OSU moves ahead on dorm expansion

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Ohio State University trustees have cleared the way for a $396 million redesign of north campus to accommodate 3,200 added dormitory beds.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the board approved hiring architects, engineers and others Friday. The project also would add two new dining halls, a 35,000-square-foot fitness center, and a student support building. Four dorms would be razed.

The project precedes a policy change that will require all students to live on campus through their sophomore, rather than their freshman, year.