keep an eye on Xavier's construction

[muskieman]

Xavier friday broke ground on the new Hoff Quad Construction Site and see Xavier Square.

eep up on changes

http://www.xavier.edu/construction/

[Mr. Neutral]

I know this is all in the name of a bigger and better Xavier, but I'm going to miss those houses. It always gave X a very "homey", neighborhood feel that I liked. (And I still miss the White Castle at Dana and Montgomery!)

Keeping an eye on this project harkens back to when we'd all follow the construction of the Cintas Center via postings on the message board, and I remember finally seeing shots of the interior. It seemed surreal that X would have such a great new facility.

Things change, apparerently.

[Shadow]

<<Things change, apparerently.>>

It's a far cry from those days I had chemistry lab in North Hall.

And the Barracks still live in the minds of many.

[muskieman]

<<Things change, apparerently.>>

It's a far cry from those days I had chemistry lab in North Hall.

And the Barracks still live in the minds of many.

I remember both. Like I tell the players when they have asked about the campus, the campus mow is like the space shuttle while when Gary and I walked the campus it was like the horse and buggy.

Gary it is surreal walking down the street and not seeing houses. The new buildings will make Xavier an unknown to someone that has been in a coma for the last 20 years.

[Shadow]

MM,
I was once standing outside the Student Union and looking around. A young coed , walking by, asked me if I was looking for something. I replied "Xavier University - I attended there a few years ago"
And that was in 1997.

[huddleup1487]

As a current business student, I can say I do not support the new construction; this is also the response I am getting from many of my classmates. Sure, we are getting a new, state of the art facility. But, tuition will more than likely increase (as I hear it, the university is in a lot of debt right now...approaching $2 million). Also, while the school is focusing all of its time and resources into the business college, it is forgetting the rest of the programs on campus, particularly the arts and education (particularly the Montessori Education program). I mean, who needs a new fountain?!?! Comon!

Also, this is not the right time to be undergoing construction which results in loans being taken. What a great decision.

[Shadow]

<<Also, this is not the right time to be undergoing construction which results in loans being taken. What a great decision.>>

And aren't you more than over-joyed that those of us that preceded you didn't have the same outlook.
As an example, do you realize that Elet Hall was once the only 'dorm' on the campus? And that I quit eating breakfast when I moved to the barracks because the cafeteria was on the other side of the valley.
We OF's have far different memories than you ever will.

[gundun]

Shadow,
I always thought the idea of having Brockman Hall so far from the cafeteria was XU's attempt to lower food costs so it could raise tuition and keep total costs/fees in line.

In fact, I once told Father Rattermann that the only thing I learned at X was that the Jesuits took the vow of poverty, but the students kept it.

However, I will always be glad I chose X over UD and OSU. And I got a great education to boot.

[muskieman]

Shadow,
I always thought the idea of having Brockman Hall so far from the cafeteria was XU's attempt to lower food costs so it could raise tuition and keep total costs/fees in line.

In fact, I once told Father Rattermann that the only thing I learned at X was that the Jesuits took the vow of poverty, but the students kept it.

However, I will always be glad I chose X over UD and OSU. And I got a great education to boot.

I thought I told that to Fr O'Conner or Fr Tillman once or twice...especially after I got an invite to the Jesuit Table in Schott one time after doing slave labor on the landscaping of Schott. .

[bbaker06]

As a current business student, I can say I do not support the new construction; this is also the response I am getting from many of my classmates. Sure, we are getting a new, state of the art facility. But, tuition will more than likely increase (as I hear it, the university is in a lot of debt right now...approaching $2 million). Also, while the school is focusing all of its time and resources into the business college, it is forgetting the rest of the programs on campus, particularly the arts and education (particularly the Montessori Education program). I mean, who needs a new fountain?!?! Comon!

Also, this is not the right time to be undergoing construction which results in loans being taken. What a great decision.

Did you miss the memo that the Business School is the biggest college of the University? Also, when is the best time to do construction and take out loans? Finally, tuition is always going to increase, but I somehow doubt it is going to increase more than normal due to this construction.