FEATURED ITEMS
The following articles report that Rice ranked No. 4 in Kiplinger's Personal Finance's 2009 study of the nation's 100 best-value private colleges.
Rice University ranked No. 4 in nation for value by Kiplinger
MoneyCentral.MSN.com (This Bizjournals.com article also appeared in the Charlotte Business Journal.)
http://bit.ly/19QRKg
Davidson College honored for value
Charlotte Business Journal
http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/11/02/daily40.html
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Most and least expensive college towns
Rice is mentioned in an article on the cost of living in America's college towns.
Forbes.com
http://bit.ly/2oJpWP
It's 'the file'
Rice is mentioned in an article about what colleges look for in applications from high school seniors.
Cincinnati Enquirer
http://bit.ly/2seKG7
Without forgetting its ordeal, once-divided Berlin has roared back to life
An article on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall mentions a piece of the wall on display near the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1004251-37.stm
Former Iraq diplomats urge patience on Iraq
An article reports on speeches by Ambassadors Ryan Crocker and John Negroponte at Rice's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. This article appeared on the front of the Houston Chronicle's City & State section.
Assyrian International News Agency
http://www.aina.org/news/20091105171454.htm
LOCAL/STATE
Rice awarded $2M to develop oral-cancer test
An article reports that the National Institutes of Health has awarded Rice $2 million to develop a fast, affordable test for oral cancer. John McDevitt, the Brown-Wiess Professor in Bioengineering and Chemistry, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/11/02/daily38.html
Around the state
A news brief reports that Michael Lindsay, assistant professor of sociology and Rice Scholar at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, received a Herbert H. Reynolds Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Baylor University.
Baptist Standard
http://bit.ly/3qjnsv
Singers invited to join Hazamir Houston
Tal Zilber, a graduate student in music, is mentioned in an article reporting that Houston's Hazamir choir is inviting young singers to join its ranks.
Jewish Herald Voice
http://bit.ly/o17zL
The following editorial and article discuss Proposition 4, a Texas constitutional amendment that aims to elevate more state universities to tier-one status. Rice is listed as one of three tier-one institutions in the state.
Challenge: Long road to Tier 1 for UTEP
El Paso Times
http://www.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_13714374
UTEP still faces hurdles in tier-one campaign
El Paso Times
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_13715549
Home-schooling meets special needs
Hanszen College freshman Blake Turner is mentioned in an article on home-schooling.
San Antonio Express-News
http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/bulverde/69153987.html
BROADCAST/WEBCAST
KIMT-TV (Rochester, Minn.)
Alumni Matthew Miller '09 and Steve Xu '09 are quoted on their invention of a device to measure intrinsic hand muscle strength.
http://bit.ly/3BazkC
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
The following articles report on statements made by trustee Bobby Tudor '82 at a Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business energy finance summit. Alumnus Doug Foshee '92 is quoted in the Oil & Gas Journal article.
Tudor Pickering Holt forecasts dramatic rise in gas prices
Oil & Gas Journal
http://bit.ly/15q1ky
Energy-related IPOs starting to resume
Oil & Gas Financial Journal
http://bit.ly/ceCuL
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Gas prices chugging higher as holidays near
Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article on increases in gasoline prices as the winter holidays approach.
WISTV.com (Columbia, S.C.) (This Associated Press article also appeared on Fox5Vegas.com [Las Vegas].)
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11419102
Writing a mystery? Local author offers advice
Alumna Judith Copek '61 is featured for her career in writing.
Foxoboro Reporter (Mass.)
http://www.foxbororeporter.com/articles/2009/11/05/features/6376371.txt
Seven being inducted into South hall of fame
An article reports that alumna Frances Vallejo '96 will be inducted into the South High School hall of fame.
Pueblo Chieftain (Colo.)
http://bit.ly/1ZDrJL
Top debate teams compete at Pacific
An article on the Pat Kennedy Parliamentary Round Robin debate competition mentions the participation of a team from Rice.
Stockton Record (Calif.)
http://bit.ly/3qHRXd
SPORTS
Rice (0-8) At SMU (4-4)
An article previews a Nov. 7 football game between Rice and Southern Methodist University.
Click2Houston.com (Houston) (This Sports Network article also appeared on KFOXTV.com [El Paso, Texas].)
http://www.click2houston.com/cfoot586/21519077/detail.html
