$30 million for new residential college!

[tako]

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Rice University has received a $30 million gift that will allow it to build a green residential college. </p>

<p>The gift, from Anne and Charles Duncan, will go toward the building of Rice’s 11th residential college, which will be named Duncan College.
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<p>Features of the residential building include motion detectors that shut off lights in unoccupied rooms; retention of storm water runoff for irrigation; a green roof with low-maintenance plants that will reduce energy needs for heating and cooling; and smart controls that shut off air conditioners when the windows are opened.

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<p>Hooray for rich alumni!</p>

[swkmom]

<p>Glad that it’s going green!</p>

[Clendenenator]

<p>Woot! College 11 has a name! Awesome!</p>

[emilia]

<p>Yay for the green college, but also yay that I’m no longer living on campus and forced to hear/see/walk in detours around the construction!</p>

[patsmom]

<p>When they open up a new college, how do they populate it? They can’t fill it with freshmen. Do they take some kids from each of the other residential colleges and move them into the new one along with 25% freshmen? Do they take volunteers or do they force kids to move from their existing college to the new one?</p>

[emilia]

<p>I’m pretty sure it’s volunteers from every current class year. They probably have enough takers since they’re offering brand-new facilities.</p>

[philosopher4life]

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When they open up a new college, how do they populate it? They can’t fill it with freshmen. Do they take some kids from each of the other residential colleges and move them into the new one along with 25% freshmen? Do they take volunteers or do they force kids to move from their existing college to the new one?

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<p><em>crosses fingers and mutters increase class size, increase class size, increase class size</em></p>

[Singersmom07]

<p>On the flight home I sat next to an alum who said that when he was there and they expanded they filled with volunteers - new facilities, opportunity to put your stamp on the traditions, opportunity to live on campus not off. They did not have to draft.</p>