They feel that when the screen comes up you may lose data by the margins being so wide and also most people are use to seeing the navigation information on the left of the screen. A large number of imagines appear on the web page. The imagines sometime overtake the text. They can also be misleading and confusing. More text and less imagines would better serve the user.
Text only needs to be validated.
Government agencies require that guideline be implemented for Federal Institution text base sites. News and Events - are displayed as main site links. They each include very specific and different events. Each has a very specific purpose and should remain separate. Some felt that News and events are important because they let the visitor know what is happening on campus.