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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1990 PAGE 13 Ivy removed from Old Main for building repairs The two most recognizable and historic buildings on campus will be without their famous ivy for a while but its a matter of life and death for the buildings. The same water that has kept the ivy growing over the years invaded the old bricks of the buildings, many of which were made by hand locally between 1898 and 1903. Because the bricks were fired at low temperatures, they have some similar characteristics to adobe brick porous surfaces and vulnerability to water. Over the years, a condition called rising damp occurred in the brick water moving up the walls in what is called capillary action. As a result, bricks in both buildings have been crumbling to powder and the situation was becoming increasingly serious, threatening the structural integrity of the historic landmarks. According to SUSC President Gerrald R. Sherratt, a Salt Lake City architectural firm, Eoyd A. Blackner and Associates, was hired under the direction of the Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management to analyze the problem. Following the firms recommendations, a contract for just under $200,000 was awarded by the state to Blackburn and Associates, a Cedar City company, to make repairs and improvements that will save the buildings and prevent damage in the future. Work began last week to repair existing damage, realign sprinkler systems that are close to the buildings, place vinyl liners around their foundations, install new drain systems from the roofs and new drain systems around the bases of the buildings. The work should be complete in about 60 days. However, in order to complete the project, excavation around the building footings is also cutting the root systems of the ivy. The ivy will have to be removed and both buildings will spend the winter looking much as they did in the early part of the century bare. The situation wont last long, though. According to Michael D. Richards, vice president for college relations, ivy will be replanted as soon as weather permits in the spring, and because its the Virginia Creeper, it should only take about two years to grow back, he said. g Our StudenlLine account gives you value Shat really makes file grade. If you want the checking account created with students in mind. First Interstate Banks got it. We have a special package designed to help y ou make it through those trying college y ears the StudentLine Account. It has all the products and services you need: Checking wish no minimum balance and no monthly fee. VAue up to 15 checks a month with no monthlyr fee. And cash your personal checks at over 1,100 First Interstate offices in 19 states and the District of Columbia. First Interstate Bancard. Get up to $200 cash every day at Day & Night Tellers throughout First Interstate territory and at over 30,000 CIRRUS ATMs across the U.S. VISA or fikstcrCard' Eligibility. Even if you have no credit history, you may still qualify for a student VISA or MasterCard so you can better manage yrour expenses. Student Loans. If paying for school is a concern, we can help you with a student loan. Student loans allow you to borrow money for college and not begin paying it back until after you graduate. So for all your banking needs from a checking account to a student loan graduate to First Interstate Bank. jjh First (fLJ interstate Bank Nobody makes banking easier. Member FDIC FINV |