Shop Talk: After Fire, U. of Hawaii Calculates Losses of System Records

For the Casas del Rio, a student-housing project now under construction at the U. of New Mexico, administrators sought a partnership with one of several big private developers that are finding more and more work on and near campuses. In this week’s “Chronicle,” Scott Carlson explains that the companies are helping universities work around common problems with financing, construction expertise, and even building operations. (American Campus Communities photo)

• Fire Ravages Portable Building Housing U. of Hawaii System Records, Computers (Additional article)

• Providence Mayor Warns of ‘Devastation’ if Brown U. and Other Colleges Don’t Increase Payments in Lieu of Taxes

• SUNY Canton Closes Its Campus for a Week After Cook Hall Lab Fire (SUNY Canton photo)

• U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Plans Center for Wounded Veterans

• Does Drawing Still Have a Role in Architecture?