Alexandra Wax

Rice baseball is coming off a sloppy-but-entertaining win (7 runs, 5 errors) yesterday vs. Creighton (and their magical AMBIDEXTROUS PITCHER...we ain't kidding, folks.) After yesterday's experience of excited crowd, tasty hot dog, gorgeous weather, and slight sunburn, we're not sure anything until conference play could make for as exciting a... continue reading on Houstonist

Just when you thought that the return of actual baseball would distract us from the off-season drama, a Congressional committee has taken the first steps toward starting a criminal investigation of Roger Clemens on a charge of perjury in his testimony about whether or not he used HGH and other... continue reading on Houstonist

A Rice scientist has created what the Chronicle is calling "the darkest substance known to man," a carpet of carbon nanotubes that's reflective of less than .05 percent of light directly shined on it, making it a hundred times darker than the paint on a black Corvette. (Why a... continue reading on Houstonist

Rice junior Matthew Wilson, 20, is still missing, and while authorities are not treating the case as foul play, concern is growing. Wilson, whose car is gone but who left his cell phone in the apartment he shares with a roommate, often goes into near-isolation around finals period, say those... continue reading on Houstonist

Rice alum and hometown hero Lance Berkman read the Mitchell Report. (Just like everyone else, it seems, on the planet.) He applauds Andy Pettite for coming forward and spoke Sunday about his support for the former Houston Astro, reports the Chronicle, but he's ready for some answers from the Mitchell... continue reading on Houstonist