Of course, the world around the Yard will change dramatically that, according to Holland's predictions, include "a lot of glass" surrounding the Yard, possible in the form of a dome. "It's almost like we'll come here and look at it like a museum," he says.
To complete the exhibit-like appearance of the campus, Holland predicts statues will dot the Yard.
"I'm seeing statues coming out," he says. As he walks the campus during a psychic session, he stops near one of the gates, pointing to the narrow strip between Boylston Hall and the Wigglesworth dorms: "You all can't see them, but I see statues all along there," Holland says.
An aesthetically pleasing campus might even be drained of students.
"Dorms will be a thing of the past," he says.
University Provost Harvey V Fineberg '67 rejects that notion.
"I do not think you will have a complete substitute for the residential experience," he says.
Some administrators actively steer clear of gazing into their crystal balls.
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