police say a strong-armed robbery was attempted

Houston — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; Around 5:30am a consultant for the university was approached by two males after they jumped out from behind some bushes.

One of the men reached for the consultant’s backpack, and the victim struck him with his computer case. The two men then fled toward Main Street.

The consultant was not harmed and none of his belongings was stolen. To read more on this story, head to The Houston Chronicle's website: http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/01/would-be-robbers-hit-rice-university/