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4 NEWS
the Rice Thresher
Friday, March 27,2009
Hanszen grabs another trophy in donations competition
by Catherine Bratic
Thresher Editorial Staff
Although Will Rice College swept
all of the Beer Bike races, they fell
short in one contest on the morning
of Beer Bike: the College Battle giving
campaign. With an overall alumni,
senior and parent participation rate of
8.5 percent, Hanszen College beat out
the other eight colleges to win the Col-
lege Battle campaign, which supports
the Annual Fund.
Baker College came in second with
a participation rate of 8.2 percent, and
Jones College took third with a 7.2 per-
cent contribution rate.
As a reward, Hanszen will receive
the Sammy Cup, a trophy designed
by Mary Lyon Train, a fourth-year ar-
chitecture student at Martel College,
and $1,000 to its student life budget.
Hanszen plans to use the money to
purchase grills for its quad, associ-
ate director of the Annual Fund Evan
Morgan said.
This is the third year that the Col-
lege Battle has been held and the fii -t
year that it has included seniors and
parents of current students in addi-
tion to the alumni.
Morgan said the addition of the se-
nior class added fuel to the campaign.
"[The inclusion of senior students]
helped to show alumni that seniors
were on board with this, and that
increased their participation even
more," Morgan said.
A total of 1,646 alumni, 402 par-
ents and 225 members of the class of
2009 contributed nearly $416,000 to
the Centennial Campaign through the
Annual Fund over a one-month peri-
od, according to Director of News and
Media Relations B.J. Almond.
Morgan said participation in the
Annual Fund was dramatically affect-
ed by the College Battle, increasing
the giving rate from 20 percent before
the campaign to 29 percent during.
Overall, senior participation was
27.8 percent, parent participation was
9.5 percent and alumni participation
was 9.3 percent.
Annual Fund contributions fund
student scholarships as well as stu-
dent events, Morgan said. This year,
the fund provided $3.5 million worth
of student scholarships, and the De-
velopment Office plans to expand
that amount next year. Additionally,
the Annual Fund sponsored Interna-
tional Beer Night at Willy's Pub and
the Beer Debates during Willy Week
this year.
Rice Students:
Register now for
Summer School
Current Rice students in good academic standing can
take up to 12 credit hours during the two summer
sessions. The registration process is fast and easy.
Visiting and Class III students should consult the Web
for separate instructions, including how to apply.
Early session: ..lav 12-29, 2009
General Session: June 1-Julv 24, 2009
For courses, dates, registration deadlines
and other details, see
gscs.rice.edu/summercredit
or call 713-348-4803
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With phone in hand, stand-up comic Preacher Moss stopped by Rice as
part of his nationwide "End of Racism" tour. Hosted by both the Black
Student Association and Muslim Student Association, Moss, who is not
actually a preacher, performed in the Hanszen commons on Wednesday.
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