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You can boil down today's column by Opinions Editor Angie Zancanaro, "Editor's wish list for new Purdue president", into four points:
Don't stay holed up in HOVD 200 all the time
Do something about the lack of infrastructure upkeep, especially for the non-engineering buildings
Have some sense when it comes to spending fundraising cash
Could it kill you to teach a class?
Zancanaro's brief mention of Heavilon Hall doesn't even scratch the surface of problems the 50-year-old building is facing. I've heard about mold problems and water leaks, and that's just for starters. The number of academic buildings in similar states of disrepair is staggering if you think about it: Lilly Hall, Grissom Hall [though it did get a new roof this past summer], Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, ENAD], EE [ceiling tiles fell in EE 270 during a Shakespeare on Film lecture], the list goes on. And it's not like the State of Indiana is giving Purdue lots of cash to fix this because, well, they're kinda not. So why not spend some of that Campaign for Purdue money on a few buildings? I'm all for it.
You can boil down today's column by Opinions Editor Angie Zancanaro, "Editor's wish list for new Purdue president", into four points:
Zancanaro's brief mention of Heavilon Hall doesn't even scratch the surface of problems the 50-year-old building is facing. I've heard about mold problems and water leaks, and that's just for starters. The number of academic buildings in similar states of disrepair is staggering if you think about it: Lilly Hall, Grissom Hall [though it did get a new roof this past summer], Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, ENAD], EE [ceiling tiles fell in EE 270 during a Shakespeare on Film lecture], the list goes on. And it's not like the State of Indiana is giving Purdue lots of cash to fix this because, well, they're kinda not. So why not spend some of that Campaign for Purdue money on a few buildings? I'm all for it.
posted by Josette at 8/29/2006 05:09:00 PM
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WTHR needs to be gutted and then completely redone- every single inch of it!!
Lilly is just down right SPOOKY.
"So why not spend some of that Campaign for Purdue money on a few buildings?"
The problem is that people don't give money for upkeep. They want to support a new program, outfit a new lab, or help with a new building.
If someone asked you for a gift to help with the leaky roof, would you give?
Dan: I realize that some buildings simply aren't worth throwing money into upkeep [ENAD comes to mind]. But the University has to get infrastructure maintenance cash from somewhere. Why not ask the alumni? I'd be willing to split my current Purdue giving to do it [full disclosure: I give to WBAA & a Purdue Libraries student scholarship fund].
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