campus campus located banks comprises area acres km2 acres km2 developed built amid virgin forest campus opened buildings remain agricultural college campus originally located miles outside city population college grew city developed north area main avenue campus large university facilities serve school entire metropolitan area public venues campus include football stadium arena ice arena concert hall hotel golf course campus power plant laundry service amtrak train station terms infrastructure buildings academics agriculture housing food service athletics overall university square feet total indoor space owns non campus properties totaling acres km2 different counties size campus combined curving roads lack centralized difficult newcomers navigate history white settlement region area combination dense virgin oak forest july acre site north recommended report board noted occasional clearing land dense hardwood forest oak openings school built buildings building called college hall dormitory building later known saints rest barn contained classrooms offices laboratories library museum lecture hall chapel buildings america teaching scientific agriculture college founded sparsely populated area handful nearby ride college built faculty houses year classes original faculty houses exists president official residence walls foundation remain original construction ultimately faculty homes built campus survived moved city rest demolished room north complex residence halls designed pond pond campus serve botanical laboratory faculty students site today oldest continuously operated botanical garden december professor buried seeds common plants sand prevent water accumulation locations campus certain fixed intervals currently years dug determine seeds prolonged periods isolation recent april found specimens surviving notably years buried remain scheduled president proposed steps provide proper layout college grounds planting trees location buildings etc competent landscape soon means spared landscape hired tenure oversaw layout walks drives placement numerous buildings including hall responsible closed roadway system altered form remains today responsible informal arrangement campus buildings character campus described president report board follows park straight rows buildings trees buildings separated shallow groups trees known prairie school landscape architect hired simplified road system planned walks planting areas described area sacred space reaffirmed idea area campus park protected development letter area sure feature college remembered students leave doubt instruction given greater effect lives college hired noted landscape architect bigger buildings like olds agriculture halls built faced challenge maintaining informal character campus walking distance firm issued report solution dramatic redesign campus plan unpopular students alumni wished maintain informal feel campus years consulting little way changes school ended relationship college hired phillips plan campus kept sacred space continued road system east buildings placed informal manner plan called campus north river dedicated academic purposes agriculture athletic facilities placed south river phillips plan set tone campus development years post large number returning president push expand resulting large increase enrollment pace development south river driving factor campus development automobile south featuring buildings streets generally laid grid system land dedicated parking lots growth resulted largest residence hall system united_states students live undergraduate halls graduate hall apartment villages built new resident hall modernized opened newly renovated location residential college new master plan called vision community concept developed guide future campus development recommendations called removing central campus parking parking replacing green space removal head parking west east circle drives adding bike lanes planting trees south campus order look feel north campus areas north campus oldest campus north south grand river avenue michigan avenue buildings eclectic collection architectural styles including collegiate gothic north campus plentiful trees curving roads straight lines center north campus lies sacred space surrounded sides west circle drive area college erected buildings buildings standing important historical buildings near sacred space include president official residence tower clock tower marking site college hall east sacred space lies group laboratory buildings constructed late 19th early 20th centuries include laboratories respectively south campus campus south red cedar river consists buildings built world war built international styles relatively straight roadways fewer trees north campus south campus surface parking lots partly sporting performing arts venues vision master plan proposes replacing parking lots parking ramps green space order replicate park like feel plans years reach fruition notable academic research buildings south campus include service campus majority academic residential buildings north south line service buildings laundry services campus growing number academic buildings south railroad campus nature preserve known baker south university service buildings csx railroad lie thousands acres university owned farmland agricultural research related facilities proximity farmland campus helps retain rural feel keeping roots agricultural college mixes urban atmosphere mile north recently added campus educational place students faculty community members learn safely handle firearms landmarks home bronze statues erected entrance plaza administration building bears statue president downstream south bank new bronze statue replica replaced original statue seen west stadium statue erected foot likeness famed basketball star landmark spray painted boulder known rock lying east farm lane north river popular spot campus events outdoor summer theatre greek house forerunner students study mineral contents botanical gardens including river stadium old gardens building adjoining children garden university buildings public gatherings events serves university football stadium center multi purpose basketball arena ice hockey serves venue agricultural types events separate buildings theatre shows concerts public speakers auditorium farm lane north bank river heart campus southeast lies main theatre metropolitan area center performing arts features broadway plays performances site presidential election debates university hotel convention center transportation campus network bike paths roads bike lanes trails transportation network consists miles roads miles common non motor vehicle methods campus navigation walking uncommon public underground tunnels link buildings campus non river trail eastern located campus extending west downtown north airport non river corridor runs campus south primary east west route non traffic campus main roads campus wilson road road red cedar road passing crowded areas campus roads receive high volumes pedestrian vehicle traffic popular mode transportation bus service routes campus addition regular service outside campus east areas routes campus designated service meaning operate fall spring hub bus service campus local destinations campus reached buses especially frequently winter railroads crossing campus students easy access rail travel station located campus offering daily direct service chicago flint cities michigan line cities detroit reached transferring different line station serviced bus routes airports accessible campus outside detroit bus service offered times daily
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