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The Rice University Police Department has learned that over the holiday weekend five people, including one Rice student, have been shot at with an air-powered weapon (possibly a BB gun) while they were walking or running on the soft sidewalk that loops around the campus. They experienced only minor injuries and did not seek medical treatment. In four of the incidents, the shooting was done from a moving vehicle, but the Rice student was shot in the arm by assailants on foot and was also pushed to the ground. RUPD is urging the Rice community to be cautious around the perimeter of campus and to report any similar incidents. The first two incidents occurred between 2 and 2:15 p.m. Sunday. A woman who was shot on the sidewalk between entrances 3 and 4 along South Main observed a white pickup truck occupied by two males headed south on Main. A man who was shot along Rice Boulevard between Greenbriar Drive and Entrance 17 also described a white pickup truck, but with three occupants. The other three incidents occurred on Labor Day between 1:20 and 1:35 p.m. A man who was shot on Rice Boulevard near Hazard Street said the shooter was in the back seat of a gray SUV, possibly a Jeep Grand Cherokee, occupied by three to four white males; the vehicle had a Texas license plate, but the victim did not see the license number. A female Rice student reported that she was shot in the arm on University Boulevard near Morningside by one of two men on foot; one of the assailants was black and pushed her to the ground before both assailants ran away. A female jogger was shot in the arm near Greenbriar Drive and Rice Boulevard by a suspect in a small gray SUV occupied by three white males. The shooter was in the right rear seat. If you have information that could help RUPD with the investigation of these incidents, call 713-348-6000.

Rice University's Autry Court To Be Renovated http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4532457.html This is a good thing. Rice has a pretty decent basketball team year in and year out. Hopefully this really will draw some better athletes.

http://blog.kir.com/archives/2007/11/todd_grahams_in.asp Well, as predicted in my post at the time of Graham's job change, it was just a matter of time before Rice's notorious Marching Owl Band ("the MOB) would have an opportunity to comment on Coach Graham's antics, and that opportunity presented itself this past Saturday during halftime of the Rice-Tulsa game at Rice Stadium. ... Childish for sure, but nothing out of the ordinary for the MOB. And it was certainly not even as clever as the MOB's theme for their halftime show during Rice's bowl game against Troy last year...(punch line inside the link) I'd love to hear more stories from Rice grads or fans. It's so funny to hear of such a thing going on a place like Rice.

"you're proud to wear your hat again!"

Congratulations to the Rice University's Football Team, Rice Owls football