Rice Volleyball:
Lennon Named to C-USA All-Academic Team (Rice Owls)

Rice M Basketball:
Owls Return Home to Host Southern (RIce Owls)

Sarofim Hall:
New arts building to be designed by internationally acclaimed firm (Rice News)

James Sullivan '03:
Gov Abbott Names Sullivan New General Counsel (Texas Insider)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Secession, 1992”.

Trivia Question:
Name the first player from an Historically Black College & University to be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Email your answer here.

Overall Statistics Qualified Leaders Through 5/16/21

Jay Cunningham (1925-2021):
On November 9, Jay Cunningham passed away.  Born in Iowa, he entered Rice on the V-12 program, left to serve in WWII and returned to finish his degree in electrical engineering in 1947.  He enjoyed a thirty-two year career with SWB and, after retiring, worked for Warner Amex and Espey, Huston and Associates.  Also, he was very active in his church.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Lucille (they were married in 1949).  Click here for The Dallas Morning News obituary.

Texas High School Volleyball Playoffs:
On Saturday, Bridgeland upset The Woodlands, 3 sets to 2, to advance to the state volleyball tournament for the first time in just the school’s fourth season of varsity play.   Next up, the Bears play Keller in the state semifinals in Garland on Friday.  Coach Volpe’s daughter Alice is a sophomore  librero for the Bears.  Read more.  

Rice Football:
Owls in search of growth as regular season wanes (The Roost)
Game Preview: UTEP (The Roost)

College Football:
Washington Tops the Misery Index (USA Today)

Texas High School Football Playoffs:
On Friday at 7 pm, Ridge Point (with Bert Emanuel Jr and DK Kalu) plays Cy-Fair in the area playoffs at Rhodes Stadium in Katy.

WKU 42, Rice 21:
Owls Fall to WKU (Rice Athletics)
WKU Beats Rice (WKU Athletics)
Bowl hopes dashed as WKU overwhelms Owls (The Roost)
Bailey Zappe leads WKU over error-prone Rice (Houston Chronicle)

C-USA Football:
Week 11 Roundup (The Roost)

Dr Huda Zoghbi:
Dr Huda Zoghbi, a member of the Rice Board of Trustees, was the co-recipient of the Lundbeck Foundation 2020 Brain Prize, the largest prize for neuroscience in the world, for her pioneering research on Rett syndrome.  Read more.

David Eagleman '93:
Earlier this month, BrainCheck raised $10 million in new funding to detect and manage cognitive impairment.  The company was cofounded in 2015 by David Eagleman ’93 and Yael Katz.  Read more.

Candace Bushnell (class of 1980):
Candace Bushnell’s Latest Adventure (New York Times)

Rice W Basketball:
Ragin' Cajuns Defeat Owls with Late Comeback, 73-69 (Rice Owls0

Alex Quoyeser (Brown '15):
Alex Quoyeser, the son of Joe Quoyeser ’84, is part of a group of five former Brown University football players who own twenty-five percent of Hot Rod Charlie through Boat Racing LLC.  On Saturday, November 6, the horse placed 4th at the Breeder’s Cup Classic at Del Mar.

On Friday, November 12, Boat Racing LLC was named 2021 New Owner of the Year, sponsored by 1/ST RACING.  Read more.