U for University

Most modern day technology, experiments, research are done by universities in the United States. I know the culture of universities is from Europe and became world standard. But nowadays pioneers of this culture are definitely from this country.
I went to Rice University last Monday. It was a great place. University property was not so big, though it had wide spaces so that students could relax. The library was not so big either, yet it preserved many up to date references and science journals.
In 2012, Rice University is going to be 100 years old. Being in the campus made me feel like I had gone back in time a hundred years ago. But more than that, the very reason why this university is here has inspired me. William Marsh Rice, who was a successful businessman in Texas tried to build a free-tuition institution in Houston. And he devoted all his assets to start the school. In fact, many Americans from that era knew the importance of education, particularly university education and they founded many universities which became great schools.

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