By John Finnell ‘22 – Team Leader

Summarizing a full year in one page? Yikes. I mean, really, most people can write hundreds of pages and not say a single thing, so to summarize my last year at Rice with a few hundred words seems impossible. Perhaps I’ll start by putting into one word: inevitable.

My time at Rice has slipped away; years have trickled down to just one week. At the end of next week, the senior class will depart into a greater world armed with every advantage Brother Rice was able to give us.

At the time of writing this, we have […]

By John Finnell ‘22

This past Sunday, the National Honors Society had its induction ceremony, welcoming a new chapter of prestige and scholarship. Members new and old returned to induct their peers into the National Honors Society. The ceremony welcomed new members from every year, and hosted the renewal ceremony. With two classes being inducted and a third being renewed, the ceremony was a long awaited event.

Senior Connor Leahy said, “This was a long time coming, and we’re glad to welcome our new members into the fold.”

Speeches and scriptures were read by Jack Antonsen, Mr. Denis Bergstedt, Connor Leahy, and Jack Lausch.

Leahy […]

By John Finnell ‘22

The Brother Rice Drama Club is back at last, preparing for their next show, a live performance of the timeless classic “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.” After the cancellation and comeback of last year’s show, the Drama Club is once again under threat of cancellation.

This time, COVID-19 is not to blame for the Drama Club’s troubles. Plenty of precautions have been taken to keep things safe, both for practice and the show. No, the problem this time around is much simpler; there just aren’t enough members.

Though the show has been in production for months, there just aren’t enough actors […]

By John Finnell ‘22

Once again, we find ourselves in the first days of November, which means the first major deadline for college applications has passed: early action. As students panic to finish up essays and send in their letters of recommendation, it seems prudent to examine what has caused this rush.

Even the most prepared students seem to be scrambling with the many, many parts of college applications, Common App and others. Teachers and counselors, too, are overwhelmed with letters of recommendation and transcript requests.

College counselor Clare Foertsch said, “We’ve been saying this since the start of the year, so we wouldn’t […]

By John Finnell ‘22

The cafeteria is the oasis of Brother Rice, a much needed break from hard classes and boredom. However, in recent years, the food offered in the cafeteria has declined in quality. The tragedy of the “Old Cookies” has been echoed by the upperclassmen of Brother Rice endlessly. The rising prices and the new menu options were met with little interest from the student body.

However, it seems there is a change on the horizon; finally, the cafeteria is on its way up. Every day, more and more students are in line, looking for cheap food or a sweet cookie. […]