Small Colleges Sweat Over Sports Facilities

By ERIC KELDERMAN

Costs of building boom prompt some leaders to take second look

With more than four score cheering alumni and administrators watching, Gettysburg College last month broke ground on a $25-million athletics facility that will feature an eight-lane competition pool, a four-lane warm-up pool, and a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy spa to soothe sore muscles.

In recent years, several of Gettysburg's athletics competitors have built similarly impressive new facilities. Last year McDaniel