Colleges Come to Dillard U.'s Aid

Oberlin College and Brown and Princeton Universities are taking steps to help Dillard University, a historically black institution that was severely damaged by the hurricane.

Oberlin is asking all of its students, employees, and even its alumni to donate to a fund to help rebuild Dillard's campus.

A breach in the 17th Street Canal levee in New Orleans sent floodwaters of up to eight feet through Dillard's campus in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and a fire destroyed several

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