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THE TIMES-DELPHIC
FEB. 25, 2013 | Page 8
Unique Campuses across the country What awesome things should we have on Drake’s campus? Tweet @timesdelphic using the hashtag #CoolCampus
From www.kitchell.com
Social and Academic - Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University From www.dal.ca
Napping or Puppies - University of Colorado at Boulder and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia
This honors college provides many amenities including outdoor fireplaces and patios, volleyball court, large outdoor community event space with courtyards, organic garden and a dining hall with a patio, refectory, small rooms and open social space. It’s academic amenities include an outdoor amphitheater and small outdoor classrooms adjacent to residences.
Harvard may be petitioning for a nap room in it’s library, but University of Colorado at Boulder has had a nap program of its own since 2009. On any given Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., you can find faculty watching over slumbering students in the student union’s Siesta Room. Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia implemented a puppy room during finals week last semester. Three days out of the week students were invited to de-stress with dogs from Therapeutic Paws of Canada.
From www.campserv.emory.edu
Showers and Lockers - Emory University, Georgia
Caught in the rain or Georgia heat, throughout the campus there are locations for students and faculty to shower and store extra belongings in lockers. Buildings with showers include: Mathematics and Science Center, Psychology Building, Goizueta Business School and Woodruff Library.
From www.aquaticsintl.com
Aquatic Centers - Texas Tech University and Boston University
At Texas Tech University students enjoy an outdoor water park extravaganza equipped with a 645-foot winding lazy river, 20-person hot tub and a cascading water wet deck. Boston University’s aquatic center contains a lazy river, 15-person whirl pool, 10-lane by 16-lane pool with depths sloping from 7 feet to 13.5 feet, and a smaller pool providing three 20-yard lanes with a zero depth ramp for wheelchairs and slopes to 5 feet.
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From www.davidsonnews.net
Laundry Services - Davidson College, North Carolina
Davidson provides free laundry services through Lula Bell Houston Laundry. Clothes are washed, dried and wrapped for pick-up, dress shirts/blouses are pressed, bedding is cleaned and all self-service laundry rooms are also free. Alterations and dry cleaning are available at an additional charge.
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Fitness and Recreation - Boston University
Beyond its aquatic center, Boston University has other drool-worthy facilities. Students enjoy a 18,000 square foot weight training and cardio conditioning area and a rock wall with eight, 30-foot high toprope belay stations and a 12-foot high bouldering structure.