Monthly Archives: May 2011

Just a few tidbits today. First, for all you commencement fans out there, check out this link to the Woodson Research Center blog. There’s a brand new on-line collection of Rice commencement programs and ephemera where you can get your … Continue reading →

For many years, commencement was held on the opposite side of Lovett Hall from where it is today. It was also held in the evening. (You can see here the shadow of the building as it lengthens across the crowd … Continue reading →

That’s what they called it in a short article that appeared in the student magazine The Owl in 1940: “Although Rice has one of the smoothest working hockey clubs in the Southwest, few students even realize the existence of the … Continue reading →

With the completion of the new physics building (Brockman Hall), the old one is close to empty until its new occupants move in later this summer after some renovations. I’ve taken this opportunity to look around in there a little … Continue reading →

I stumbled across another set of photos of things being launched. This is clearly later than the last ones, which were taken in 1960. I don’t know what they’re shooting at here. Can somebody help me out? And here’s something … Continue reading →

All these posts about the chapel got started by a trip to see the inside of the tower at the RMC. Grungy came into the archives with some cockamamie story about a student living in there years ago, so we … Continue reading →

Still no internet at my house! Our service provider, the worst company in the history of commerce, says they can’t get it back on until Saturday, so today’s post comes to you from the library of St. George church in … Continue reading →

We had more internet drama at my house last night, so we went out and drowned our sorrows at the Red Lion pub. It came back on this morning, but only long enough for me to write a post about … Continue reading →

I got a surprising number of emails from people with stories about Roland Pomerat, who turns out to have been a fairly colorful guy. Some of these are printable. One long time faculty member wrote: “I don’t remember the exact … Continue reading →