I was just informed (by a non-Rice gradutate) that it's a tradition for students to sit in the lap of the William Marsh Rice statue. She heard this from a tour guide when she was visiting the campus one day.
As a Rice graduate, I have never heard mention of such a tradition. Did I miss out on some valuable part of the Rice experience? If so, I could rush over to the campus during lunch and take care of that. Well, maybe tomorrow - it's been raining here quite a bit.