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traditions at Rice is an honor system administered by the student
Honor Council,
whose members are elected annually by the student body. Adopted
by a vote of the student body in 1916, the system requires each
Rice student to help ensure the validity of all examinations
and assignments by adhering to a strict code of academic integrity.
Students agree to report any suspected violations of the Honor
Code to the Honor Council, which is responsible for investigating
reported violations and recommending penalties where warranted.
As a reminder of their commitment, students write and sign the
following pledge on all work covered by the Honor Code: On
my honor, I have neither given nor received any aid on this
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Two-thirds of
the current undergraduate student population live on campus
in eight coeducational residential
colleges. The construction of Martel College will allow
80 percent of undergraduates to live on campus. Students who
live off campus maintain their college affiliations. In the
colleges, students live, dine, and study together and
participate in self-government, intramural sports, and other
social and cultural activities. Random assignment of entering
students to residential colleges ensures that each college
reflects the academic, geographic, and cultural diversity
of the overall undergraduate population. The residential colleges
are:
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Baker College,
named for Captain James Addison Baker, attorney for
William Marsh Rice, and first chair of the Rice Board
of Trustees.
Brown College, named for Margarett Root Brown,
wife of Rice benefactor Herman Brown, who, with his
brother George, established The Brown Foundation, underwriters
of the Brown Challenge and many other major gifts to
Rice.
Hanszen College, named for Harry Clay Hanszen, benefactor
and former chair of the Rice Board of Trustees.
Jones College, named for Mary Gibbs Jones, wife
of Rice benefactor Jesse H. Jones.
Lovett College, named for Edgar Odell Lovett,
first president of The Rice Institute.
Martel College (opening December 2001), named
for Marian and Speros Martel, whose foundation has a
tradition of philanthropy to the university.
Richardson College, named for Sidney Williams Richardson,
Rice benefactor.
Wiess College, named for Harry Carothers Wiess,
Rice benefactor and trustee.
Will Rice College, named for William M. Rice, Jr.,
Rice benefactor and trustee and nephew of founder William
Marsh Rice.
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Each residential
college is overseen by a Master or, more commonly, a married
couple, both of whom serve as Masters. At least one Master at
each college must be a member of the faculty. Masters live with
their families in houses adjacent to the colleges. They have
overall responsibility for all aspects of student life in the
colleges and are especially responsible for encouraging broad
cultural and intellectual interests and for promoting self-discipline
and effective self-government within the colleges. |
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Rice’s graduate
students live off campus, either in nearby rental properties
or at the Rice Graduate Apartments, a new facility owned by
Rice and located a few blocks north of campus. The Rice Graduate
Apartments were built primarily as a landing pad for entering
graduate students. The building design incorporated all useful
suggestions and ideas from an ad hoc advisory committee of students,
faculty, and administrators, formed in the fall of 1997, and
the architect and builder. These efforts resulted in a three-story
structure whose clay tile roof and masonry exterior are in the
Rice tradition and, at the same time, are compatible with the
architecture of the surrounding neighborhood.
Although the facility is on an off-campus location, its proximity
to the Rice campus gives residents the advantage of an on-campus
lifestyle. Students can walk, ride a bike, or take the shuttle
bus to their campus activities. The building can house 222 students
in 112 apartments; each student has a private bedroom and most
occupants have their own bathroom. The apartments are partially
furnished and equipped with state-of-the-art appliances, a network
port providing a direct link to the campus computer network,
telephone jacks, and a cable TV connection. The apartment building
also includes amenities conducive to everyday living, studying,
a sense of community, and fun. |
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Student Association
All undergraduates
are members of the Rice Student Association, which is governed
by the Student Senate. The Student Senate has campuswide jurisdiction
and oversees all undergraduate student organizations, with the
exception of the Honor Council and the University Court.
Graduate Student Association
All students in graduate programs are members of the Graduate
Student Association. The governing body of this organization
is the Graduate School Council, which consists of a president,
a secretary, a treasurer, and a representative from each academic
department that offers graduate-level courses. |
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| Club sports have
nonscholarship athletes and volunteer coaches. Clubs compete
with similar teams from other universities. In 1997–98,
23 clubs (badminton, cricket, cycling, fast pitch softball [women’s],
fencing, field hockey [women’s], karate, lacrosse [men’s
and women’s], Outdoors Club, ballroom dance, rugby [men’s
and women’s], sailing, shooting, soccer [men’s, women’s,
and graduate], ultimate frisbee, rowing [crew], Tae Kwon Do,
volleyball, and wrestling) were registered at Rice with more
than 1,000 participants. |
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In 1998–99,
almost 2,400 undergraduates, graduate students, and members
of the Rice faculty and staff participated in organized intramural
sports activities involving 19 sports (badminton, basketball,
billiards, cross country, disc golf, flag football, floor
hockey, golf, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball,
swimming, table tennis, tennis, track, ultimate frisbee, volleyball,
and wallyball) and 416 teams.
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