Readings, Rated
Eat it, Harvard
This morning, the Tribune reports that while other big-name institutions like Harvard and Yale are storing their books off-campus, the U of C plans to build an underground library capped by a glorious glass dome. I kind of like the article’s opener in spite of myself:
At the University of Chicago, where the student hangout is the library and a prize is awarded annually for undergraduate book collecting, officials are expected to announce Monday plans to build another tribute to the university’s bookish character.
Almost as cool as the future existence of an underground library made of glass is that its major donor is the CEO of Morningstar, Inc., maker of the world’s greatest veggie corn dog.