[lordnacho]

> Nearly all US universities are so flush with cash that they're constantly rebuilding to attract customers (ie students).

Isn't it the really old historic buildings that attract people? After all nobody can build an old building. Being able to say your uni is 800 years old is something, no?

If you look at Oxbridge, all the new buildings are the ugly ones.

[alexhutcheson]

It's good to have a handful of really old buildings, but in the US what attracts undergrads is modern new dorms, gyms, and dining halls. Students might like walking by the scenic old buildings on campus, but they spend most of their time in what are basically luxury apartment buildings.