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(“Write. Speak. Present. Engage.”) writes to learn and is always learning to write. Since 2012, she has been the editor of Rice Magazine and is a longtime contributor to higher education publications. JANA OLSON
2015 UNCONVENTIONAL STUDENTS AT RICE: A VIDEO SERIES Each year, videographer Brandon Martin seeks out a few of Rice’s outstanding seniors to profile. In this video, Petra Constable ’15 stands out from the crowd. From Jamaica to the Houston suburbs, this Will Rice College senior has seen the scenery change during the course of her life. One thing that hasn’t changed is her outgoing personality. In fact, one of her friends described Constable as a NARP (Not A Real Person). A biochemistry and cell biology major, she hopes to become a doctor one day. “You’ll find here at Rice, you have a campus full of nerdy NARPs,” Constable said. Watch: ricemagazine.info/256 See more videos from the 2015 series: ricemagazine.info/257
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JENNY WEST ROZELLE ’00
(“Home Sweet Campus”) has a special connection to the subject of kids on campus. As an RA at Brown College from 2009 through 2014, she and her husband, Joe ’99, raised their son, James, at Rice for the first three years of his life. James feels right at home at Brown College and now has hundreds of big brothers and sisters for life. SABRINA TOPPA ’13
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(“Taxi Detour”) works for TIME Magazine’s Hong Kong office. She spent 2013–2014 embarking on a 12–month Zeff Fellowship to interview migrant taxi drivers around the world. Follow Toppa on Twitter @SabrinaToppa.
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Timothy Morton, the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, is equally at home discussing 19th-century British literature, object-oriented philosophy, food and his musical hero, Björk.
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(“Six Degrees of Valhalla”) is a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at Rice. This is her second assignment for Rice Magazine, and her passion is to help fellow scientists communicate their work to the public. Outside of research and writing, she enjoys organizing events on campus, experimental cooking and relaxing with her three ginger tabbies.
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