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First, Steve Lukingbeal also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question.

Name the former Rice cheerleader whose brother, a SMU alum, is an actor who has appeared in over 200 films and TV shows including Groundhog Day, Memento and Deadwood.  For a bonus point, name the role that the brother played in Groundhog Day.  Email your answer(s) here.

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The late Malcolm Gillis, Rice's sixth president, earned a BA and a MA from the University of Florida.  While there, he met Elizabeth Cifers and they were married after their graduations from Florida. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

On Friday, the Owls open play against the Gators in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Championship in Dallas. 

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Name the Rice president with two degrees from the University of Florida.  Email your answer here.

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Edgard Odell Lovett, Rice’s first president, was a Princeton professor.  George Rupp, Rice’s fifth president, earned an AB in English at Princeton in 1964.  On Wednesday night, the Tigers W Basketball team defeated the Owls, 69-56, at Jadwin Gymnasium.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

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Name the Rice president who was a Princeton professor.  For a bonus point, name the Rice president with an undergraduate degree from Princeton.  Email your answer(s) here.

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Rice M Basketball head coach Rob Lanier spent eight seasons as associate head coach to Rick Barnes, four at Texas (2011-15) and four at Tennessee (2015-19). On Monday night, the #20 Volunteers defeated the Owls, 91-66, at the Food City Center in Knoxville.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Who spent a total of eight seasons as associate head coach to Rick Barnes?  Email your answer here.

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John Carlos attended East Texas State (nka East Texas A&M) and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Tonight, Rice M Basketball hosts East Texas A&M at Tudor Fieldhouse.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

Interestingly, the Voice of the Owls JP Heath graduated from Texas A&M Commerce (also nka East Texas A&M) in 2000.

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Who attended East Texas State and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City?  Email your answer here.

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Don Henley attended Stephen F Austin and North Texas and went on to become a founding member of the Eagles, the band that sold more albums in the Seventies than any other American band.  (Thanks, Art Gottschalk!)

Last night, Rice men’s basketball was defeated by Stephen F Austin, 81-69, and on Sunday Rice volleyball plays at North Texas.

Trivia Question:
Who attended Stephen F Austin and North Texas and went on to become a founding member of the band that sold more albums in the Seventies than any other American band?  Email your answer here.