Greek houses need to be brought up to code, and fast

Thanks to national accessibility laws, people confined to wheelchairs are able to get around with little or no assistance. This allows those who may seem disadvantaged to keep their independence and their pride. But lagging behind in wheelchair access are the University's Greek houses. According to an article in today's BG News, Greek houses here were built before laws were put into place making it mandatory for all public buildings to be handicap accessible. Because of that, many are still without ramps and other amenities. So what is being done about this? Not much. While the University says they're looking into it, we need to see action here. University Hall, one of the original building at the University, has managed to comply with the laws, installing ramps and handicap accessible bathrooms in the nearly 100-year-old building.

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