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1. The early bird gets the bookworm

Lovett College junior Julie Duong and Baker College freshman Nicole Ho celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fondren Library on Wednesday with arts and crafts. The library hosted several events, including a panel of speakers.

2. Ministers reunite

While students prepared for Night Of Decadence weekend, a group of suited men reunited around the piece of the Berlin Wall in front of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Friday afternoon, nearly 20 years after the fall of the wall on Nov. 9, 1989.

3. Second round of transfers begins

With the transfer process moving at full speed, McMurtry College and Duncan College are one step closer to obtaining an upperclassman population.

As of last Friday, which was the transfer deadline for the first round of invited students, both new colleges received a total of 130 new members.

4. Brown set to go green

In a push for more sustainable living, students will now have another, less scandalous reason to turn off their lights. The Green Dorm Initiative, which launched Wednesday, is a way for students to rate their dorm and receive incentives based on their levels of environmental friendliness.

5. NOD attracts whole new world of scantily clad

While some partygoers may enjoy fond memories of Wiess College's Night of Decadence, others are still trying to figure out what exactly happened - or at least wish they were unsure.

Approximately 1,300 Rice students and their guests - 1,000 more than last year - descended on the Wiess quad and commons for the four-hour Disney-themed party last Saturday.

6. Class works to preserve art

In a rare combination of joining humanities with engineering, Bioengineering Lecturer Matthew Wettergreen joined four students in creating better storage for artwork at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

The collaboration between Rice and the MFAH began when Interim Dean of Humanities Gary Wihl asked the museum's administration about the possibility of collaboration between itself and Rice's engineering department, MFAH Conservation Director Wynne Phelan said.

7. Online only: Student Association minutes from Nov. 2 meeting

Student Association minutes from Nov. 2 meeting The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association Nov. 2. SA President Patrick McAnaney announced that the Master Plan Committee, which oversees the university's 50-year plan, met last Wednesday.

8. Photo: Good practice for NOD

A group of students pass by in nothing but skin and shaving cream during Halloween's famed Baker 13 run. Despite conflicting with NOD, the tradition retained a large turnout.

9. Photo: When Harry met Fido

A few participants meet in last Saturday's Howl-O-Ween Dog-a-Thon, an on-campus fundraiser for Rice women's athletics.

10. Soccer ends season on 'perfect' note

If only the ball had bounced a few more inches to the right. If only the ball had slowed down a split-second. If only that tight game has gone the other way.

If only the women's soccer team hadn't played a season full of "if only" finishes, its season wouldn't already have ended.