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Campus life for Dillard University students has a completely different meaning post-Hurricane Katrina.Flooding from levee breaches after the storm damaged every building on the 55-acre campus and left 8 feet of water, creating approximately $400 million in damage, according to Maureen Larkins, Dillard communications director.Damage forced Dillard to relocate students to the downtown Hilton New Orleans Riverside for the spring semester. Nearly 1,100 students are taking classes and 700 live in the hotel; 200 faculty and staff members are at the Hilton and the Marriott. Enrollment figures are 52 percent of pre-Katrina levels; Dillard had 2,155 students enrolled in the spring 2005 semester. Dillard is holding two 13-week spring semesters. There are 14 modular classrooms in the main ballroom on Hilton's second floor, and classroom space is also being used at the World Trade Center, Loyola, Tulane and Xavier universities.Larkins said the campus will be a construction site for at least a couple of years as some buildings will be demolished and rebuilt.Carl E. Woodward LLC was hired as the general contractor, while bidding is under way for subcontractors. Phase one completion, renovating buildings near the front of the campus near Gentilly Boulevard, is targeted for Sept. 1 to enable Dillard to resume classes and various administration operations in the fall.Remediation costing $19.5 million has been completed, including mold and mildew removal, gutting buildings and debris removal, Larkins said. Dr. Edgar Chase, Dillard vice president for facilities, will coordinate the implementation of the university's facility master plan. Damage ranged from 6 to 8 feet of water near the rear of the campus to 3 to 4 feet of water by Gentilly Boulevard. Every building was flooded except the campus chapel, which received roof and rainwater damage.Cook Theatre, underground in the Cook Center, had 8 feet of water, while Kierney Hall, which housed the campus bookstore, post office, grill and dining hall, took in 6 feet of water.The gym floor in the athletic building buckled, and the athletic department lost all of its equipment and uniforms. The tennis courts will also have to be resurfaced.Three apartment facilities on Elysian Fields Avenue and St. Anthony Street sustained significant water damage but Larkins said those sites should be ready by the fall.Larkins said one of the biggest hurdles will be renovating the eight campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. This will be a significant rebuilding, renovation and reconstruction project, Larkins said.Dillard will hold its spring commencement ceremonies July 1 in an outdoor event on campus.