The Ion:
Rice, city agree on $15M on community pact, over organizers’ opposition (Houiston Chronicle)

Alexander Hernandez:
Starting from the bottom (Rice News)

Ruth Simmons (Thanks, Nancy Shelby!):
What a $50 Million Donation Did for One HBCU (New York Times)

Wes Anderson (Thanks, Guy Rollins!):
To honor celebrated filmmaker and native Texan Wes Anderson, the City of Austin has (temporarily) changed West Anderson Lane to Wes Anderson Lane.  Wes is the son of ARA Meritorious Service Award winner (2003) and avid Rice baseball fan Texas Anderson ‘81/’85.

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

The Ion:
Houston council delays vote amid community organizers’ opposition (Houston Chronicle)

Arbor Day:
Texas Arbor Day walk highlights campus canopy (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “the first such award ever to be made, 1937”.

Margaret Sobel (1940-2021):
On September 29, Margaret Sobel passed away.  Born in Washington DC, she earned a BA from Smith College in 1962 and a PhD in French Language and Literature from Rice in 1969.  While at Rice, she met and married Professor of Architecture Robert Sobel.  She “had a number of academic assignments in European literature and languages at Rice and UH, and subsequently in Virginia and Maryland”.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Staff Council:
Staff Council providing advocacy, awareness for campus community (Rice News)

OpenStax:
OpenStax and Collaborators receive $1.13 million to develop free textbooks (Rice Owls)

e-Nable:
Hand of kindness makes a child’s day (RIce News)

Rice HIstory Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Lost again, circa 1970”.

Frank Liu '78:
New Mega Food Hall Prepares to Open (Paper City)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Maxfield Hall, Part 2, 2021”.

Frank Liu '78:
New Mega Food Hall Prepares to Open (Paper City)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Maxfield Hall, Part 2, 2021”.

The Ion:
Advocates says community being left out of ‘community benefits agreement’ (Chronicle)

Alan H Green (Thanks, Sallie Schwall!):
Native son comes home to star in TUTS’ ‘Sister Act’ (Houston Chronicle)

Rice HIstory Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry enitited "Maxfield Hall, Part 1, 2021".

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

State of the University:
Leebron outlines progress, challenges (RIce News)

Bob Eury '77:
How Bob Eury transformed downtwon Houston (Houston Chronicle)

David Schubert:
Last week, David Schubert, who served as executive director of the Houston Area Translational Research Consortium (HATRC) at Rice from 2012-2014, passed away.  I will post the obituary when available.

Alan H Green (Thanks, Sallie Schwall!):
Alan H Green, who attended Rice on a football scholarship majoring in pre-law but ended up graduating with a BA in Vocal Performance from the Shepherd School in 1995, returns to Houston tomorrow as “Curtis” in the Sister Act at TUTS at the Hobby Center.  Read more