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Athletic Highlights • Morris Almond, was the 25th pick in the • Rice has won individual national titles in • The first NCAA team championship for first round by the Utah Jazz in the 2007 men’s tennis (two singles and two doubles), Rice, occurred in 2003, when the Owls won NBA Draft. He became the first Rice Owl to women’s tennis (doubles), men’s track and the College World Series. be selected in the first round since Ricky field and women’s track and field. Pierce was the 18th overall pick in the 1982 • The 1946 football Owls were Southwest NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Almond is • The Owls have won a total of 75 Conference co-champions and went on to one of 20 men’s basketball players to play conference titles. defeat Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. professionally since 1992. • 495 Owls have earned All-America • In 2000, Rice won an unprecedented • Team captain Larry Izzo has won three honors. six Western Athletic Conference titles. Super Bowl rings as a member of the New The Owls were victorious in women’s England Patriots. More than 50 Owls have • Rice has been represented at 11 Olympics basketball, men’s and women’s cross played in the NFL. by 20 different athletes, dating back to the country, women’s indoor and outdoor track 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. and field, and baseball. • Rice’s women’s basketball team has been to the “Big Dance” twice after winning the • A total of 16 Owls have been drafted in 2000 and 2005 WAC Championship to earn the first round by Major League Baseball the league’s NCAA automatic bid. clubs. • Marla Brumfield was drafted by the • Trevor Cobb won the Doak Walker Award Minnesota Lynx in 2000 and spent three in 1991 as the nation’s top running back. He years in the WNBA. was a two-time All-America and a three- time most valuable player for the Owls.

Doak Walker presents Trevor Cobb the Doak Walker In 1995, Sammy Waldron became Rice’s first vol- Fred Hansen won the gold medal in the pole vault at Trophy as the nation’s best running back for 1991. leyball All-America selection. the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

The 2003 baseball team won the NCAA championship to capture Rice’s first Morris Almond was a first round draft pick of the NBA’s Utah Jazz. team title in any sport.

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Regina Cavanaugh was a six-time NCAA champion and eight-time All-America in the shot put.

Funmi Jimoh made the United States Olympic Team in the long jump and represented her country Larry Izzo has won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. (and Rice) at the 2008 Olympics in China. The Beijing Olympics was the sixth-consecutive Olym- piad to have at least one Rice women’s track & field athlete in the competition.

Rice’s Mike Wilks won an NBA title with the 2005 San Antonio Spurs.

Rice Owl Norm Charlton won the World Series with the Cincinnati Reds in 1990.

All-Star Lance Berkman hit 41 home runs in his junior season at Rice and is considered one of Major League Baseball’s best hitters.

2008 RICE OWLS SOCCER 7 R 2007-08 Year In Review

It was another banner year for Rice Jim Bevan. “To win all three, you have to athletics during the 2007-08 season. For have a balance team, stay healthy, and starters, Wayne Graham’s baseball Owls then compete at a high level three different won another league championship by times. It’s difficult to achieve excellence capturing the Conference USA regular three times a year, but it says a lot about season title. Rice again swept through the our training system, our coaching staff, and NCAA Regional and Super Regional to earn our support staff, especially the athletic its third-consecutive trip to the College trainers and team doctors.” World Series and seventh overall. The Owls have now played in the NCAA baseball This is the second time that Rice has tournament 14-straight years. Graham also completed the trifecta in school history. was named C-USA Coach of the Year for The first instance occurred in 1999-2000, the third-straight time. under the direction of Victor Lopez, when Bruno Rosa. the Owls competed in the Western Athletic NCAA tournament and advanced to the The Owls’ women’s track and field Conference. It was also the first time in second round. Sophomore number one teams won the triple crown in capturing C-USA for a team to win all three titles singles player Bruno Rosa achieved All- Conference USA championships in cross since 1995-96. America status and played in the NCAA country, indoor track and field, and outdoor singles tournament advancing to the track and field. Bevan, last year, was named Conference second round. Rice’s doubles team of USA Coach of the Year for cross country, Christoph Müller and Ralph Knupfer played Only one other school in America out of 32 indoor track and field, and for outdoor track in the NCAA doubles tournament and conferences accomplished what the Owls and field. He was also named NCAA South earned C-USA’s Most Outstanding Doubles did and that was Western Kentucky in the Central Regional Coach of the Year for Team. The Rice women’s tennis squad won Sun Belt Conference. cross country. a school-record 17 matches .

“Every year you have three opportunities Rice men’s tennis program under head to win a championship,” says head coach coach Ron Smarr earned its sixth straight

Brittany Massengale.

For the second-straight season, Seth Huston’s swimming team placed second in C-USA. Senior swimmer Brittany Massengale became the Owls first swimming All-America since 2003, after qualifying ninth in the 500-yard freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. Massengale and Carlyann Miller qualified for the United States Olympic Trials for a chance to go to the Olympics in Beijing.

Individually, several Owls earned athletic accolades last year. Senior wide receiver Jarett Dillard again earned first team We Are The Champions. Rice won the triple crown in winning Conference USA team titles in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field (above) in 2007-08. All-CUSA honors, while tight end James

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champions. He was also the 13th right- the Year Awards for their respective sports. handed pitcher taken overall. Furthermore, Daniels was named to the Academic All-America first Valeriya Berezhynska was chosen by team and distance the Detroit Shock with the 42nd pick runner Brett Olson during the third round of the WNBA Draft. was selected to Berezhynska became only the third Owl the Academic All- all-time to be selected in the WNBA Draft. America second Marla Brumfield and Kirra Jordan were team. previous Owls drafted in 2000, by the Minnesota Lynx and Seattle Storm, respectively.

In track and field, seniorRachel Greff placed fifth in the pole vault Jarett Dillard. at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship to earn All- America status. Sophomore pole vaulter Jason Colwick sported the nation’s number-one mark Valeriya Berezhynska. last season at 18’ 2.5.” Freshman Becky Wade won the 3000m Casey was named to the Football Writers steeplechase at the U.S. Association of America Freshman All- Junior Outdoor Track and Field American Football Team and to The Sporting Championship. The victory News Freshman All-America second-team. earned her a spot on the U.S. Junior Also earning freshman All-America honors National Team that competed in was shortstop Rick Hague by the National Poland at the 12th IAAF World Junior Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Championships. Junior right-handed pitcher Bryan Price was the 45th player selected overall on Rice cross country athletes Marissa the opening day of the 2008 Major League Daniels and Brad Morris along Baseball amateur draft. Price was taken with men’s basketball player by the Boston Red Sox in the supplemental Paulius Packevicius were round, the so called “sandwich” round named recipients of the 2007- between the draft’s official first and second 08 C-USA Scholar Athlete of round. He was the first pitcher taken by the Red Sox, the defending World Series

Rice baseball, in 2008, won the Conference USA regular season championship and swept through the NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional to advance to its third-straight College World Series.

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Vision for the Second With its dual commitment to excellent teaching The Student Experience and research innovation, Rice attracts Rice undergraduates rank among the finest Century extraordinary professors dedicated both to In order to continue to achieve educational in the country. Each year, more than 700 new working with undergraduates in the classroom students are selected from an applicant pool of excellence in Rice’s second century, the and to advancing knowledge and understanding. university established the Vision for the Second approximately 9,000. Sixty-eight percent of the This ensures that each Rice student has direct freshmen in 2007 ranked in the top 5 percent of Century (V2C) in 2005. This 10-point strategic contact with professors who, through their treatise sets forth goals that aim to renew the their high school classes, 75 percent had SAT writing and research, have gained acclaim as I scores of 1330 or better and 25 percent were university’s focus on research, provide an some of the most scholarly minds in their fields. excellent undergraduate education and foster National Merit Scholars. collaborative relationships with other institutions William Marsh Rice’s founding vision of superior and the city of Houston, among other objectives. Our undergraduates reflect the diversity from education for the brightest students, regardless which the university draws its strength. Current For a comprehensive explanation of the V2C, of their ability to pay for that privilege, continues visit www.rice.edu/vision. enrollment includes students from all 50 states today. A generous endowment of approximately and 46 countries around the world, and more $4.7 billion, one of the largest in the country, than one-third of our students are members of Education allows Rice to keep costs affordable. Those same ethnic minority groups. The result is an academic From its inception, Rice University has financial assets are used to maintain the high- environment animated by diversity. been dedicated to creating unconventional quality facilities and award-winning laboratories wisdom: preparing outstanding students for necessary for a world-class education, without The common thread that unites such diversity diverse careers and lives, contributing to the passing the burden of that cost on to students. is the collective pursuit of excellence in the advancement of learning across a wide range classroom. Graduate students teach only about 6 of research and scholarship, and sharing that Rice’s Rankings percent of our classes, and our student-to-faculty knowledge and discovery with the world. Want to know why Rice University is considered ratio is 5:1. Rice students enjoy opportunities one of the premier institutions of higher to conduct undergraduate research, and 94 Rice’s advantages are its relatively small size, education in the nation? Here are just a few of percent of undergraduate classes have fewer urban location, diversity and environment the reasons: than 30 students. This small size allows for of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional plenty of discussion and personal attention. Rice collaboration. The second-smallest member of • No. 1 best value among private colleges, The professors are likely to know a student’s name the Association of American Universities, Rice Princeton Review (2008) and remember the last paper he or she wrote — is home to a carefully selected body of students, and when the time comes, they are able to write staff and faculty*: • Among the top 20 national universities, U.S. letters of recommendation based on something • 3,001 undergraduates News & World Report (2007, 2008) more than grade sheet scores. • 2,144 graduate students • 1,964 staff • One of “America’s 25 New Elite Ivies,” Kaplan/ Although our students’ academic abilities • 611 full-time faculty Newsweek College Guide (2007) are exceptional, they do more than attend • 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio classes and study. Rice has more than 200 student * Numbers are accurate as of June 1, 2008. • The most productive research university in organizations devoted to academic and pre- Texas, Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index professional activities, cultural and social The university’s more than 47,000 living (2007) awareness, political issues, religious interests alumni offer loyal and energetic support that and community service projects. enriches the school in many ways, and the 25 trustees on its board bring an exceptional breadth of experience and perspective to their Rice Facts responsibilities. • Undergraduate enrollment: 3,001 • Graduate enrollment: 2,144 • Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1 • Median undergraduate class size: 12 • Approximate annual cost (tuition, fees, and room and board): $41,229 • Middle 50 percent range of SAT I scores of students accepted in 2007: 1330–1510 • Total endowment: Approximately $4.7 billion • Percentage of students from Texas: 50 percent • Percentage of students from out of state: 48 percent (2 percent didn’t designate) • Percentage of undergraduate students from ethnic minority groups: 41 percent • Areas of study: 55 • Percentage of women: 43 percent • Percentage of men: 57 percent

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Jim Newman (1982) After Graduation Notable Rice Alumni NASA astronaut Rice University is an ideal place for talented William Archer (1949) U.S. House of Representatives LeAnne Schreiber (1967) students to maximize their potential, as seen ESPN Ombudsman and first woman sports editor by their success after graduation. More than 60 Garrett Boone (1966) of a major daily (New York Times) percent of Rice students who apply to graduate Co-founder of The Container Store Charles Tandy (1939) Ron Bozman (1969) Founder, chairman, president of Tandy Corp. or professional school are admitted to their first Executive producer of Silence of the Lambs, choice institution, and the university is proud (now Radio Shack) Beloved, and Philadelphia Vivan Vahlberg (1970) to count Rhodes and Marshall Scholars among George R. Brown (1920) First woman president of the National Press Club many of its graduating classes. For students Co-founder of Brown and Root; founder of Texas Eastern Corp.; philanthropist and engineer Wylie Vale Jr. (1963) who choose to go directly into the workforce Professor, chairman, trustee, senior investigator at the after graduation, the Career Services Center William Broyles Jr. (1966) Salk Institute for Biological Studies Founding editor, Texas Monthly; former editor-in-chief, hosts more than 100 employers conducting Newsweek; screenwriter (Apollo 13 and Castaway) Peggy Whitson (1986) NASA Astronaut more than 1,200 on-campus interviews during Robert Curl (1954) the academic year. The Career Services staff Nobel Laureate (1996) also offers assistance with resume writing, Karen Davis (1965) interviewing and networking, and specialized Economist, president of The Commonwealth advisors help prepare students for graduate Fund (health and policy issues) Charles Duncan Jr. (1947) study and for admission into medical, law and Former U.S. Secretary of Energy, former business schools. president of the Coca-Cola Company Carol Flake (1969) Founding editor of reborn Vanity Fair Rice Areas of Study N. Wayne Hale Jr. (1976) School of Humanities Director, Space Shuttle Program, NASA Art History, Classical Studies, English, French Studies, German Fred Hansen (1963) and Slavic Studies, Hispanic Studies, History, Kinesiology, Gold medalist in pole vault at 1964 Olympics Linguistics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Visual and Dramatic Henry Hernandez Jr. (1978) Arts Managing director of Soza International (consulting/corporate finance for Hispanic firms) School of Social Sciences Roy Hofheinz (1932) Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, State legislator, judge, sports magnate, Sociology circus owner, radio tycoon Mary E. Johnston (1941) School of Architecture Chief of Reports, Fortune; responsible for Architecture, Architectural Studies the origination of the Fortune 500 Larry McMurtry (1960) Astronaut Peggy Whitson’s first space mission Shepherd School of Music Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner; was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the Performance, Composition, Music History, Music Theory author of Lonesome Dove, Terms of International Space Station as a member of Endearment, and The Last Picture Show Expedition 5. Her second mission launched Wiess School of Natural Sciences S.I. Morris (1935) October 10, 2007, as the first female commander Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Architect (Astrodome, Houston Public Library, of the ISS with Expedition 16. With her two long- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Mathematics, Physics and One Houston Center, and WorthamTheater) duration stays abroad the ISS, Whitson is NASA’s most Astronomy experienced astronaut, with just over 376 days in space. This also places her twentieth among all George R. Brown School of Engineering space flyers. Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Statistics

Interdepartmental Majors Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations, Asian Studies, Cognitive Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Managerial Studies, Medieval Studies, Policy Studies, Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management Business Administration

Continuing Studies In addition to its prestigious degree programs, the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice offers the largest selection of noncredit arts and sciences courses in Texas. It is also well known for its professional development courses and customized courses for businesses. The school has nearly 10,000 enrollments a year, offering 250 courses in arts, humanities, sciences, foreign languages and communications skills, and students from 41 countries have completed the English as a Second Language Program.

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International Reach Schools and Institutes The university has national and Students are selected on a “needblind” basis international reach and seeks to attract and enroll in the schools of architecture, the most talented people by promoting, engineering, humanities, management, natural celebrating and reaping the benefits sciences, music and social sciences, which of diversity. Recognizing that a global rank among the highest in their disciplines. perspective is increasingly important, Additionally, undergraduate and graduate Rice encourages students to enrich their students benefit from a variety of institutes academic experiences with a variety and centers, including the James A. Baker of study abroad programs. Rice and III Institute for Public Policy, a nonpartisan Rice-affiliated programs send students to study institute that has brought a distinctive voice in such places as Australia, Chile, England, to national policy dialogue. Speakers at the France, Germany, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, institute have included Nelson Mandela, Colin Russia and Spain, and Rice has developed Powell, Vladimir Putin, Madeleine Albright and significant partnerships with major universities Bill Clinton. and organizations in Europe, East Asia, and Latin and South America. Indeed, national and world leaders have been coming to Rice for much of the 20th century, beginning with Gen. John Pershing’s visit in 1920. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy stood in Rice Stadium to announce plans for Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. the U.S.-manned missions to the moon before the end of the 1960s. Other prominent leaders to grace the campus include U.S. presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton as well as Phillip, Prince of Wales and the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, with Rice aaUniversity President David W. Leebron.

Writer Kurt Vonnegut.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Arab Republic of Egypt President Hosni Mubarak. Artist Andy Warhol.

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International Dignitaries United States Presidents Who Have Visited Rice Who Have Visited Rice Brian Mulroney William Howard Taft Former Canadian Prime Minister Herbert Hoover Francois Mitterand Franklin D. Roosevelt Former French President Dwight D. Eisenhower Helmut Kohl John F. Kennedy Former German Chancellor Lyndon B. Johnson Mary McAleese Gerald Ford Irish President Jimmy Carter Giulio Andreotti Ronald Reagan Former Italian Prime Minister George H.W. Bush Toshiki Kaifu Bill Clinton Former Japanese Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev Former Soviet Union President Eduard Shevardnadze Former Georgian President Helmut Schmidt Former German Chancellor Andres Pastrana Arango Former Colombian President Boutros Boutros-Ghali U.N. Secretary-General Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Nelson Mandela Former Prime Minister of South Africa

Distinguished Visitors to Rice Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, former U.S. Secretary of State Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. General (retired) Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush. Daniel Goldin, NASA Administrator Andre Watts, pianist Yo-Yo Ma, cellist Cecilia Bartoli, opera singer Maurice Ravel, composer Isaac Stern, violinist Midori, violinist Former U.S. President Gerald Ford. Beverly Sills, opera singer Max Ernst, artist Rene Magritte, artist Andy Warhol, artist Kurt Vonnegut, writer Carlos Fuentes, writer Norman Mailer, writer Saul Bellow, writer Joyce Carol Oates, writer Margaret Mead, anthropologist Richard Leakey, paleontologist Jane Goodall, primatologist Arnold Toynbee, historian Lionel Trilling, literary critic Roy Wilkins, civil rights leader Former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

2008 RICE OWLS SOCCER 13 R Academic Excellence and Athletics

Student-athletes at Rice are committed to Meet The Best Academic from Rice) of 91 percent, ranking eighth. Both excellence both on the playing field and in the Support Team In The Nation numbers measure graduation within six years of classroom. In return, the university strives to enrollment. do all it can to make sure each athlete makes steady progress toward earning a degree. Even more telling, 98 percent of all scholarship athletes who complete their eligibility at Rice Julie Griswold, the associate director of receive their degrees, a number that ranks fifth academic advising for athletics, and her staff among NCAA Division 1-A institutions. (Numbers work individually with each student-athlete to based on incoming classes of freshmen from construct and monitor the student’s academic 1991-92 through 2000-01 classes). path. From freshman orientation to selecting a major to guiding class schedules to weekly In April 2008, 8 of Rice’s 16 teams received the appointments designed to monitor academic NCAA Public Recognition Award for having progress, the academic staff works toward Julie Griswold Heather Jensen an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top ensuring that each student receives the help Associate Director of Athletic Academic 10 percent for their sport. This is the second he or she needs to be successful in Rice’s Academic Advising for Advising Coordinator highest percentage for any school in Division Athletics challenging environment. 1-A and 14th highest in all of Division 1. (The APR is a term-by-term measure of eligibility, retention Among the many resources Rice offers its and graduation for student-athletes). athletes are unlimited individual tutoring sessions, supervised study halls, assistance In their third year in Conference USA (2007-08), in selecting majors and courses, and study 192 Owls were named to the Commissioner’s skills seminars. The academic staff also Honor Roll with a 3.0 cumulative GPA, helps determine the availability of courses to representing more than half of Rice’s total avoid conflict with practices and competition number of student-athletes. Twenty-four Owls schedules, and it assists in helping student- were honored with the C-USA Academic Medal athletes in their career paths. for carrying a 3.75 or better GPA, while three Owls were named the C-USA Scolar-Athletes Evidence of Success Heather Kaufman Mike Yeakel of the Year for their specific sports. Additionally, According to figures compiled by the NCAA, Athletic Academic Assistant Director of during the 2007-08 academic year, 13 out of 16 the Owls ranked among the top 10 in the nation Advising Coordinator Academic Advising for Rice teams had a better than 3.0 GPA. in total graduation rates for athletes last year Athletics among the 117 universities playing Division 1997-98 posted a graduation rate of 85 percent, Finally, since 1952, Rice student-athletes have 1-A football. What’s more, the four-year class ranking 11th nationally, and a graduation received 76 CoSIDA Academic All-America average beginning with the entering class of success rate (which factors in transfers to and awards, with 29 being received since 2001.

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NCAA Public Recognition Awards * The Rice soccer program began in 2001 and data is not yet available. C-USA recipients School (Recognized/Total Teams) Pct. Men’s Sports GSR Fed Rate Women’s Sports GSR Fed Rate Rice (8/16) .500 Baseball 93 47 Basketball 100 100 Tulane (1/8) .125 Basketball 85 62 CC/Track 100 92 UTEP (1/15) .067 CC/Track 88 75 Soccer 100 – SMU (1/17) .059 Football 85 78 Swimming 100 90 ECU (1/19) .053 Golf 100 63 Tennis 100 88 All other C-USA schools have zero teams in APR top Tennis 100 91 Volleyball 90 90 10 percent.

Other Texas D1 Schools Stephen F. Austin State (1/15) .067 Texas A&M (1/19) .053 Texas (1/20) .050

Graduation Rates By Sport The Federal Graduation Rate (Fed Rate) only includes freshmen entering in the fall semester and receiving athleticallyrelated aid. The Fed Rate also does not include transfers in and students who transfer out count as non- graduates. The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was first published in 2005-06 and is based on the Fed Rate. The GSR, though, accounts for student- athletes who enroll at mid-year and who transfer into the institution while discounting those who leave in good standing. (Numbers below are the four-year rates of entering classes from 1997-98 to 2000-01).

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The Institute The Owls sent a private detective to College Station Until 1960, Rice University was known as Although each college to recover their mascot. When the detective Rice Institute, or more formally, as the has its own unique sent a cryptic telegram with the message, William Marsh Rice Institute of Literature, traditions, Rice has “Sammy is fairly well and would like to see Science and Art. William Marsh Rice, a several traditions that his parents at eleven o’clock,” the Rice Massachusetts-born merchant, cotton apply to students across owl had a name. That original mascot was trader and businessman the board. Among them safely returned to campus. who made the bulk of is the university mascot, the his fortune in Houston owl, which is derived from the university’s Blue and Gray following the Civil War, heraldic shield. The designer of the crest Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, had willed the original noted that the arms of several families chose the university’s official colors in endowment for the named Houston and Rice both had chevrons 1912. It was a more difficult task than the institute in 1891. of the avian charges, and he adapted those design of the seal itself, since it would not for the institute. In the official shield, a be proper to duplicate the colors of another Following his mysterious death in 1900 at double chevron divides the field, and the university. At the same time, Lovett wanted age 83, that will was contested. A long legal charges are the Owls of Athena as they to harmonize the appearance of the new battle over the endowment ensued. Rice’s appear on a small ancient Greek coin. shield with state and national colors. The valet and an attorney were later charged final choices were a Confederate gray with Rice’s death, and a sensational murder Sammy the Owl enlivened by a tinge of lavender and a blue trial followed (and yes, the butler did it!). It When athletic activities began at the deeper than Oxford blue. was not until 1912 that his dream of creating institute in 1912, the teams were named for Houston’s first university could be realized. the bird on the institute’s seal. As a result, Honor System Rice’s early students used a large canvas The student-administered Honor Code is one The Presidents owl as a mascot. of the most distinct aspects of the academic Edgar Odell Lovett, a professor of astronomy experience at Rice. It was established in at Princeton University, was named the It was a tempting target to the institute’s 1916 and is one of the few remaining honor institute’s first president in 1908. Over the rivals, and students from Texas A&M systems in American education. Everyone next four years, he supervised both the kidnapped the owl in 1917. Rice students who enrolls at Rice agrees to abide by the construction of the initial buildings on the code, which covers such matters as barren campus at the end of Main Street plagiarism and giving or receiving aid on and the appointment of the first faculty. exams.

Lovett served as Rice’s president until The Honor Code fosters a spirit of 1947, when William V. Houston succeeded freedom, independence, honesty him. The institute’s original Administration and mutual trust that exemplifies the Building was renamed Lovett Hall in his academic enterprise at its best. In most honor later that year. classes, students are able to schedule final exams when they want them, and Houston served as president until 1961, exams may often be taken in the library when Kenneth S. Pitzer succeeded him. or in the students’ rooms. Norman Hackerman became Rice’s fourth president in 1970. George E. Rupp The student-elected and student-run was inaugurated in 1985. Malcolm Gillis Honor Council considers reported took office in 1993, and David W. Leebron violations and has the power to became Rice’s seventh president on July 1, recommend punishment. 2004. The MOB The Rice Marching Owl Band (MOB) combines special musical arrangements

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with unusual concepts in performance to campus. Approximately 80 percent of all produce unique halftime entertainment. undergraduates live on campus. Rice Songs Whether it’s desecrating a rival’s field, a Rice’s Honor (Alma Mater) humorous commentary on current events Each college functions as a selfsupporting All for Rice’s Honor, or social change, or anything — and we unit, boasting its own government, budget, we will fight on. We will be fighting, do mean anything — in between, each courses, sports teams, and dining facility, when this day is done; show aims to provoke thought, stimulate or commons. Colleges also house private And when the dawn comes breaking conversation and, above all, entertain. dining rooms for special events, and We’ll be fighting on, Rice, facilities such as TV and recreational For the Gray and Blue. Membership in the MOB is open to all lounges, libraries, computer labs, laundry We will be loyal students, whether or not they are musically rooms, sand volleyball courts, barbecue To Rice be true. gifted. Those who do not play an instrument pits, and courtyards. help in the production of halftime shows as Fight For Rice MOB show assistants. Benefits of being in The colleges reflect the academic, Fight for Rice; the MOB include attendance scholarships, geographic, and cultural diversity of Rice, fight on; Loyal sons, arise! travel opportunities — and a certain the entire student body. Assignments The Blue and Gray of Rice today undying infamy. to colleges are random, though special Comes breaking through the skies. requests are possible. As a result, they are Stand and cheer! Residential Colleges very diverse and egalitarian institutions, Victory’s near! At most universities, the word “college” each with its own traditions and college Sammy leads the way. refers to the entire institution, to the pride. Onward go, to crush the foe. undergraduate program, or to a particular We’ll fight for the Blue and Gray. academic division. At Rice, “college” is a To an impressive extent, the colleges are way of life. All new students are assigned self-governing. Students manage sizable The Old Gray Bonnet to one of nine social and residential units, budgets, operate judicial systems, assign Put on your old gray bonnet, or colleges: Baker, Brown, Hanszen, Jones, rooms, and coordinate a wide range of with the blue ribbon on it, And we’ll take old Sammy to the fray; Lovett, Martel, Richardson, Wiess, or Will activities and events that include intramural And we’ll rock, rock, rock’em, Rice. Each college houses approximately sports, speaker and film series, plays, And we’ll sock, sock, sock’em 220 men and women; another hundred service projects, and giant schoolwide To the end of Judgment Day. or so members of each college live off parties.

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Residential Colleges Wiess College, named in memory The 14-story Sid Richardson The student culture at Rice is thick with tradition, of the oil tycoon Harry Carothers College is the tallest building largely due to its unique residential college Wiess, was constructed during on campus. It was founded in system, often cited as one of the most rewarding the 1949–50 school year. The 1971 and named after a Texas aspects of the university. Every student lives college converted to a coed philanthropist. Many of Sid in or is associated with one of nine colleges, dorm in 1983. It was a group of Rich’s traditions stem from which offers a rich, secure environment where Wiessmen who performed one the building’s height and its he or she develops as an individual and forges of the most famous Rice “jacks” multiple balconies. Since Balcony Ball, a game friendships that last a lifetime. Each college has when they turned the academic quad’s statue in which a ball was thrown between balconies, developed its own traditions, cultural activities, of William Marsh Rice around to face Fondren is not allowed anymore, residents have resorted friendly rivalries and character over the last 50 Library. In 2002, a new Wiess complex opened to pouring water from their balconies instead. As years. — a dramatic departure from the “humble a result, Sid Rich’s reputation for dousing people motel” original, which was demolished and the who are coming up the stairs has persisted Baker College, named after land around it restored to campus green space. through the years. Capt. James Addison Baker, was founded in 1957 and has the Opened in 1957, Mary Gibbs The ninth college on the Rice distinction of being the oldest Jones College was named after campus is Martel College, college on the Rice campus. the wife of Jesse H. Jones, the which is named after Houston Baker was William Marsh Rice’s founder of Houston Endowment. businessman Speros Martel. attorney and investigated his Jones was the first women’s The building opened for death, uncovering a murder college on campus, but it residency in spring 2002. plot. Without him, the endowment for the Rice became coed in 1980 when Despite many setbacks during Institute would have been lost. Baker Shake, Lovett sent a group of men over in exchange its building process, including Tropical Storm the annual Shakespearean play produced by for women. College life includes traditions such Allison (which hit in the middle of construction), the college, began 32 years ago. Baker Feast as throwing members into the Fairy Fountain on residents easily assimilated and created college is another Elizabethan-themed event and is a their birthdays and conducting a Turkey Drive to traditions such as Oktoberfest and an annual highly secretive celebration co-hosted by Baker raise money for a local food bank each fall. birthday bash held on Jan. 25 to celebrate the and Jones Colleges. day the first residents moved in. Brown College was founded in Will Rice College is traditionally 1963 to address the problem of In addition, two new colleges are currently considered the second limited housing for women on under construction: McMurtry College, residential college, although campus. The dorm was built with announced in 2006 and named after former Rice a student recently discovered money donated by Alice Pratt Board of Trustees member Burton McMurtry that the Old Dorm section of and George R. Brown in memory ’56 and his wife, Deedee ’56; and Duncan Will Rice is actually the oldest of their sister-in-law, Margarett College, announced in 2007 and named after building on campus (built in Root Brown. It was the second all-women’s former chairman of the Rice Board of Trustees 1912). The college is named for William Marsh dorm on campus and the last to become coed. Charles Duncan and his wife, Anne. Duncan Rice Jr., the nephew of the founder of the Rice Brown finally accepted men as transfers from College boasts the distinction of being the first Institute. Will Rice considers itself the “college other colleges in 1987. Brown has a close-knit building at Rice — and among the first in Houston of individuals,” in that its identity is formed more atmosphere and a strong sense of tradition, and — to be built to the gold level of the U.S. Green by the individuals of the college than by tradition. it sponsors numerous community and social Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and The essence of the college is summed up by the events throughout the year. The college had Environmental Design standards. Both McMurtry saying, “Myth. Power. Value.” been the smallest on campus since its founding, and Duncan colleges are scheduled to open for but the addition of a new wing in 2002 made student use in time for the fall of 2009. Hanszen College became one Brown the largest college. of the five original residential colleges in 1957. The college Lovett College was is named after a Texas oilman commissioned by George R. who served as chairman of the Brown in 1967 and named Rice Board of Governors from after the university’s first 1946–50, Harry Clay Hanszen. president, Edgar Odell In the early years, it had a reputation as a Lovett. The riot-proof cement “gentleman’s college,” and dinner was a formal grating that encloses the affair every evening. Speakers such as Ronald 1960s building resulted in the nickname “The Reagan and John Glenn were invited to speak at Toaster.” Lovett was founded as an all-male the college, a tradition that has continued to this college, and turned coed in 1980. The basement day. Hanszen College’s contributions to campus was once the only pub on campus — now it is life include the beginnings of what have become used to host an open microphone forum called The Coffeehouse and KTRU radio station. The Undergrounds every Friday night. Hanszen was first to go coed in 1973.

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Rice students benefit from the best of both worlds Kiplinger’s 2008 Best Cities The Texas Medical Center – a traditional college campus and a diverse, to Live, Work, and Play Miracles happen daily at the Texas Medical dynamic metropolis. Experiencing Houston, the Center, the world’s largest healthcare complex nation’s fourthlargest city, will enrich your time 1. Houston, Texas that sits opposite Rice University along Main at Rice beyond your expectations. With its lively 2. Raleigh, North Carolina Street. The 42+ non-profit institutions include professional, cultural and recreational scenes, 3. Omaha, Nebraska M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial 4. Boise, Idaho Houston offers students a wealth of resources Hermann Hospital and Texas Children’s 5. Colorado Springs, Colorado and opportunities to enjoy academic, career- Hospital. related and extracurricular activities outside universities, but it is also home to five major the campus. Texas Medical Center (TMC) with 46 member league sport franchises. Houston’s first major institutions is the largest medical complex in professional crown came in 1994, when the world. The complex includes 13 renowned the Houston Rockets won the NBA world hospitals and two specialty institutions, two championship. The team repeated in 1995. The medical schools, four nursing schools and Houston Astros won National League Central schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy Division titles in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001, and virtually all health-related careers. hosted the 2004 MLB All-Star game and won the 2005 National League pennant to earn their first World Series appearance. The Houston Comets claimed the first four WNBA championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Houston’s Major League Soccer team, the Dynamo, have on the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007. In October 1999, Houston was awarded the NFL’s 32nd franchise, and the Houston Texans began play in fall 2002 Just across Main Street from the Rice campus in Reliant Stadium, which is adjacent to the is the Texas Medical Center, the nation’s largest Astrodome. The stadium hosted Super Bowl medical center, worldrenowned for excellent XXXVII in 2004 and will host the 2011 NCAA care and research. Proximity to NASA’s Final Four. Johnson Space Center gives Rice scientists and students immediate access to Hubble Rice is in a perfect location, near the heart The Museum District Space Telescope images and the resources of Houston. Our self-contained campus, with Immediately northeast of the Rice campus is of spa exploration. The city and the region are more than 4,000 trees shading 285 acres, is Houston’s Museum District, the fourth-largest also home to many science and technology one of the most beautiful spots in the city. museum district in the country, comprised of 15 companies that interact with Rice researchers Rice’s Mediterranean themed architecture museums. Museums of note include the Museum on a multitude of important projects. And, lest reflects both the university’s cohesive sense of Fine Arts, Houston; the Contemporary Arts you think there is only room in Houston for the of community and the city’s rich ethnic and Museum; the Children’s Museum; the Houston technically minded, the city also is home to cultural diversity. Museum of Natural Sciences; the Jung Center; outstanding ballet, symphony, grand opera and the Holocaust Museum Houston; Lawndale theater companies. Houston’s Museum District With the arrival of the Houston METRORail Art Center; the Byzantine Fresco Chapel; the boasts 200–plus museums and art galleries, in 2004, access from the Rice campus to Museum of Health & Medical Science; the and most are within an easy walk of the Rice downtown, the Museum District or Reliant Menil Collection; and the Houston Center for campus. Park, home of the Houston Texans and the Contemporary Craft. Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, is easy and Not only is the city of Houston a great college convenient. sports town, with three NCAA Division I

Houston is home to NASA and the Johnson Space Center. JSC is the training facility for all of America’s astronauts and the control point for U.S. human space flight activities, with primary responsibilities in research, design, development, testing and operations of the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs. Space Center Houston is the designated visitor center for JSC and features interactive exhibits to educate and entertain visitors. This theme park for space fans features actual spacecraft, flight simulators, and a guided tram tour of NASA, Mission Control, and Rocket Park, home of the Saturn V rocket (above).

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Hermann Park Houston Rockets and the Aeros of the Hermann Park, presented to the City of Houston International Hockey League. It also by George Hermann in 1914, is Houston’s most plays hosts to the best entertainment historically significant public green space and acts in the industry. From Beyonce to is on the eastern edge of the Rice campus. Bruce Springsteen to Dane Cook, to Van The park rests on 401 acres in the heart of Halen all of the major entertainers make the Museum District. Things to see within the Houston a regular tour stop. The 750,000- park include the Houston Zoo, Miller Outdoor square-foot arena offers 18,300 seats for Theater, Houston Garden Center, Japanese basketball, 17,800 for hockey and up to Garden, a public golf course, the equestrian 19,000 for concerts. statue of General Sam Houston and the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors’ Plaza.

Neighborhoods and Rice Village Rice University lies in the center of University Place, a collection of established civic clubs that form one large neighborhood. Rice and University Place are flanked by the city of West University Place, which is an independent jurisdiction surrounded by the city of Houston and Rice Village. The Rice Village, a 16- block area two blocks west of campus, is an eclectic mix of more than 450 stores and restaurants.

Reliant Stadiuim Reliant Stadium, the world’s first retractable- roofed NFL stadium, has 71,500 seats and is home to the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™.

Kemah Boardwalk Fast Facts on Houston The Kemah Boardwalk, on Galveston • Houston is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. Bay, is a spectacular waterfront • There are 2.2 million city residents and 5.5 million destination with themed restaurants, the in the greater metropolitan region. • Houston is home to more than 5,000 restaurants, Boardwalk Inn hotel, amusement rides, ranging from award-winning, upscale eateries to dancing fountains, mid-way games and memorable deli shops. retail shops. • Houston has a theater district second only to New York City, with its concentration of 14,000 seats in Toyota Center one geographic area. The Toyota Center in downtown • Houston has a unique Museum District offering a range of museums, galleries, art and cul- Houston is just a few minutes from the tural institutions. Rice campus and is home to the NBA’s • More than 90 languages are spoken in Houston. • Houston has a young population: 30 percent of Houstonians are 24 years old or younger, and 34 percent are aged 25-44. The median age is 30.9.

Houston’s Average Temperatures Month • Hi/Lo (˚F) January • 62/42 February • 65/45 March • 72/52 April • 79/60 May • 84/66 June • 89/72 July • 92/74 August • 92/74 September • 88/71 October • 81/61 November • 72/52 December • 64/45

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Rice’s sports medicine program may be While the training room at Autry Court undergoes directly across South Main from the Rice undergoing a temporary change in its home its current facelift, friendly Reckling Park serves campus. Two former Rice student-athletes, Dr. facility this fall, but rest assured the student- as the new sports medicine headquarters Thomas Clanton and Dr. Leland Winston, share athletes get the same excellent medical care for a host of teams in the fall. There are also duties as the Owls‚ primary team physicians. they always have. Under the direction of spacious facilities at Rice Stadium for the full assistant athletic director Clint Haggard and time athletic training staff, team doctors and Rice athletes also receive the best of care athletic trainers Mindy Borman, Cathleen student athletic trainers. from the staff of student athletic trainers, Godwin, Donna Papangellin, Nathan Peck, many of whom go on to professional careers Layne Schramm, Dawn Stuckey, Joe Vargas Rice team physicians, a group which includes in the health care field as physicians, physical and Richie Valdes. Rice student-athletes some of the top surgeons and diagnosticians in therapists and athletic trainers. receive the very best of care in both the the country, make excellent use of the world- prevention and rehabilitation of injuries. class facilities in the Texas Medical Center,

Former Rice Student-Trainers in the Medical Profession Donna Arrington - Athletic Trainer T.J. Bath - Athletic Trainer Ann Blaine - DDS Krissy Boulanger - MD Charles Chenault - Athletic Trainer Kevin Coupe - MD/Rice team physician Owen Dry - MD Allen Eggert - Athletic Trainer Mark Escott - MD Kristi Flowers - Physical therapy school Lynanne Foster - MD/Rice team physician Dan Hawkins - Athletic Trainer Mary Kamel - Medical school Robert Maniscalco - Athletic Trainer Dan Martin - MD Dan O’Connor - Physical Therapist Jimmy Roton, Jr. - Athletic Trainer Wade Smith - Athletic Trainer Lorna Little Strong - Athletic Trainer Marian Von-Maszewski - MD Nancy Jenkins-Von Minden - MD Bob Weisberg - Ph.D. Public Health Stuart Wetzel - MD Kim Wright - Physical therapist

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RICE POWER is derived from a comprehensive The Owls‚ strength and conditioning facility, strength and conditioning program under the the John L. Cox Fitness Center, is housed in direction of a dedicated, professional staff. the southeast corner of Rice Stadium. With Yancy McKnight is in his third year as the recent additions and renovations, the complex director of strength and conditioning. He is ranks among the best in Conference USA. The assisted by Kristi Lobpries, Scott McLafferty, 8,000-square-foot building more than doubled and Clayton Oyster, a team committed to the space of the Owls‚ previous weight room help each Owl student-athlete reach their full and contains a wide array of state-of-the-art potential. equipment. Yancy McKnight Assistant AD/ Peformance Enhancement

Clayton Oyster Associate Director Strength & Conditioning

Kristi Lobpries Coordintator Strength & Conditioning

Scott McLafferty Coordintator Strength & Conditioning

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Where The Owls Call Home Located on campus at a historic Houston intersection on the corner of Main Street and University Blvd., the current Rice Track & Soccer Stadium serves as the Owls’ home for soccer and men’s and women’s track & field. The facility was reconstructed after 1950 on the site of the old Rice football stadium (bottom picture).

The main stand was rebuilt in 1966 and further construction was performed over the years. The most work occurred in 2001 to accommodate the addition of women’s soccer as Rice’s newest varsity sport, including a state-ofthe-art playing surface, an adja- cent practice field, a new lighting and drainage system, reserved seats and facilities. With all the upgrades, Rice was an easy choice to host the conference soccer championships of 2005 and 2008 (Conference USA) and 2002 (Western Athletic Conference).

The venue was also the site for the 2007 C-USA outdoor track and field championships and the 2004 WAC championships. Some of the most decorated athletes in the history of track and field have competed at the stadium, including Olympic gold medalists Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis. A number of greats from the college football hall of fame, like Heisman Trophy winners Davey O’Brien and Doak Walker, have competed at the site when it was the Owls’ football field.

The Rice Track & Soccer Stadium has its roots at one of the first sites for college sporting events in the city of Houston. The venue is hosting its third conference soccer championship later in the 2008 season.

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We’re Good Neighbors The Rice Owls are a big part of the Houston community. When not in competition or hitting the books, many of the more than 300 Rice student-athletes volunteer their free time to interact with hospitalized children, the elderly and less fortunate.

A host of the varsity teams also make regular visits to local elementary schools where they encourage the youths to read, get good grades and stay physically fit.

On visits with older kids, the Owls give a first-hand account on the benefits of staying in school, staying off drugs and that athletics could be a means to higher education.

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