Rice Bell Tower

"But there's no bell..."

I've heard several freshmen on my wing say that throughout the semester, and I don't blame them. Since our bell tower hasn't been ringing until just a couple of weeks ago, there was absolutely no way to tell that it was a bell tower at all. The freshmen are right- there's no real bell inside our tower, but it's one of the main icons of our campus all the same.

Our electronic "bell" chimes four times an hour, just like a grandfather clock. Every day at 10:50 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. it plays hymns- my favorite part! You can hear it from anywhere on campus, and its familiar tones will always keep you on time.

The only drawback is when you're just a minute or two late for class, and suddenly the chimes seem a little more urgent... but that doesn't happen to you because you're never late, right? =)