Four hours before he died in 1992, Roy transferred $4 million in municipal bonds to Rice's bank account.
Roy's sister, Marie Brandes, alleged the wording of Roy's will is unclear and Rice administrators convinced him to transfer the bonds while on his deathbed.
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that the evidence it has seen "clearly establish(es) that Dr. Roy called Rice first and asked them to come to see him about the gift of bonds."
Rice's general counsel, Shirley Redwine, told the Chronicle that Rice administrators are "very cautious" when they work with people who are planning to donate parts of their estates to the university at the time of their death.
The court ruled that Roy's competency had been determined by a New Mexico district court, which ruled in favor of Rice before the case moved to the appellate court.
The new fine, in conjunction with a law passed by the Pennsylvania state Legislature this year, makes charging for party attendance illegal.
In addition to the penalty, the IFC will impose a four-week social probation on any house that charges money for entry.
The Delta Phi fraternity was fined last month for making party-goers pay a fee.
A member of Delta Phi told the Daily Pennsylvanian his fraternity members are not upset by IFC's new rules because the amount the fraternity makes from the door fees greatly exceeds the fine imposed by the IFC.
But if a fraternity is caught charging on two separate occasions, it will be fined $20 per member and the house will be on social probation for two months.
Students from Columbia University and Cornell University went to the nation's capital this past Wednesday to convince legislators to pass the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill and other reforms in the area of financial aid.
The students are also lobbying for Congress to pass President Clinton's proposed $400-per-student increase in Pell Grant Funding. Currently, about 48 percent of students who receive financial aid are Pell Grant recipients.
The students lobbied the representatives and senators from their home states.
The Higher Education Reauthorization Bill would increase work-study opportunities and lower interest rates on direct student loans.
The Senate is expected to discuss the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill today, and they are expected to vote on it by May. The House passed the bill earlier this month.
- Compiled from The Chronicle of Higher Education and University Wire reports.
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