![Those associated with ODU’s Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative no doubt paid close attention to the local flooding conditions that resulted from last week’s rain. Here, water from the Lafayette River inlet behind Rogers Hall begins to enter the parking lot Thursday afternoon. Photo by Steve Daniel Those associated with ODU’s Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative no doubt paid close attention to the local flooding conditions that resulted from last week’s rain. Here, water from the Lafayette River inlet behind Rogers Hall begins to enter the parking lot Thursday afternoon. Photo by Steve Daniel](/about/odu-publications/insideodu/2016/10/13/_jcr_content/par/columns/column_0/image.img.600.jpg/1573686775002.jpg)
Sea Level Rise Pilot Project Conclusions to be Shared at Washington D.C. Event
The two-year effort sought a "whole of government, whole of community" approach to recurrent flooding resiliency.
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Enthusiastic Students Cheer Opening of Broderick Dining Commons
The 39,000 square foot facility opened to the Old Dominion University community Oct. 12.
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Pulitzer-Winning Journalist to Deliver President's Lecture Oct. 27
Walter V. Robinson was the investigative reporter and editor who led the Boston Globe's investigation into sexual abuse by officials of the Catholic Church.
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On 40th Anniversary, Reflections on the Pivotal Role Women's Center has Played at ODU
Old Dominion was the first university in Virginia and one of the first in the country to establish a stand-alone women's center.
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Across Campus - A Photo Essay
The Kate and John R. Broderick Dining Commons opened for business on Oct. 12 with a brief ribbon cutting ceremony outside the University's first stand-alone dining facility. This week's gallery features a look inside the dining commons that has set a standard in campus cuisine. Photos by Chuck Thomas and David Hollingsworth
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Student Colleen Class receives a pie in the face courtesy of Manny Matiarena, an offensive lineman for the Monarchs football team. Class' sorority, Pi Beta Phi, held the event to raise money for Read, Lead, Achieve, a national organization focused on childhood literacy.