<p>I consider myself pretty liberal, not necessarily loud or outspoken about it but still a pretty liberal free thinker. Where I live most you people are between moderate to liberal. I do have some conservative friends, but honestly our relationship is slightly limited. What would you consider the demographics of Rice students?</p>
<p>What percent:
-very liberal
-slightly liberal
-moderate
-slightly conservative
-full out Christian conservative</p>
<p>These are the results of a relatively comprehensive survey done this year by the Rice daily magazine that should address your question. <a href=“http://www.ricestandard.org/sex-the-demographics/[/url]”>http://www.ricestandard.org/sex-the-demographics/</a></p>
<p>Thanks, that’s actually 100% what I’m looking for lol. I can’t believe I got an answer that good. Are there any other similar survey’s that they’ve done? I tried looking but it kept telling me that it was too late to vote, but not showing me another survey.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Even the conservatives at Rice are pretty moderate from what I’ve seen, and social conservatives (at least publicly) seem to be few and far between.</p>
<p>I’d put the campus population somewhere between slightly liberal and very liberal.</p>
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<p>The above site is from a conservative organization ranking Rice as one of the worst schools from its perspective. It’s a fun read, although not all that informative because of the amusing criteria they’ve selected.</p>
<p>It should be noted that the aforementioned survey’s respondents are probably not a representative sample of Rice’s population.</p>
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<p>haha, this seems really homophobic and sexist, I’m surprised they actually said that. Also, there were a few things suggesting that global warming doesn’t actually exist. I’m really hoping that’s not a wide spread conservative view.</p>
<p>This question comes up over and over. Take a look at some of the threads here (not all are relevant, so ignore the unrelated ones) [College</a> Confidential Site Search Results - College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/search_results.htm?q=Rice+liberal&sa=Google+Search&userInput=&sitesearch=collegeconfidential.com&cx=013579521852154800353%3Avvp1k6kluvq&cof=FORID%3A9]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/search_results.htm?q=Rice+liberal&sa=Google+Search&userInput=&sitesearch=collegeconfidential.com&cx=013579521852154800353%3Avvp1k6kluvq&cof=FORID%3A9)</p>
<p>I think it’s really funny that “Owls for Israel” is listed as a conservative organization. Do we also lose conservative points for having one outspoken Palestinian professor? I’m so curious.</p>
<p>Re: global warming, I once asked a question at a Baker Institute event implying that it was a real thing (something about desertification and food shortages). It was over the summer, so there were a lot of older people from the surrounding wealthy neighborhood in the audience, and I got a few gasps/tsks. That’s the closest I’ve ever gotten to hearing somebody deny it at Rice, hahaha. Best part was that James Baker (yes, that one) was the one reading the questions to the speaker. Come to think of it, that may have been the shock factor.</p>
<p>I agree with everything stated previously, but would like to add that Rice students are certainly not hostile to conservatives. We’re an amicable group.</p>
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I thought Rice was right next to Montrose, one of the gayer districts. Weird that conservatives would choose to live there.</p>
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I actually have a friend whose religious and conservative, and I try not to be hostile towards him. I’m not sure if you would consider this hostile or not, but in certain conversations I end up getting frustrated and annoyed by him for example he says things like he “doesn’t think gay people are really gay, they just want attention” and that “evolution is just a theory, just like creationism, so both should be taught in an AP bio class”. I usually don’t remain calm, but sometimes we’ll have debates which are really pointless when dealing with religion. I try not to get too annoyed.</p>
<p>Houston is extremely diverse with people from all over the world. There is a substantial minority population, international population as well. In that sense, it is pretty well integrated. People in West U don’t avoid Montrose necessarily.</p>
<p>Re: Conversations: I have had many conversations with religious people at Rice and they are always amicable. Some of my friends are extremely conservative and some are very liberal. Both accept each others viewpoints and avoid making statements like listed above (gay people just wanting attention). One noteworthy conversation was between a religious friend and a gay friend and they were discussing their respective viewpoints, reasons and influences.</p>
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<p>We lose them for fair trade coffee, so I think having an outspoken Palestinian professor would be quite a heinous crime.</p>
<p>In response to the above, I’ve also had many conversations with people who disagree with my religious and political views and have found them to be productive, enlightening, and friendly, rather than the hostile, unproductive conversations that may occur in other environments. Everyone I’ve disagreed with has been able to make intelligent points, rather than spewing nonsense.</p>
<p>Where people disagree, I’ve not yet noticed any hostility, but rather a desire to learn from each other (or, at the very least, get along with each other).</p>
<p>I’ll just point out that the labels “religious” and “liberal” are not mutually exclusive. I know a Rice student who is both.</p>
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This is true. I know plenty of people who are both religious and liberal. However, you won’t find many social conservatives who aren’t also religious, and that’s usually where the most obvious contrast comes in. Fiscal conservatism often takes a less in-your-face form.</p>