i perfer to wave. its just safer for my bike. the gride can be easily dismantled and only locks up the front wheel. bikes need to have a wheel and the frame locked, the grid can't do that only the wave can. and really both hold about the same number of bikes.
since you work at a univ, i'm guess you have an art deparment and talk to some metal shops about making a creative bike rack. often times bike racks are a eye sore. try something fun and creative.
http://weekendcycling.com/2007/01/in...ng-bike-racks/