#team rhodes scholars

[fraxi0m]

silly guys

[stripeydani]

[thewanderer-000]

Yeah I was there, good times. I believe I asked for a one shot of them from you ☺💜💜💜

It's funny the only person who knows about my Team Rhodes Scholars hyperfixation that's still active is @spaghettiisinmysoul. He knows firsthand how crazy I was about them, that's how far we go back.

[carmensapientia]

What’s something you’re manifesting?

here's five lovely things i'm manifesting

YALE

I'm already going to an amazing t40 school. Despite that, I love Yale Yale for many reasons(food, school spirit, secret society, athletics, school colors, liberal arts focus, course flexibility, small town feel etc ). I was going to go with Harvard bc of my family living there, the location being close to boston/ny, the professors, the fact that they have minors, school spirit, hockey team(see a theme here? lol), and much more but yale so right.

A NHLER

I've been in love with one specific hockey player for a few weeks now. I plan to manifest him as a friend and if we connect naturally, a boyfriend. This isn't my first time getting an SP but my first for a committed relationship.

A MASTERS AT OXFORD

I'd die to be a Rhodes Scholar and thus, I'll get it. up to three years fully paid and stipended at the best university in the world of any master(s) I choose. Likely I go in for a 21 month one or perhaps 2 one year ones. It depends but I'm excited. Afterwards, I'll get my J.D

REVISION

without too much detail, revising my life and family from a-z to fit my whole socialite-nepo baby fantasy. it's fantastic.

WARDROBE

i like clothes. i want expensive ones. i want inexpensive ones.

[depressed-royalty]

I think I love Tag Team goofiness. Add on a goofy or punny name and I'm sold.

The Rock n Sock connection? Yep. Rated Rko? Yes. Team Hell no? Of course. Rhodes Scholars? You know it. Airboom? No shit. Fuckin RKBro? That might be a favorite.

[lorecatchup]

He's such a bully

Boy it really looked like there was almost a cheek kiss there, and I feel like they haven't done their cartwheel thing in so long

They're back babeyyy

I think maybe the Bellas might have quietly broken it off with Cody and Damien now that they're dating each other again lol

They haven't been seen with them in a few weeks and now Cody's escorting Damien to the ring for his match on his own

The hand on the stomach as he whispers to him?? Okay

Gay

Cody vs Randy again, he does not look happy to be here

He's getting some hits in but he's taking a beating

[fletcherfluid]

Ahh! Thank you for your kind words. Team Rhodes Scholars was my first WWE ship before Zowens. They were super cute together! 😍

Thanks for reaching out! The fic was so cute! One of my biggest things in a Cody fic is when the writer makes him whiny and pouty (cough cough @randywhoreton) and I just love it!!!! And you delivered my friend :))

[jcmarchi]

Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

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Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo have been selected as 2025 Rhodes Scholars and will begin fully funded postgraduate studies at Oxford University in the U.K. next fall. In addition to MIT’s two U.S. Rhodes winners, Ouigbo and Nair, two affiliates were awarded international Rhodes Scholarships: Chen for Rhodes’ China constituency and Hector for the Global Rhodes Scholarship. Hector is the first Haitian citizen to be named a Rhodes Scholar.

The scholars were supported by Associate Dean Kim Benard and the Distinguished Fellowships team in Career Advising and Professional Development. They received additional mentorship and guidance from the Presidential Committee on Distinguished Fellowships.

“It is profoundly inspiring to work with our amazing students, who have accomplished so much at MIT and, at the same time, thought deeply about how they can have an impact in solving the world’s major challenges,” says Professor Nancy Kanwisher who co-chairs the committee along with Professor Tom Levenson. “These students have worked hard to develop and articulate their vision and to learn to communicate it to others with passion, clarity, and confidence. We are thrilled but not surprised to see so many of them recognized this year as finalists and as winners.

Yiming Chen ’24

Yiming Chen, from Beijing, China, and the Washington area, was named one of four Rhodes China Scholars on Sept 28. At Oxford, she will pursue graduate studies in engineering science, working toward her ongoing goal of advancing AI safety and reliability in clinical workflows.

Chen graduated from MIT in 2024 with a BS in mathematics and computer science and an MEng in computer science. She worked on several projects involving machine learning for health care, and focused her master’s research on medical imaging in the Medical Vision Group of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

Collaborating with IBM Research, Chen developed a neural framework for clinical-grade lumen segmentation in intravascular ultrasound and presented her findings at the MICCAI Machine Learning in Medical Imaging conference. Additionally, she worked at Cleanlab, an MIT-founded startup, creating an open-source library to ensure the integrity of image datasets used in vision tasks.

Chen was a teaching assistant in the MIT math and electrical engineering and computer science departments, and received a teaching excellence award. She taught high school students at the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Math and was selected to participate in MISTI Global Teaching Labs in Italy.

Having studied the guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, since age 4, Chen served as president of the MIT Chinese Music Ensemble, explored Eastern and Western music synergies with the MIT Chamber Music Society, and performed at the United Nations. On campus, she was also active with Asymptones a capella, MIT Ring Committee, Ribotones, Figure Skating Club, and the Undergraduate Association Innovation Committee.

Wilhem Hector

Wilhem Hector, a senior from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, majoring in mechanical engineering, was awarded a Global Rhodes Scholarship on Nov 1. The first Haitian national to be named a Rhodes Scholar, Hector will pursue at Oxford a master’s in energy systems followed by a master’s in education, focusing on digital and social change. His long-term goals are twofold: pioneering Haiti’s renewable energy infrastructure and expanding hands-on opportunities in the country‘s national curriculum.

Hector developed his passion for energy through his research in the MIT Howland Lab, where he investigated the uncertainty of wind power production during active yaw control. He also helped launch the MIT Renewable Energy Clinic through his work on the sources of opposition to energy projects in the U.S. Beyond his research, Hector had notable contributions as an intern at Radia Inc. and DTU Wind Energy Systems, where he helped develop computational wind farm modeling and simulation techniques.

Outside of MIT, he leads the Hector Foundation, a nonprofit providing educational opportunities to young people in Haiti. He has raised over $80,000 in the past five years to finance their initiatives, including the construction of Project Manus, Haiti’s first open-use engineering makerspace. Hector’s service endeavors have been supported by the MIT PKG Center, which awarded him the Davis Peace Prize, the PKG Fellowship for Social Impact, and the PKG Award for Public Service.

Hector co-chairs both the Student Events Board and the Class of 2025 Senior Ball Committee and has served as the social chair for Chocolate City and the African Students Association.

Anushka Nair

Anushka Nair, from Portland, Oregon, will graduate next spring with BS and MEng degrees in computer science and engineering with concentrations in economics and AI. She plans to pursue a DPhil in social data science at the Oxford Internet Institute. Nair aims to develop ethical AI technologies that address pressing societal challenges, beginning with combating misinformation.

For her master’s thesis under Professor David Rand, Nair is developing LLM-powered fact-checking tools to detect nuanced misinformation beyond human or automated capabilities. She also researches human-AI co-reasoning at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence with Professor Thomas Malone. Previously, she conducted research on autonomous vehicle navigation at Stanford’s AI and Robotics Lab, energy microgrid load balancing at MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, and worked with Professor Esther Duflo in economics.

Nair interned in the Executive Office of the Secretary General at the United Nations, where she integrated technology solutions and assisted with launching the High-Level Advisory Body on AI. She also interned in Tesla’s energy sector, contributing to Autobidder, an energy trading tool, and led the launch of a platform for monitoring distributed energy resources and renewable power plants. Her work has earned her recognition as a Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing Scholar and a U.S. Presidential Scholar.

Nair has served as President of the MIT Society of Women Engineers and MIT and Harvard Women in AI, spearheading outreach programs to mentor young women in STEM fields. She also served as president of MIT Honors Societies Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi.

David Oluigbo

David Oluigbo, from Washington, is a senior majoring in artificial intelligence and decision making and minoring in brain and cognitive sciences. At Oxford, he will undertake an MSc in applied digital health followed by an MSc in modeling for global health. Afterward, Oluigbo plans to attend medical school with the goal of becoming a physician-scientist who researches and applies AI to address medical challenges in low-income countries.

Since his first year at MIT, Oluigbo has conducted neural and brain research with Ev Fedorenko at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and with Susanna Mierau’s Synapse and Network Development Group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His work with Mierau led to several publications and a poster presentation at the Federation of European Societies annual meeting.

In a summer internship at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Oluigbo designed and trained machine-learning models on CT scans for automatic detection of neuroendocrine tumors, leading to first authorship on an International Society for Optics and Photonics conference proceeding paper, which he presented at the 2024 annual meeting. Oluigbo also did a summer internship with the Anyscale Learning for All Laboratory at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Oluigbo is an EMT and systems administrator officer with MIT-EMS. He is a consultant for Code for Good, a representative on the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Undergraduate Advisory Group, and holds executive roles with the Undergraduate Association, the MIT Brain and Cognitive Society, and the MIT Running Club.

[lboogie1906]

Kenneth Jerome Riley (August 6, 1947 – June 7, 2020) was a football player who was a cornerback. He spent his entire career with the Cincinnati Bengals. He recorded 65 interceptions in his career, which was the fourth most in NFL history at the time of his retirement. He was never selected to play in the AFL All-Star Game or the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, but on August 3, 2023, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He grew up in Bartow, Florida. He attended Union Academy. He played quarterback for Florida A&M University. He led the Rattlers to a 23-7 record and three Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles. He excelled academically. He earned his team’s scholastic award and a Rhodes Scholar candidacy. He was enshrined in Florida A&M’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

He earned an MA from the University of South Florida and worked as a substitute high school teacher during his NFL off-seasons.

He was selected by the Bengals in the 6th round of the 1969 Common Draft. He was converted to the cornerback position. He made his first interception in his fifth game. He would have four interceptions in the closing five games for the Bengals. In nine starts, he had four interceptions while returning 14 kicks for 334 yards with two receptions for 15 yards.

Known by various nicknames – “The Rattler,” “Mr. Bengal” and “Mr. Consistency” He played in 207 NFL games. Selected AP All-Pro in 1983. Selected AP All-AFC in 1975, 1976. Held or shared six Cincinnati team records. Led the team in kickoff return yardage during his rookie season. Earned the AFC interception title in 1976, 1982, and 1983. Led the Bengals in interceptions seven times (1969, 1974-76, 1981-83). Ranks fifth on the NFL’s career interceptions list.

He spent two years as an assistant coach for the Green Bay Packers. He took over as the head coach of his alma mater, FAMU, compiling a 48-39-2 record, with two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and 2 MEAC Coach of the Year awards. He served as Florida A&M’s athletic director, helping the school’s athletic programs reach unprecedented levels of profit. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

[wrestlinghistorywithkay]

On Top of The World: Looking Back At Season 1 Of Total Divas

11 years ago , on July 28, 2013 ‘Total Divas ’ aired on the E! Entertainment Network. This show gave a peek into the lives of a few of the women of WWE in the ring and out of it . The final episode of the show aired on December 10 , 2019. The inaugural cast included Naomi ( Trinity Fatu ) , Cameron ( Ariane Andrew ) , Eva Marie , Natalya ‘ Nattie ’ Neidhart - Wilson , Brie and Nikki Garcia ( The Bella Twins ) , and JoJo Offerman . The show also featured behind the scenes footage of WWE as well. The show gave a spin off called , ‘ Total Bellas ’ , which gave a look at the lives of Nikki and Brie inside the ring and out of it with their families and business ventures.

The Inaugural episode of Total Divas showed them getting ready for the biggest event in WWE Wrestlemania 29. The Bella Twins were supposed to team up with Cody Rhodes and Damian Sandow ( The Rhodes Scholars ) against Cameron and Naomi ( The Funkadactyls ) alongside Brodus Clay and Tensai ( Tons of Funk ) in a mixed tag match. However , it was postponed until the RAW after Wrestlemania.

My Final Thoughts:

This was one of the best shows on TV in my opinion. I would watch every single time that it would be on TV. My favorites were always Nattie and Trinity. If you want to watch Total Divas , you can find it on Hulu and Peacock.

Love You All,

Kay

[stripeydani]

The first thing I see when I log in is you reblogging my Rhodow (Team Rhodes Scholars) posts, thank you! 🥺👉👈 I've also written a couple of fics, I'm not sure if you've read them or not?

Gotta bring back the best boys!

And I have! I love them, and if you ever get the urge to write more I will be right there to cheer because I miss them so.

(And anyone who hasn't read them, go and read them! They're excellent :D)

[wrestlezaynia]

In honor of Fanfic Writer Appreciation Day:

Damien emits the breath he's been holding and turns to look at Cody, his piercing blue eyes staring back at him. "I've never engaged in sexual intercourse." He confesses sheepishly.

Cody smiles up at Damien, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. "That's nothing to be ashamed of." He reassures him, scooting closer. "Sex is a lot more meaningful if you do it with someone you love." He adds softly, his gaze drifting to Damien's lips, the taste of him still lingers.

Damien can feel his heartbeat quicken as he slowly nods, mimicking Cody's actions by inching closer. "I concur." He replies, his voice barely above a whisper. "It should be with...someone you love." He breathes.

Taggies: @stripeydani, @spaghettiisinmysoul, @codystonguepiercing, @randyortonofficial and whoever else ships Team Rhodes Scholars.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"OXFORD GROUP HERE FOR LIFE-CHANGING," Toronto Star. March 19, 1934. Page 3. ---- This touring team of the Oxford group, many of whom had been here, before, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a week's crusade of "life-changing. The team was headed by Rev. Frank Buchman. The team included members from Great Britain, United States, Germany. Russia and South Africa. Here are some of those present: (1) George Light of Warwick. (2) Elsie Burroughs of Ripen, Yorkshire, (3) LEFT to RIGHT-Basil Yates, Oxford: F. B. Bowdillon, London. and Bremer Hofmeyr. Rhodes scholar, Victoria College, South Africa. (4) Miss Helen de Trey of Zurich, Switzerland. (5) Clive Hicks, New York. (6) H. Ronald Hardy, Sussex, England, brick manufacturer and big game hunter. (7) Eleanore Forde. Montreal, (8) Miss Mary Goddie, Edinburgh, Scotland, and (9) J. Van Mien Walle de Bordes, secretary financial committee, League of Nations

[theiloveyousong]

NEIL

Captain of the soccer team, editor

of the annual, Cambridge bound, Man

most likely to do anything, Thigh

man, Dead Poets Society.

Hands grab the old annual away from Neil.

CHARLIE

Thigh man? Mr. "K" was a hell

raiser.

KNOX

What is the Dead Poets Society?

MEEKS

Any group pictures in the annual?

NEIL

Nothing. No mention of it.

CHARLIE

Nolan.

Mr. Nolan approaches the boys' table. Under the table,

Cameron insistently hands the annual to Todd. Todd looks at

Cameron, then takes it.

NOLAN

Enjoying your classes, Mr. Perry?

NEIL

Yes sir. Very much.

NOLAN

And our Mr. Keating. Finding him

interesting, boys?

CHARLIE

Yes sir. We were just talking

about that.

NOLAN

Good. We're very excited about

him. He was a Rhodes Scholar, you

know.

Nolan exits. Todd looks at the annual that he hides in his

lap under the table, then continues eating.

do you remember thes3 annie

[riilsports]

Introducing 2024 RIIL Student-Athlete of the Year Leila Hopkins of Classical High School

On May 8, 2024, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League and Official Hometown Health Partner Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island presented the 2024 RIIL Student-Athlete of the Year Award to Leila Hopkins of Classical High School and Wayne McNamara of Lincoln High School at the 12th annual RIIL Awards Breakfast, held at the Quonset O Club in North Kingstown.

Here are excerpts from the presentation of Leila's award, made by BCBSRI Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Melissa Cummings:

I’m honored to be presenting this year’s Student-Athlete of the Year awards, which recognize the outstanding efforts of two seniors in Rhode Island high school athletic programs. These awards are given to student-athletes who excel in the classroom and during competition, who participate in multiple school-sponsored sports, and who demonstrate good citizenship in their school and in their community.

Our first award is being given to Leila Hopkins of Classical High School. An outstanding track & field athlete – and captain of both the indoor and outdoor teams – Leila is a 2-time All-State and All-Division pole vaulter, a 3-time All-Division high jumper, and an All-Division triple jumper in Outdoor competition. For Indoor, she’s collected 4 All-State awards in the pole vault, and 4 All-Division awards in the high jump. She’s also earned All-Division honors in Cross Country, led Classical to the 2023 Indoor state championship, and was her team’s MVP during the 2023 Outdoor season.

Photos Courtesy/Leila Hopkins

As a member of the Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club’s most competitive team, Leila traveled to compete in the 2023 Junior Olympics and qualified for the 2023 Summer Nationals. She’s also a member of the Rhode Island Kung Fu Club and is a 2-time winner of the Kung Fu regional tournament.

Photos Courtesy/Leila Hopkins

Academically, her unweighted GPA is 100.61! She’s an AP Scholar with Distinction, has received Summa Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude awards, placed third in the State Science Olympiad for Chemistry Lab, has done independent studies with both Brown University and Johns Hopkins University, and ranks fourth in her class. Leila is also a YANG mentor as well as a tutor for both Math and Latin. AND she’s been her class president since 2021!

In her resume, Leila notes a saying that is used by her family members – “Leila does not fit in a day.” I’d say that seems like a pretty fair assessment!

Now, if you’re like me, you’re probably wondering, “So, what’s next for Leila?” She will be attending the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University – which is ranked as one of the world's top international business school.

Please join me in congratulating Leila Hopkins, and welcoming her to the stage to receive her Student-Athlete of the Year award!

[xasha777]

In the distant galaxy of Aelara, amidst stars that sang and cosmic winds that carried tales of ancient times, there existed a realm ruled by the enigmatic Queen Seraphine. Known for her beauty and wisdom, Seraphine governed from the radiant city of Celestis, a place where technology and magic intertwined seamlessly, crafting a society that prospered under her benevolent guidance.

One day, a cryptic message reached Celestis, originating from the forgotten planet Rhodes, a barren world abandoned in the wake of interstellar wars. The message was a plea for help, encoded in a language long thought extinct. Intrigued and concerned, Queen Seraphine summoned her council of wise men and women. Among them was Castor of Rhodes, a legendary figure believed to have perished during the wars but who had instead wandered the cosmos in search of redemption for his home.

Castor, a scholar and warrior, had discovered a way to revive his desolate planet using a celestial artifact known as the Aeon Orb, a relic capable of manipulating time and reality. He explained that the Orb was last seen in the possession of the ancient Keepers, a race of star travelers who vanished into the folds of a black hole. The Queen, moved by Castor's loyalty to his forgotten world and intrigued by the potential of the Aeon Orb, decided to embark on a quest to retrieve it.

The journey was perilous. The black hole, known as the Maw of Shadows, was a region where not even light could escape, and the path was fraught with cosmic beasts and rifts in spacetime. Seraphine, adorned in her royal attire embedded with ancient technology, wielded the Starlight Scepter, an ancestral tool that could navigate through cosmic anomalies and protect its bearer from the void’s corruptive energies.

Accompanied by Castor and an elite crew of spacefarers, Queen Seraphine journeyed towards the Maw. Along the way, they encountered a myriad of creatures and trials, each more challenging than the last, testing their resolve and their allegiance to the mission. Castor’s knowledge of ancient routes and Queen Seraphine's leadership proved invaluable, earning them the respect and loyalty of their crew.

Upon reaching the Maw of Shadows, the crew deployed the Orb Tracker, a device Castor had designed during his exile. It led them into the heart of the black hole, where reality bent and time stretched thin. Here, amidst the chaos of collapsing stars and gravitational tides, they discovered the sanctuary of the Keepers, preserved in a bubble of stabilized time.

Inside, they found the Aeon Orb, pulsating with a soft glow of untold power. But retrieving it was not without its cost. The Keepers, though vanished, had left behind guardians programmed to defend the Orb at all costs. Through a battle that combined both wits and weaponry, Seraphine and Castor managed to secure the Orb, but not before the sanctuary began to collapse under the strain of their intrusion.

With the Aeon Orb in their possession, the team raced back to their ship, narrowly escaping the collapse of the sanctuary and the immense gravitational pull of the black hole. Back on their ship, Castor used the Orb to cast a revitalization spell on Rhodes, watching from space as his planet blossomed once more into a verdant world teeming with life.

Queen Seraphine returned to Celestis a hero, with Castor by her side, hailed as the saviors of Rhodes. The Aeon Orb was placed under high guard, its powers used judiciously to aid in the development of their galaxy. And thus, in a universe where stars spoke and destinies were written in the light of quasars, Queen Seraphine and Castor of Rhodes remained ever vigilant, protectors of their people and explorers of the cosmic dance.