It cost thousands of dollars to fill in the lake. Steam shovels worked for months to fill it in
with truckloads of dirt purchased and brought from off campus. This was money that could
have been used for campus improvements, library books, upgrading the computer lab, or
bringing staff and faculty salaries up to standard.
It was believed that filling in the "inauspicious" lake would result in increased student enrollment
and success for the University.
A year later, MUM is still experiencing financial difficulty, decreased enrollment, and has not won any awards for campus beauty.
Every heavy rainfall brings a pond which lasts for days to remind us who knows best how to organize.