January 28, 2000

Indiana U. Drops Controversial Proposal to Build Golf Course

Wilderness won out over fairways last week as Indiana University dropped a controversial proposal to build a designer golf course.

The Board of Trustees announced its decision a few days before it was scheduled to vote on the terms of a lease on the land, an undeveloped tract near the campus.

The proposal had infuriated many professors, students, and Bloomington residents, who feared that the course would damage the environment, disrupt teaching and