the 26th on months with fewer than 31 days. The event, long sponsored by [[Baker College (Rice University)|Baker College]], usually attracts a small number of students, but [[Halloween]] night and the first and last relevant days of the school year both attract large numbers of revelers.<ref name="Rice undergrads share a sense of community"/>
[[File:Rice Sallyport during Beer Bike Water Balloon Fight.jpg|thumb|Rice University students participating in the Beer Bike water balloon fight in front of the [[Campus of Rice University|Sallyport]]]]

====Beer Bike Race====
According to the official website, "Beer Bike is a combination intramural bicycle race and drinking competition dating back to 1957. Ten riders and ten chuggers make up a team. Elaborate rules include details such as a prohibition of "bulky or wet clothing articles designed to absorb beer/water or prevent spilled beer/water from being seen" and regulations for chug can design. Each residential college as well as the Graduate Student Association participates with a men's team, a women's team, and alumni (co-ed) team. Each leg of the race is a relay in which a team's "chugger" must chug {{convert|24|USfloz|ml}} of beer or water for the men's division and {{convert|12|USfloz|ml}} for women before the team's "rider" may begin to ride.<ref name="Beer Bike's 50th"/> Participants who both ride and chug are referred to as "Ironmen". Willy Week is a term coined in the 1990s to refer to the week preceding Beer Bike, a time of general energy and excitement on campus. Jacks (pranks) are especially common during Willy Week; some examples in the past include removing showerheads and encasing the Hanszen guardian."
The morning of the Beer Bike race itself begins with what is by some estimations the largest annual water balloon fight in the world. Beer Bike is Rice's most prominent student event, and for younger alumni it serves as an unofficial reunion weekend on par with Homecoming. The 2009 Beer Bike race was dedicated to the memory of [[William L. Wilson (Rice University)|Dr. Bill Wilson]], a popular professor and long-time resident associate of Wiess College who died earlier that year.

In the event of inclement weather, Beer Bike becomes a Beer Run. The rules are nearly identical, except that the Bikers must instead run the length of the track.

===Campus institutions===
====Rice Coffeehouse====
Rice Coffeehouse began in Hanszen College, where students would serve coffee in the Weenie Loft, a study room in the old section's fourth floor. Later, the coffee house moved to the Hanszen basement to accommodate more student patrons. That coffeehouse became known as Breadsticks and Pomegranates, and closed due to flooding. Demand for an on-campus Coffeehouse grew and in 1990, the Rice Coffeehouse was founded.

The Rice Coffeehouse is a not-for-profit student-run organization serving Rice University and the greater Houston community.<ref name="Coffeehouse: 16 Years of Providing Rice with Society's Most Acceptable Drug"/> Over the past few years,{{when|date=October 2010}} it has introduced fair-trade and organic coffee and loose-leaf teas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riceuniversitys.blogspot.com/2016/06/residential-colleges.html|title=Rice University: Residential colleges|date=2016-06-10|website=Rice University|access-date=2016-10-21|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021142113/http://riceuniversitys.blogspot.com/2016/06/residential-colleges.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Coffeehouse baristas are referred to as K.O.C.'s, or Keepers of the Coffee. Rice Coffeehouse has also adopted an unofficial mascot, the squirrel, which can be found on T-shirts, mugs, and bumper stickers stuck on laptops across campus. The logo pays tribute to Rice's squirrel population, claimed by students to be unusually plump and frighteningly tame.

====The Pub at Rice====
Formerly known as Willy's Pub, The Pub at Rice is Rice's student-run pub located in the basement of the Rice Memorial Center. It opened on April 11, 1975, with Rice President Norman Hackerman pouring the first beer. The original name was chosen by students in tribute to the university's founder, [[William Marsh Rice]]. After the drinking age in Texas was raised in 1986, the pub entered a period of financial difficulties and in April 1995, was destroyed in a fire. The space was gutted but renovated and remains open.<ref name="Willy's Pub"/><ref name="Willy's Pub, 1975 - 1995"/> On February 15, 2022, the Rice Thresher announced the rebranding of Willy's Pub as The Pub at Rice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2022/02/willys-pub-rebrands-as-the-pub-at-rice | title=Willy's Pub rebrands as the Pub at Rice | access-date=February 16, 2022 | archive-date=July 6, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706033550/https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2022/02/willys-pub-rebrands-as-the-pub-at-rice | url-status=live }}</ref>

====Rice Bikes====
Rice Bikes is a full-service on-campus bicycle sale, rental, and repair shop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bikes.rice.edu/|title=Rice Bikes|work=rice.edu|access-date=April 22, 2015|archive-date=November 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115185131/http://bikes.rice.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> It originated in the basement of [[Residential colleges of Rice University|Sid Richardson College]] in February 2011. In 2012, Rice Bikes officially became the university's third student-run business. Rice Bikes merged with a student-run bicycle rental business in 2013, and operations moved to the Rice Memorial Center in 2014.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://bikes.rice.edu/history/|title=History|publisher=Rice Bikes|work=rice.edu|access-date=April 22, 2015|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222055455/http://bikes.rice.edu/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the business moved to the garage of the Rice Housing and Dining department's headquarters.<ref name=":0" />

Rice Bikes functions as a full bicycle repair shop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Services |url=https://www.ricebikes.com/menus |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Rice Bikes |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204172503/https://www.ricebikes.com/menus |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Student-run media====
Rice has a weekly [[student newspaper]] (''[[Rice Thresher|The Rice Thresher]]''), a yearbook ([https://ricecampanile.com/ The Campanile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212542/https://ricecampanile.com/ |date=July 17, 2018 }}), [[college radio]] station ([[KTRU Rice Radio]]), and now defunct, campus-wide [[student television station]] (RTV5). They are based out of the RMC student center. In addition, Rice hosts several student magazines dedicated to a range of different topics; the spring semester of 2008 saw the founding of two magazines, a literary sex journal called ''Open'' and an undergraduate science research magazine entitled ''Catalyst''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volume 1 • 2008 « |url=https://catalyst.blogs.rice.edu/volume-1-2008 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=catalyst.blogs.rice.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Student-Run Sex Magazines Surface Across U.S. |url=https://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/story?id=6322718&page=1 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729214907/https://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/story?id=6322718&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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''[[Rice Thresher|The Rice Thresher]]''<ref name="ricethresher13"/> is published every Wednesday and is ranked by Princeton Review as one of the top campus newspapers nationally for student readership. It is distributed around campus, and at a few other local businesses and has a website. The ''Thresher'' has a small staff and has campus news, open submission opinion page, and the satirical Backpage, which has often been the center of controversy. The newspaper has won several awards from the College Media Association,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=February 9, 2023 |title=2018 Pinnacle Award Winners |url=https://collegemedia.org/2018-pinnacle-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=College Media Association |language=en-US |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602003523/https://collegemedia.org/2018-pinnacle-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= February 9, 2023|title=Apple Awards 2022 |url=https://collegemedia.org/apple-awards-2022/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=College Media Association |language=en-US}}</ref> Associated Collegiate Press<ref>{{Cite news |last=Byrd |first=Sam |date=April 17, 2023 |title=Rice Thresher earns accolades from peers, industry heavyweights |url=https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/rice-thresher-earns-accolades-peers-industry-heavyweights |work=[[The Rice Thresher]] |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602003523/https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/rice-thresher-earns-accolades-peers-industry-heavyweights |url-status=live }}</ref> and Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rice Thresher wins 19 awards in state competition |url=https://studentmedia.rice.edu/2020/04/23/rice-thresher-wins-19-awards-in-state-competition/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Rice Student Media |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602003524/https://studentmedia.rice.edu/2020/04/23/rice-thresher-wins-19-awards-in-state-competition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Rice Campanile was first published in 1916 celebrating Rice's first graduating class. It has published continuously since then, publishing two volumes in 1944 since the university had two graduating classes due to World War II. The website was created sometime in the early to mid 2000s.

[[KTRU Rice Radio]] is the student-run radio station. It plays genres and artists of music and sound unavailable on other radio stations in Houston, and often, the US. The station takes requests over the phone or [https://web.archive.org/web/20140424125136/http://ktru.org/e-quest online]. In 2000 and 2006, KTRU won Houston Press' Best Radio Station in Houston.<ref name="Houston Best of Houston - Best Radio Station - page 1"/><ref name="Houston - Best of Houston - Houston"/> In 2003, Rice alum and active KTRU DJ DL's hip-hip show won Houston Press' Best Hip-hop Radio Show.<ref name="Houston Best of Houston - Best Hip-hop Radio Show - page 1"/> On August 17, 2010, it was announced that Rice University had been in negotiations to sell the station's broadcast tower, FM frequency and license to the [[University of Houston System]] to become a full-time [[classical music]] and fine arts programming station. The new station, [[KHVU|KUHA]], would be operated as a not-for-profit outlet with listener supporters.<ref name="sale1"/> The FCC approved the sale and granted the transfer of license to the University of Houston System on April 15, 2011,<ref name="Correspondence for KTRU"/> however, KUHA proved to be an even larger failure and so after four and a half years of operation, The University of Houston System announced that KUHA's broadcast tower, FM frequency and license were once again up for sale in August 2015. KTRU continued to operate much as it did previously, streaming live on the Internet, via apps, and on HD2 radio using the 90.1 signal. Under student leadership, KTRU explored the possibility of returning to FM radio for a number of years. In spring 2015, KTRU was granted permission by the FCC to begin development of a new broadcast signal via LPFM radio. On October 1, 2015, KTRU made its official return to FM radio on the 96.1 signal. While broadcasting on HD2 radio has been discontinued, KTRU continues to broadcast via internet in addition to its LPFM signal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hardy |first=Michael |date=February 9, 2015 |title=KTRU Returning to Houston Airwaves |url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2015/02/ktru-is-returning-to-houston-airwaves-february-2015 |work=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]] |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602003522/https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2015/02/ktru-is-returning-to-houston-airwaves-february-2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Passwaters |first=Arie |date=September 28, 2015 |title=KTRU to return to FM radio on 96.1 with celebration concert |url=http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/28/ktru-to-return-to-fm-radio-on-96-1-with-celebration-concert/ |access-date= |website=Rice University News and Media |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213213051/http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/28/ktru-to-return-to-fm-radio-on-96-1-with-celebration-concert/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

RTV5 is a student-run television network available as channel 5 on campus. RTV5 was created initially as Rice Broadcast Television in 1997; RBT began to broadcast the following year in 1998, and aired its first live show across campus in 1999. It experienced much growth and exposure over the years with successful programs like "Drinking with Phil”, “The Meg & Maggie Show”, which was a variety and call-in show, a weekly news show, and extensive live coverage in December 2000 of the shut down of KTRU by the administration. In spring 2001, the Rice undergraduate community voted in the general elections to support RBT as a blanket tax organization, effectively providing a yearly income of $10,000 to purchase new equipment and provide the campus with a variety of new programming. In the spring of 2005, RBT members decided the station needed a new image and a new name: Rice Television 5. One of RTV5's most popular shows was the 24-hour show, where a camera and couch placed in the RMC stayed on air for 24 hours. One such show is held in fall and another in spring, usually during a weekend allocated for visits by prospective students. RTV5 has a video on demand site at rtv5.rice.edu.<ref name="rice14"/> The station went off the air in 2014 and changed its name to Rice Video Productions. In 2015 the group's funding was threatened, but ultimately maintained. In 2016 the small student staff requested to no longer be a blanket-tax organization.

''The Rice Review'', also known as R2, is a yearly student-run literary journal at Rice University that publishes prose, poetry, and creative nonfiction written by undergraduate students, as well as interviews. The journal was founded in 2004 by creative writing professor and author [[Justin Cronin]].<ref name="rice15"/>

''The Rice Standard'' was an independent, student-run variety magazine modeled after such publications as ''The New Yorker'' and ''Harper's''. Prior to fall 2009, it was regularly published three times a semester with a wide array of content, running from analyses of current events and philosophical pieces to personal essays, short fiction and poetry. In August 2009, the ''Standard'' transitioned to a completely online format with the launch of their redesigned website, ricestandard.org. The first website of its kind on Rice's campus, the ''Standard'' featured blog-style content written by and for Rice students. ''The Rice Standard'' had around 20 regular contributors, and the site features new content every day (including holidays).