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Pixar Studi-O Week: My Introduction to Rice
“Pixar Studi-O Week? Do you guys dress up as Pixar characters for an entire week?” I got this question from friends back home and would often have to explain that O-Week was our orientation week at...
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The Familiarity of Family
When I came to Rice one of my major fears was being homesick. Although my family was only as far away as Dallas, I was worried that I would lose the support system and familiarity that I had by living...
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The Family I Found at Rice
One of the biggest transitions I encountered upon coming to Rice was the social environment. I came from a school that was academically highly competitive and this competition seemed to seep into all...
View ArticleFull-Time Student, Part-Time Worker
As a college student, I already have a lot of responsibilities on my plate, ranging from academics to my extracurriculars to maintaining strong relationships with my friends. Another one of these...
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Wonderful Owl Communities
Yesterday at lunch, I was sitting with my RA (residential assistance), and he asked me what I love most about Rice during my first two months of life here. I thought for a while and answered, the...
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Perfect Group Photos
The days leading up to the start of my freshman year were nerve wracking. I was terrified of moving away from home. After years of living on the same street, in the same house, with the same group...
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One Semester Later
After spending three and a half amazing weeks back home in New Zealand, I started off my second semester at Rice walking into my dorm room to be warmly greeted by roommate, Oland, and suitemates, Diego...
View ArticleFriendships at Rice
I used to be really good at making new friends, way back when I was six or seven and a carefree elementary school student. It was easy to walk up to someone I didn’t know and just start talking and be...
View ArticleWhat is the Residential College Life Like?
Author: Saanya B., ’23 Hey, Future Rice Owls! You’re probably familiar with the residential college system here, which is a central part of our community on Rice campus. I’m going to dive into how it...
View ArticleThe A-Team, Explained
Author: Cynthia G., ’23 Rice is recognized for its Residential College system. Within each of our 11 residential colleges on campus we have a group of adults (the Adult Team, or A-team) who, together...
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