Caught on the news today that there are approximately 3800 beds on campus and they are just over 80% occupied (I assume during the fall and spring semesters). The university also plans to raze the old Greek Row complex, which for the most part is boarded up, west of Campus Lake and replace it with, ta-dah, Saluki Village, which will be targeted at.....fraternities and sororities. In effect, just replicating Greek Row under a new name with food service facilities. I rather expect to see the demolition take place but not too sure about the new facilities. The university pulled down the three story residence halls south of the Towers several years ago, with plans to replace them with new housing facilities, but nothing ever came of that.
Of course, they are doing nothing about the deteriorating infrastructure on campus nor repairing the once-state-of the art revolving bookshelves in the Morris Library basement that are now not as accessible as they once used to be.
ReplyDeleteWell, no. Repairing things does not generate as much excitement as new construction.
ReplyDeleteThose new constructions will prove to be transit stations one the new "customers" realize they have been conned about reliable university functioning.
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