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University of Iowa Students, Faculty Reflect on Five Years of Recovery from 2008 Flood: Daily Iowan Reader, May 14
Also inside: Local officials bike to work, Council to consider rezoning request for College and Gilbert lot, Older pitchers anchor Iowa baseball staff.
The once theatrical Hancher Auditorium now sits abandoned among mounds of dirt surrounded by construction tape and heavy machinery.
June 2008 will be remembered for the infamous flood that damaged much of the University of Iowa riverside campus.
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While most damage to the campus was minor, the Arts Campus on the west bank of the Iowa River took a devastating hit. Hancher, once host to a variety of shows ranging from music to dance is now shut down by floodwaters that exceeded stage level. Art Buildings East and West, Voxman Music Building, and Theater Building were also severely damaged and closed after water flooded their main levels.
Fast-forward to 2013 and the five-year anniversary of the flood.
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Even though a majority of the facilities reopened in the months following the flooding, the Arts Campus still continues to suffer, as do the students and faculty. The flood damage has created a list of inconveniences, including travel time to relocated buildings, in addition to not being able to experience previous buildings’ amenities.
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