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The fact that IU has its eye on the 3rd Street houses really intrigues me. I understand that expansion is necessary (especially given that IU wants larger and larger freshman classes every year). But would they tear down all the houses and build new classroom buildings/music practice facilities/etc, or utilize the houses for those purposes instead? I have heard from some people that the houses are historic landmarks and cannot be torn down, but I don't know how accurate that is. After being inside the 3rd Street sorority houses for 19 party, I just can't see some of those tiny day rooms being of much use to the university. God knows you can't hold classes or anything in them...
It kind of saddens me that they want to do this because those houses really are all beautiful and they give 3rd Street a lot of character. But what can you do when the university needs the land?
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