Monthly Archives: October 2019

I ran across this picture of Emmett Brunson in the Houston Post photo collection in the downtown archives last week and I fell head over heels. Just look at the look on his face! He wasn’t going to slap on … Continue reading →

Last weekend the Computer Science Department celebrated its 35th anniversary with a big event. It was by all accounts a wonderful weekend and the best part (for me, anyway) is that some deeply meaningful historical information surfaced. This comes courtesy … Continue reading →

I got a question today about the original lighting in the cloisters on the front of the Mech Lab. I almost laughed at how easy this question was—I remembered right away that we have a great picture from the 1910s … Continue reading →

I found these among the papers of Alex Dessler, the founding chairman of the Space Science Department. The first draft, in Dessler’s handwriting: And the final product, almost as first written. And red too. One might question the need for … Continue reading →

Ann has murder in her eye and I say who could blame her: Bonus: Hungry Rice folks wouldn’t let a little thing like a Gulf Coast downpour interfere with their enjoyment of farm fresh hors d’oeuvres. (Hat tip to Brandon … Continue reading →

Gobsmacked, really. By this photograph of Rice Provost Carey Croneis with the 1960 Rice commencement speaker, Chancellor Harvie Branscomb of Vanderbilt University: Some of you may recall that I’ve written a book about the desegregation of the major private universities … Continue reading →

Here is a story of absolutely no importance that nonetheless has left me feeling mildly haunted for the last couple of weeks. I had occasion recently to take down from a shelf in the back room of the Woodson an … Continue reading →

instituteRice is a collaborative project that has been underway for a couple of years.  I’ve waited to share it until now just to make sure that it’s all up and running properly. In short, it’s a map of the Rice campus … Continue reading →

I forgot to mention yesterday that I’m having my wisdom teeth out today. I’ll be taking Monday off  on general principles. See you Tuesday!  

Last Thursday I wrote about the barbecue they held in the stadium the night before football practice began but today we will see the guys finally get down to work. (I’m very grateful, by the way, to a couple former … Continue reading →