Decision to postpone Willy's rings sensible
The administration has decided to postpone a final decisionregarding the potential installation of granite rings around Willy's statue in the academic quad to commemorate donors giving at least $4.6 million - the amount which William
Marsh Rice originally left in his will to found the Rice Institute (see story at www.ricethresher.org). We commend the university's decision to put the brakes on the proposed design. We continue to dislike the idea, as we originally expressed
in our Apr. 17, 2009 staff editorial where we called the idea "an abhorrent affront to [Willy's] legacy." Willy should not be the center of a bull's-eye - and if there is another, less grating option to honor the donors, we hope the university will implement it.
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