Trivia Answer:
Former heavyweight world boxing champion George Foreman, the great uncle of 2024 Rice football early signee Michael Amey III, and former Rice president Malcolm Gillis were scheduled to fight in a charity boxing match.   (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Usha Rajagopalan (1967-2024):

Rice Basketball:
Women Open New Year at Tulane (Rice Owls)
Men Begin Conference Play at Tulsa (Rice Owls)

Trivia Question:
Name the 2024 Rice football early signee whose great uncle boxer almost got into a publicized fight with a former Rice president.  For a bonus point, name the former Rice president.  Email your answer(s) here. 

Cin-Ty Lee:
A New Study Explores Mars (Rice News)

Rice Athletics:
Top Ten Moments from 2024 (The Roost)

Rice W Basketball:
Fourth Quarter Woes Sink Rice Against USF (Rice Owls)
Owls falter late to South Florida (The Roost)

Baker Institute:
Baker Institute releases new Mexico Country Outlook (Rice News)

Michelle Smith '79:
Recently, the Downtown Management District board of directors selected Chef Omar Pereney to operate a new Market Square Park restaurant. On Thursday, Michelle Smith ’79 covered the story for Realty News Report here.

James Hall (1946-2024):

Rice W Basketball:
Rice Opens AAC on ESPN2 Against USF (Rice Owls)