University of Kansas to close older Oliver residence hall
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February 19, 2020
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas will close a residence hall that opened in 1996 because the cost of renovations is prohibitive and the school's nine other residence halls are not full.
The university said Friday it has shelved plans to renovate Oliver Hall, which has been closed since the end of the 2018-19 school year, The Lawrence Journal-World reported.
"It's a really old building with old bones, and did it make sense to put $25 million to $40 million into that building? And would we have the demand for it if we did?" Chancellor Douglas Girod said. "Our projections right now...
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