Features

Unlike Any in Europe
Nearly a century after Edgar Odell Lovett adopted European ideals of education to lay the foundation of Rice University, Rice has returned the favor by helping mold Europe’s first private research university.

by John B. Boles

Out of the Maelstrom
It was a day like any other for Bill Forney—until a terrorist-piloted jet crashed into the World Trade Center, just two floors above him.

by David D. Medina

Campus Reacts to National Tragedy
It was a day like any other for Bill Forney—until a terrorist-piloted jet crashed into the World Trade Center, just two floors above him.

by Dana Benson

Fairy Godmother
What would you do if a 16-year-old wayward nephew showed up at your door? Marsha Recknagel followed her heart.

by David D. Medina

Taking the Honors
Students in the Rice University Scholarship Program investigate options in academia.

by David Theis

One Ring to Rule Them All
Epic fantasy may define The Lord of the Rings, but Jane Chance finds it illustrates many very real truths.

by Christopher Dow