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Show 1 WINTERS COMING; SUSC OUTMUSCLED BY CAL-POL- DRIVE CAREFULLY. Pomonas Broncos use the We offer some tips on how you physical game to top the 108-8- 6 in the first cage matchup 83-8- 4 the season. of some ideas on how to help your vehicle do the same SEE PAGE 13. SEE PAGES lil 'V can weather the storms, and also 0. Chunderl&itd THE STUDENT NEWS AND VIEWS OF SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE CEDAR CITY, UTAH SUSC Special Events Center model unveiled by Laura Wearing The architectural model for the combined Special Events Center and Classroom Facility has arrived at SUSC, bringing the birth of the new complex one step closer. The model shows the facility to be one of reflective glass and of brick, which, according to project architect Lewis Ulrich, is like that of other buildings on campus. A concourse, or walkway, runs around much of the building and serves both as a level for rooms and as a corridor lit by natural light. The 105,000 square foot facility will be built immediately north of the tennis court area on sloping ground which will allow for multi-leventryways which, says Ulrich, will provide a garden-lik- e quality in the landscaping. The Salt Lake City architectural firm of Fowler Ferguson Kingston and Ruben is the designer of the building, with Ulrich performing the principal design. The plans are the culmination of a great series of meetings between the architects, Building Board members, Regents, and SUSC administrators and faculty members. The latest of the meetings was last month between architect Ulrich and faculty members to insure that the final plans suit the needs of those who will be using the facility. Originally, two buildings were approved by the Board of Regents the Special Events Center and a Classroom Facility. The decision to combine the two buildings was due to the savings in cost and of ground footage, A contest with a $200 prize to name the Special Events Center is under way . See page 3. according to Max Anderson, staff architect for the state building board. Also, the SEC was originally conceived as a geodesic dome, but the cost proved prohibitive. State funds provided SUSC with $2.5 million for the Special Events Center and $3 2 million for the Classroom Facility. Another $1.8 million was raised in private donations, making a total of $7.5 million. The drive for private funds to aid in the building of the Special Events Center was what SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt called the greatest project in the history of southern Utah. The amount garnered for every man, woman and child in Iron County approached $140, he said. fund-raisin- g Still, said Sherratt, the need for greater utilization of existing and potential funds prompted the combination of the two facilities. Through that combination, architects were able to save approx'mately 10,000 square feet m ground space and anywhere utween $600,000 to $800,000 in finances, said the Bulding Boards Anderson. By combining restrooms, exterior walls, the heating system the fire safety system, the mechanical systems and the utilities, substantial savings will be realized, he added. Architects are still working on blueprints end they are expected to take another two months to complete. There will be a 30 day period to accept bids and select contractors. (continued on page 3) |