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Show Page 2 Signpost Feb. 5. 1974 Series traces various steps taken in building construction Editor's note: This is the first of a series of articles which will trace the steps taken in getting the addition to the library built. Construction is now underway on the southern addition to the Weber State College Library, Ms grina!G& 93IK& FOR THE FINEST IN EQUIPMENT TO FIT YOU AND YOUR BUDGET BEGINNING TO EXPERT my wwwwwwwwxw w w w w w w w ww mp If Y y T T " T ? THE VETERAN'S INFORMATION CORNER ATTENTION FRESHMAN VETERANS! You Freshmen who have enrolled in full time schooling for the first time this school year (7374) may be eligible for a federal grant of at least $200, over and above your VA Educational Entitlements. Interested Vets should contact the Veterans Assistance Coordinator in Room 101 of the Student Personnel Bldg. between 1-5 p.m. on school days. Veterans pursuing programs of higher education in the field of Law Enforcement may qualify for financial assistance in the form of grants or loans of up to $2,200 per academic year, over and above normal G.I. Bill benefits. Contact your Veterans Assistance Coordinator for further info. Weber State Veterans Association (WSVA) Meeting, 1 p.m., Thursday, February 21 In the Auditorium Theatre of U.B. Don't Delay, Apply Today, to Join the WSVA ! J with completion due in June of 1976. Daily progress toward the building's completion is evident, but represents only the final step of an involved process that leads to construction of a facility on campus: Many years of preliminary groundwork are necessary, and basic foundations must be established before a contractor can begin actual construction of a building. Three phases There are three basic phases that must be completed before a campus building can be occupied: 1) determining the need and writing the program; 2) design; 3) construction; along with many subordiante phases of these. This series of reports will focus on the addition to the WSC library, detailing the steps that led to its construction, from . project estimates to the escavation of the site and construction of the walls. Specifically, the seven areas this series of reports will cover are: 1) determining the need and t y " ' ' ytttt ttt tt writing the program; 2) cost estimates; 3) selecting the architect and design of the plans; 4) layout, design and function of the basement floor (old facility and new) ; 5) layout, design, and function of the first floor; 6) layout, design, and function of the second floor ; 7 ) construction - with a look at the past and plans for the future. Basic question In determining the need, the basic question of "Why build an addition to the library?" or "Who says we need an addition to the library? " had to be considered. Following the determination that there was a need, a program was written. This was done by the library director and a committee of other library faculty and staff members in conjunction with the Campus Planning Department. Questions of what should go into the library, how many people would use it, and how big it should be were mostly determined by the committee, and then" altered as to feasibility by the campus planner. After the program was written, a cost estimate had to be prepared. From base construction price to - the cost of chalkboards, an estimate as to the total cost of the library had to be determined. The money then had to be secured from the state legislature before any further action could be taken. Choose architect Once the money was appropriated, the architect had to be chosen. He had to submit, design, and develop, through a series of preliminary drawings, a final working drawing of the building. Design of each floor and how it would be used is considered at this point. The two basement floors (old and new) will be separated by a walkway, for students who wish to bypass the library on their way to and from the buildings east of the new building. The other two floors will be connected at the present library's south end, making each floor a separate functioning unit of the whole complex. Construction bids and costs were involved through the planning process, and the last article in the series of reports will deal with the bidding procedure and actual construction of the library. w w w w j w ww J The World Report Compiled from UPI Releases New war unlikely (SAIGON) - Saigon says it intends to avoid a war with Red China and the Phillippines in its showdown for control of the disputed Spratly Islands and that the three have agreed not to fire on each other's forces. The accord was reached in a meeting on the main island of the chain. But military sources say another battle with China is likely if Peking sends men to the island chain which are believed to harbor vast underwater oil reserves . So far communist troops have stayed out of the Spratlys which are located 600 miles south of the Paracel Islands which the Chinese won in a two-day war with South Vietnam last month: Utah transit (SALT LAKE CITY) - The Utah Senate passed Representative Sam Taylor's no-fare mass-transit bill by a vote of 17-9. Taylor, a Salt Lake City Democrat, has been pushing the no-fare transit idea for several years. A similar bill failed during the 1973 legislative session. The no-fare measure passed the House earlier this week. Senators added one small technical amendment to the bill which now must be ratified in the House before the bill goes to the governor. The legislation would allow counties that have transit authorities to levy a one-fourth cent optional sales tax to fund a no-fare transit system. But before the tax could be imposed, it would have to be approved by public referendum. Anti-bussing plea (WASHINGTON) - The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to join in opposing court-ordered inter-district bussing of Detroit schoolchildren . Solicitor General Robert Bork says that of the court approves the action, he will urge a reversal of an Appeals Court decision that requires inter-district bussing . In his State of the Union address, President Nixon reitereated his personal opposition to bussing to achieve racial balance in schools. Traffic inspection (BERLIN) - For the second consecutive weekend, East German police are halting and inspecting traffic heading for West Berlin from West Germany. The controls were renewed despite Allied protests that such restrictions violate the agreement on unimpeded access to West Berlin. Arab editor fired (CAIRO) - The influential editor of Cairo's authoritive Al Ahram newspaper is out of a job, possibly fired because his articles were too militantly pro-Arab. Political sources in Cairo say Mohammed Heikal was dismissed from his post as Al Ahram editor because his recent articles were considered "non-conformist." Heikal has been a close associate of successive Egyptian presidents. In his weekly column, Heikal charged that there was been no basic change in America's strategy in the Middle East. He also said he expects the Watergate scandal to force President Nixon out of office "in three to six months." Trucker's hot line (WASHINGTON) - Nixon administration officials have called on the 50 governors to halt spreading highway violence in the strike of independent truckers and to help get drivers back on the road. In telegrams to all 50 governors, the officials announced that toll-free "hot lines" are being set up by the Federal Energy Office for truckers to report price gouging or problems in getting fuel directly to the Federal Energy Office.Mine strike authorized (LONDON) - Union officials say Britain voted by a lan-dside 81 percent in favor of a mine shutdown. The vote authorizes the union to call a strike next Sunday. bill |