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Message: [QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 1796861, member: 5058"] So I have heard the conversation of making a majority of the existing south campus a student life/recreational development. That could (and if so it should) include a new cross country course. I totally agree with the comments about a walkable campus, but to me that's what makes the idea of building a substantial rec facility out there so odd. 1) you are doing Archbold over, and then would split the use/function by building a satellite facility. 2) You go through the effort of making a walking campus changing the campus culture (one with less need of Centro busses) and then expect kids to get on a bus to go for a walk or run? IMO if you wanted to do something, it has to be different enough to be a draw. Replace Drumlins and start a golf team (men's and women's or just women's if that helps Title 9 issues). I am not clear on the university's ties to Drumlins, but just for comparison sake, Cornell has a Robert Trent Jones course. You could still have a cross country course there, and tie the clubhouse to the hockey rink. Not sure what to do about softball stadium, but that seems an easy problem in the grand scheme. In reality, either that is where the hotel should go, maybe in conjunction with a golf course re-do, which then connects itself to a major tailgating facility for gamedays, or you commit that land to being an Science and Engineering R&D/incubator park. This is the kind of program a major research university needs, and it can be the catalyst for not only economic growth as incubator companies/projects spin off to bio-tech or product based companies, but also income in grants, and corporate buy outs of research and intelligence in development. Just recently Merck bought a Phase 2 study from Harvard's incubator (keep in mind this is one compound) for $20 million and they are keeping Harvard involved to see it through. [URL='http://techtransfercentral.com/2016/03/23/harvard-gets-20-million-upfront-from-merck-in-license-for-experimental-leukemia-drug-compounds/']Harvard gets $20 million upfront from Merck in license for experimental leukemia drug compounds - Tech Transfer e-News - Tech Transfer Central[/URL] [URL='http://fortune.com/2016/03/22/harvard-merck-leukemia-tech/']Merck Just Made a $20 Million Bet On Experimental Harvard Cancer Tech[/URL] Access from the south side (481 access ramp) helps create a semi-corporate environment that differentiates it from the pure academic side. You could say the same for a hotel, or for a medical college. I see all of those having a benefit of a "separate entrance". [/QUOTE]

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