JMU and UVA

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

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I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

Bice House, Chemistry, Materials Science, Health Sciences Library, McLeod Hall, Piedmont, Courtenay, Dunglison, Slaughter, Ridley (Education), Lambeth, Michie, Copeley, Law, etc.

They're "ugly" now. But in the day they were built, it was the architecture being built. Should they tear them all down just to replace them with today's standard of better architecture? Like Trump wants to do with all federal buildings? Nobody will complain about those costs, I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

Bice House, Chemistry, Materials Science, Health Sciences Library, McLeod Hall, Piedmont, Courtenay, Dunglison, Slaughter, Ridley (Education), Lambeth, Michie, Copeley, Law, etc.

They're "ugly" now. But in the day they were built, it was the architecture being built. Should they tear them all down just to replace them with today's standard of better architecture? Like Trump wants to do with all federal buildings? Nobody will complain about those costs, I'm sure.

Doesn’t mean they’re not ugly.

[Anonymous]

Why do you keep feeding the troll? Please let this thread die......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU dissolves its DEI offices - excellent news!

The funds from this division, in addition to new financial aid money being provided by the university, will be reallocated to support Pell-eligible student scholarships. In total, after four years, this initiative will positively impact approximately 300 students, create greater access and opportunity and result in the reallocation of approximately $1.8 million toward financial aid for students.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/jmu-dissolves-division-of-dei/

Isn't that a form of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

Are the new dorms across 81 any worse than Hereford College at UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

You’ve seen all the ugly 70s buildings at UVA, right? Not to mention some of the newer buildings? “The Lawn” is only one small part of that campus. The rest is mediocre, at best.

Where are you seeing these “ugly” buildings? There are like two small forms from that era near the stadium but everything else is gorgeous. Literally don’t know what you’re talking about, so explain?

Bice House, Chemistry, Materials Science, Health Sciences Library, McLeod Hall, Piedmont, Courtenay, Dunglison, Slaughter, Ridley (Education), Lambeth, Michie, Copeley, Law, etc.

They're "ugly" now. But in the day they were built, it was the architecture being built. Should they tear them all down just to replace them with today's standard of better architecture? Like Trump wants to do with all federal buildings? Nobody will complain about those costs, I'm sure.

That is more or less what is happening. The Alderman Road dormitories were mostly replaced, Gilmer hall refaced, they built a new building in front of what was Ruffner hall to hide it, tore down UHall, etc.

[Anonymous]

They tore them down to make them more efficient, not for aesthetics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They tore them down to make them more efficient, not for aesthetics.

Why didn't they leave the exterior of Gilmer as it was then? Pretty sure they are looking at both.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JMU dissolves its DEI offices - excellent news!

The funds from this division, in addition to new financial aid money being provided by the university, will be reallocated to support Pell-eligible student scholarships. In total, after four years, this initiative will positively impact approximately 300 students, create greater access and opportunity and result in the reallocation of approximately $1.8 million toward financial aid for students.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/jmu-dissolves-division-of-dei/

Isn't that a form of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Yep. But they don't dare attack helping the poor, yet. After all, some of those poor Pell Grantees are white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They tore them down to make them more efficient, not for aesthetics.

The Alderman road dorms were considered ugly and weren't air conditioned. It was a necessity to replace them as kids don't want dorms with no A/C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU dissolves its DEI offices - excellent news!

The funds from this division, in addition to new financial aid money being provided by the university, will be reallocated to support Pell-eligible student scholarships. In total, after four years, this initiative will positively impact approximately 300 students, create greater access and opportunity and result in the reallocation of approximately $1.8 million toward financial aid for students.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/jmu-dissolves-division-of-dei/

Isn't that a form of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Pell grants aren't based on race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT campuses feel small even though they are not and are just pretty. UVA feels disjointed and spread out and there is always construction going on. The lawn is nice but that is it. To each their own but to me UVA is nowhere as pretty.

+1000
I recently toured all three and this was exactly the impression we had.

Wow! Really? I am a JMU grad and don't think it's anywhere near as pretty as UVA's grounds (which is a UNESCO world heritage site). The JMU quad is lovely, but the rest of campus is bisected by a major highway and features many, many ugly 70s buildings (The Village, Greek Row, dorms on the hill). And the new dorms across 81 are very industrial-looking and unattractive. I loved my time there and love the school - but this is an odd take.

Are the new dorms across 81 any worse than Hereford College at UVA?

DP. Had to look that up - wow, is that ugly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU dissolves its DEI offices - excellent news!

The funds from this division, in addition to new financial aid money being provided by the university, will be reallocated to support Pell-eligible student scholarships. In total, after four years, this initiative will positively impact approximately 300 students, create greater access and opportunity and result in the reallocation of approximately $1.8 million toward financial aid for students.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/jmu-dissolves-division-of-dei/

Isn't that a form of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Yep. But they don't dare attack helping the poor, yet. After all, some of those poor Pell Grantees are white.

At least they're not discriminating based on skin color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU dissolves its DEI offices - excellent news!

The funds from this division, in addition to new financial aid money being provided by the university, will be reallocated to support Pell-eligible student scholarships. In total, after four years, this initiative will positively impact approximately 300 students, create greater access and opportunity and result in the reallocation of approximately $1.8 million toward financial aid for students.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/jmu-dissolves-division-of-dei/

Isn't that a form of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Pell grants aren't based on race.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion can apply to the financially disadvantaged. That was the point.

[Anonymous]

DEI=Racism