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Academic Centers for Athletes Draw Donors
More than a dozen university athletics programs have added lavish new facilities in recent years, and academic-services budgets are soaring, a Chronicle survey finds. (Photograph courtesy of Texas A&M U.)
College Employees Value Campus Environment, Survey Finds
When a Chronicle survey asked college employees what they value about their jobs, they put the physical environment in which they work at the top of the list.
Rise in Tornadoes, Floods Poses Risk to Colleges
What if the sort of extreme weather that has left the University of Iowa inundated in floodwaters is not a freak event? What if it is a sign of things to come? (Photograph by AP Images)
Other News
After Hurricane Gustav, Campuses Clean Up
Cleanup crews scoured Gulf Coast campuses, removing downed limbs and repairing broken windows, while students and staff members forced out by Hurricane Gustav waited for word that they could return.
Lessons From Katrina Improve Colleges' Evacuations for Hurricane Gustav
College officials across the Gulf Coast were cautiously relieved when initial reports suggested the damage wasn't severe.
College of Southern Idaho Cafeteria Goes 'Tray-Less'
Students are also wasting less food because they no longer have the option of overloading their cafeteria trays, says the college's food-services director.
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A Green Building as a Billboard for Science
(A 2006 Chronicle video)
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Buildings & Grounds is written by Scott Carlson (left) and Lawrence Biemiller (right). Scott Carlson writes about architecture, facilties, energy, and sustainability, among other topics. Lawrence Biemiller writes about architecture and facilities and contributes to Notes from Academe. What's happening on your campus? Let us know.
Arizona State U. May Replace Run-Down Frat Houses With Dorms
Arizona State University is considering a plan to tear down a cluster of dilapidated fraternity houses and replace them with dormitory-like residences, the East Valley Tribune reported today.
Eight fraternities own valuable land along Alpha Drive, near Sun Devil Stadium. A major redevelopment proposal reportedly calls for using the land to build Greek housing, a hotel, a convention center, retail stores, restaurants, and regular student housing. The fraternities are involved in the proposal, but some students who live in the houses said the plan would hurt the Greek system and enable the university to exert more control over students’ lives.
A university spokeswoman, Leah Hardesty, told the Tribune that a residence-hall community would provide “a better environment in terms of being healthy and being safe and secure.” —Libby Sander
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