| Show Student Life Friday March 10 1978 Page 7 MAN-on-th- e 3“'’' grant be redirected? hZum Should the USU STREET 3 ' v by Utah State has been awarded a $35 million grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation to help finance two new continuing education buildings One building will contain an auditorium and conference rooms and the other will include two parking levels and overnight accomodations The total cost for the project will be $55 million USU will have to come up with the remaining funds cost from other f' donations and funds Man on the street was interested in how persons on campus view the new buildings Missy White junior recreation Orlando Fla: “We definitely need extra parking but we don’t need the accomodations Class rooms are what we need more of” Wayne Clermont Junior lanscape architecture New York: “I think it will give people an excuse to get upset but I like the idea of improving the campus” Missy White Wayne Clermont Ken Carr junior accounting Idaho Falls Idaho: “There’s probably no other single thing we could do to help assure USU’s future It’s students so going to bring more financially it will be a plus It will bring a lot of g learnrecognition because it’s the only ing center in the intermountain region It will also increase the exposure a great deal because of the professional seminars and conferences they will have” life-lon- Ken Vaughn senior business administration Logan: I think it’s an excellent addition to the university I do hope though that the sites of all new buildings are carefully planned so the campus doesn’t become crowded” Ken Vaughn Ken Carr Ron Claxton assistant professor communications department Washington DC: “I think it’s a good idea It will bring a different kind of student to the campus and it should increase the number of class offerings here If I had my way the $35 million would go to the journalism department” Lori Peterson graduate program psychology New Mexico: “I question the priorities of such a project The money could be used to benefit the students directly I don’t see how a school that relies on ticket parking fines for scholarship funds and cutbacks in library hours and magazine subscriptions can afford such a facility The money should be redirected” Ron Claxton r o Lori Peterson Jim Simkalo junior business administration San Francisco Calif : “According to the paper it will be primarily used by the students so that will mean it will be used for seminar conferences by locals instead of students It will increase parking spaces but it should be geared more toward tuition paying students instead of local businessmen” Melody McPherson junior business adminiSalt Lake City: “I think it’s good stration because it will help improve the parking x problems and it will help because there is no proposed growth for the campus outside the current boundries” Jim Simkalo Melody McPherson |
