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Show 6 Forum Campus September 21, 1993 Campus Renovation: Foster Hall Receives Facelift a total of 40 parking spots to the existing Brent Larson Forum Staff Writer lots. parking spots were lost to the renovation of Foster Hall in the Carleson lot When the Carleson lot reForty-thre- While walking from class to class at Westminster these days, one might hear the squeak of a stud being tom from its foundation, the rattle of an air hammer crumbling concrete, or the sound of a carpenter pounding nails into a These standard sounds commonly portray a downtown construction site and have recently been disturbing the serene campus environmental Westminster Col- opens, Westminster will have ninety-thre- e more parking spxes than have been available since 1992. Deteriorating brick on the outside wall of Payne Gymnasium will be and scaffolding will be a two-by-fo- thegymfor lege. Renovation is whats happening here for the early 903, and the forecast calls for continued renovation which could continue untill the year 2000. Foster Hall is the most current renovation projcctatWestminster.PayneGym, parking and a new library are projects in the works. photo by Doris Dow This is Foster Hall before and during. Arts and Sciences professors are eagerly awaiting the after, when they can return to 50 new office spaces. S ince August 3 1 st, jackhammers and pry bars have been demolishing the interior structure of the historic Foster Hall, and soon, the remodeling will begin. The total renovation will consist of new faculty offices with a few new classrooms, new plumbing, electrical and mechanical works, a new heating and air conditioning unit and an elevator. The college will benefit greatly by the renovation of Foster Hall, said Richard Brockmeyer, director of plant and facilities operations. The new building will be much more energy efficient, and a building wont be lost. There will be at least two new classrooms in the renovated Foster Hall which will accommodate 50 students each but its the faculty who will benefit the most with the addition of 15 offices added to the 35 units Foster housed previously. The entire fourth floor was an attic space and will be changed into office space, said Brockmeyer. Enrollment at Westminster is grow- at ing a rate that requires the use of a few more large class rooms for a small number of classes. The larger rooms will also be used for meetings. Until the projected completion date of May 1, 1994, faculty in the arts, sci- ence.andeducationdepartmentswhowere housed in Foster have moved to rooms on the third floor of Carleson Hall. If the work is done in May, we could possibly move our professors back into Foster in June, said Brockmeyer. Oth- erwise, July or August is a more realistic target date. Foster had about a five year history of electrical problems, he said. There was no air conditioning, and the heating systemconsistedofoldradiatorsand pipes that made loud clanking noises when dispersing heat. Two years ago, it was determined by both the Board of Trustees and the college administration that Foster needed to be put on priority status and funding for the renovation would come from loans, Other renovation projects consist of parking areas, some brick work in Payne Gymnasium and a newly proposed $ 14 million library, The redesigned parking lots are north of the tennis courts on the west side of campus, and on the southwest comer by the Eccles Art Center. This project added Parsons kick off the season with a new team and a big win Darin Vincent Forum Staff Writer With a record of 13 wins and four losses last year and the loss of some key players, Parsons coach Chris Dorich had a lot of work ahead of him. Without the e y R possibility of scholarships, he had to do some serious recruiting of talented fresh men who could afford the cost of Westminsters tuition. It looks like coach Dorich did his job extremely well, The Westminster soccer team opened the season with a 0 blowout over Cali- - r ' , i . - l 2- y t j v t - ft e : V J VU - - v - V '-- tj J m r y-K- is Training Table offers of fresh sandwiches, J J yyy j? ; . 4 1 m ; - high with the finest ingredients. . .from the hearty Turkey & Bacon to Hot Pastrami to our A ' -- w newest creation, spicy Rio Chicken. And dont forget our delicious flame broiled hamburgers, crisp salads, s , healthful chicken platters, and creamy soups. OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER, 7 DAYB A WEEK! TAKEOUT AVAILABLE. j - i v "V Consider the choices . . . at The Training Table! Therefore, a new facility will be built with preliminary figures revealing a 42,000 square foot facility to be built in the parking lot next to Malouf. The current collection of 75,000 books will be increased to 150,000. The new books will be partially paid for by a $280,000 donation by the estate of the late Westminster professor Carl Naether and his wife Dorothy for the sole purpose of purchasing books for the library. The funds of the estate will become available over a period of time specified by Naether. , ekV m 5-- The f 4V most of the winter . A newly proposed $14 million library is No. 1 on the list for planned fund raising activities at Westminster. According to Janet Glaeser, vice president for institutional development, the library was built in 1964 for 600 students. A national consultant was brought in to assess the current 9,900 square foot library facility, and it was found to be inadequate for this quality institution,said Glaeser. He also felt the current facility couldnt be renovated to fit the needs of the current number of students attending Westminster. 44 ,,f y 4 : d S photo by Paul Jones Senior midfielder Dave Litvack shoots for a score against Northwest Nazarene College. Final score of the game was 0 for the Parsons. 8-- Cruz. Our seniors are our strongest players, but we have some talented incoming freshmen, said Dorich. We have good synergy out there and play well as a team. So far they have a fomia-Sant- a record of four wins, no losses, and one tie, which is a pretty good sign of the games to come. It is difficult to judge how the season will turn out, but we should hold our own, Dorich said about the season ahead of them. The team roster has 15players rather than the standard 18. If we have some injuries it could hurt us, said Dorich. The team consists of five seniors, one junior, three sophomores and six freshmen. Even with the larger percentage of players being freshmen this year, the Parsons have come together and played very well against teams from much larger colleges." |