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“The relationship is either one of students in higher education that are involved in athletics, or it is an employee–employer relationship where this athlete is involved in the entertainment industry. College sport has always been in that developmental model; this is part of education.” — NCAA President Mark Emmert, in a public conversation on campus with President David Leebron, April 1, and quoted in the Rice Thresher.
seal the deal Introduction to Engineering design students created a fishrewarding device for sea lions at the Houston Zoo. See video at ricemagazine.info/326
“The greatest experiences were not those where your blackness stood out but those where your blackness melded and you were enjoying just a college experience. That was really, really great.” — Ronald Arceneaux ’74, speaking at “Reflections of the Past, Promises for the Future,” an event celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of Rice University, held Feb. 18. Arceneaux came to Rice from New Orleans on a football scholarship in 1969.
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It’s been 400 years since Shakespeare’s death in 1616. Fondren Library has several rare editions of Shakespeare’s works, including this 1903 compilation of sonnets and poems. Read more: ricemagazine.info/327
“Vote for us, because a new arm and a leg shouldn’t cost ... an arm and a leg.”
— Anne Wilkes Tucker, 2016 Campbell Lecture Series speaker. Tucker is curator emerita of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
— Blake Teipel, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Texas A&M University, pitching TriFusion Devices during the 2016 Rice Business Plan Competition. The team beat out 41 other competitors with its 3-D printed prosthetics.
Read more: ricemagazine.info/325
Watch TriFusion’s elevator pitch: ricemagazine.info/328
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“Even if desired, they could not study the enigmatic smile, the curl of her hair, the tones and fold of her gown … all of which da Vinci painted with minute consideration. Are they aware of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius in other disciplines besides art? I think they primarily care that the painting is famous and that they can photograph it, or, even better, can frame themselves in the painting in a selfie.”