Kumon Or Montessori?
Study: It may depend upon your politics (Rice News)

Illya Hicks:
Illya Hicks named CAAM chair, effective July 1 (Rice News)

Willy Week:
Name Change (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Athletics:
Rice Owls Insider (Rice Owls)

Mario Carmona (Thanks, Derek Sholl!)
Last week, Mario Carmona missed by one strike qualifying for this week’s PGA event, the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.

Owls On Opening Day MLB Rosters:
Owls on Opening Day MLB rosters include Tyler Duffey (Twins), Brock Holt (Rangers), Lucas Luetge (Yankees) and Anthony Rendon (Angels).  Read more about Lucas returning to the big leagues for the first time since 2015.

Spring Training:
No spring training games yesterday.

Trivia Question:
Name the two Owls who have pitched in one of the fourteen combined no-hitters in major league history.  One point for each.  Email your answer here.

Rice Football:
Rice adding West Coast elements to its offense (Houston Chronicle)

Rice Baseball:
Owls drop three of four to UTSA (The Rice Thresher)

Trivia Answer:
Former Rice men’s basketball player Drew Peterson advanced to the Elite Eight of this year’s NCAA Tournament with USC. Last night, they lost to Gonzaga, 85-66, who advanced to the Final Four. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bryant Wilkinson, George Wagner, Geoffrey Hutson, Lee Bryant, Clarke Anderson, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Martha Proctor Gano, Steve Gilliland, John Montana, Ann Bixby, James Walker, Bev Schorre, Randy Schaffer, Walt Greenberg, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Paul Reese, Chris Kohnhorst, Nancy Burch, Betty Bixby, Joe Graves, Bob Reinhold, Greg Williams, Hal Gosnell, Melinda Clark, Mike Ross, Gene Walker, Sallie Schwall, Bob Toone and Michael Inselmann!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Lucas Luetge:
Lucas Luetge is reportedly the favorite to make the last spot on the Yankees’ opening day roster.

Spring Training:
In spring training action yesterday, Brock Holt (.226) went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout for the Rangers, Tristan Gray (.273) went 0-for-2 with a strikeout for the Rays and Anthony Rendon (.237) went 0-for-2 with a strikeout for the Angels.

US News and World Report:
8 Rice graduate programs ranked among top 25 (RIce News)

School of Humanities:
Two New Big Questions Courses will Explore Crucial Issues (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Rice W Basketball:
Owls take home the WNIT title in dominant fashion (The Rice Thresher)
Owls deserved a tourney bid (The Rice Thresher)

RIce Volleyball:
Lennon, Graham Named to C-USA All-Academic Team (Rice Owls)
Owls ride hot streak into conference tournament (The Rice Thresher)
Video: A Practice Surprise for the Owls (Twitter)