8 . ▁The ▁building ' s ▁plans ▁were ▁drawn ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁before ▁student ▁activ ism ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁concern ▁for ▁safety . ▁But ▁the ▁F lem ing ▁Building ' s ▁for tr ess - like ▁narrow ▁windows , ▁all ▁located ▁above ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁exterior ▁detail ▁at ▁ground ▁level , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁campus ▁rum or ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁ri ot - proof . ▁Dow ▁denied ▁those ▁rum ors , ▁claim ing ▁the ▁small ▁windows ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁energy ▁efficient . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁severe ▁budget ▁constraints ▁slow ed ▁the ▁university ' s ▁physical ▁development ; ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁university ▁received ▁increased ▁gr ants ▁for ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁physical ▁sciences . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁anti - miss ile ▁Str ateg ic ▁Def ense ▁In iti ative ▁and ▁invest ments ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁on ▁campus . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁university ▁devoted ▁substantial ▁resources ▁to ▁renov ating ▁its ▁massive ▁hospital ▁complex ▁and ▁impro ving ▁the ▁academic ▁facilities ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Camp us . ▁In ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁annual ▁financial ▁report , ▁the ▁university ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁dedicated ▁$ 4 9 7 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁prior ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁to ▁renov ate