Rice Thresher
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| Type | weekly newspaper | |
| Format | 11x17 tabloid | |
| Founded | 1916 | |
| Political position | n/a | |
| Headquarters | Rice University, Houston, Texas | |
| Editor-in-chief | Julia Bursten | |
| Executive Editor | Evan Mintz | |
| Managing Editor | Stephen Whitfield | |
| News Editor | Beko Binder | |
| Opinion Editor | Schuyler Woods | |
| Arts & Entertainment Editor | Tasha Chemplavil | |
| Features Editor | Matt McKee | |
| Sports Editors | Dylan Farmer | |
| Photo Editor | Taylor Johnson | |
| Backpage Editor | Evan Mintz | |
| Website | www.ricethresher.org | |
The Rice Thresher is the weekly, student-run newspaper of Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1916, the year of Rice University's first matriculation [1]. It has an estimated circulation of 6,000, given on-campus distribution, subscriptions and off-campus distribution at area businesses, including Kahn's Deli and House of Pies.
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[edit] Sections
The Thresher is separated into five sections: News, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, Features, Opinion and Backpage. The Backpage is satire and not published on the Website. In 2005, the paper was awarded best in show for a weekly, four-year college paper at the Associated Collegiate Press conference.
[edit] News
Thresher News focuses almost entirely on campus events. News editor Beko Binder has heat vision.
[edit] Opinion
Thresher Opinion is usually limited to two pages, though it has been extended to three, four or even five pages given special events such as Hurricane Rita, KTRU shutdown, gay marriage debates and, most recently, the Invisible Children rally. The first page, usually page 2, contains staff editorials, letters and a cartoon. The second page usually contains three columns, one of which is written by a Rice Voices columnist. Rice Voices are four alternating writers chosen to reflect campus diversity. Columns are usually limited to students or people in the Rice community, but besides these requirements the Thresher opinion section has an open submission policy. The opinion editor often writes columns as well.
[edit] Sports
With Rice's Division I-A status, Thresher Sports is unusually large for a weekly paper of a small school. It also focuses on intramural and residential college sports.
[edit] Arts and Entertainment
Thresher A&E reviews campus plays, new movies, music and often contains a column by the editor or other writers.
[edit] Features
Its existence dependent upon an editor to run it, Features deals mostly with student interest stories.
[edit] The Backpage
The Backpage was started by Steve Jackson, founder of Steve Jackson Games, in the 1970s with his addition of Misclassifieds to the Classifieds [2]. Misclass, as they are known, are a regular of the Backpage, started as cheap ads in which students would write embarrassing stories about their friends. Now they are funny and embarrassing quotes heard around campus. In recent years, the Backpage has taken on more of a humor or satire theme, addressing issues on campus. As an indirect result, Misclass has been almost completely eliminated by Backpage editor Evan Mintz, who is also particuarly fond of boobies. The Backpage has resulted in many controversies over the years, including at November 1996 Backpage titled "Rice Women Are Like...," [3] a Misclass concerning former Rice president Malcolm Gillis' wife, and a September 2006 Backpage [4], all of which resulted in apologies or firings.
