Themed halls tough to keep alive
The upcoming departure of Harvard University's president could serve as a warning for university leaders who come from backgrounds outside the ivory tower of academia. Increasingly, college and university presidents are coming from the business world, rather than from the ranks of the faculty, and many of them govern accordingly.
A $3 fee didn't deter 780 students from taking a student-organized shuttle to the Philadelphia International Airport before last week's vacation. The Undergraduate Assembly organized the bus service, which ran to the airport on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before spring break.