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Show THE THUNDERBIRD • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1993 • PAGE 5 Oak Hall crumbles in June Our Spring Collection is Here. BY MICHELLE CLEGG Thunderbird Sraff Writer Move over Oak Hall, the new library is about to take your place. The day has come when the demolition of Oak Hall will begin. Residents of Oak Hall, SUU's on-campus married housing, have been given notice to vacate their aparonents by June 15, 1993. Vice President for Srudent Services Sterling R. Church ays, "At that time we will have people come in and take a look at what will be done." The acrual demolition will begin sometime between June 15 and July 1. This will enable the construction of the new library to start at the end of summer. Residents of Oak Hall basically knew they would have to leave their I, homes in the furure but did not we receive official notice until December -----m ,,v, ' b Ve een JOrtunate to have Oak Hall for Church said. Did the administration ' give residents sufficient notice of as long as we have, 1 eviction? "I think so, we've given them siJ< months notice," says says Vice President Church. "People basically knew so, therefore, it was their re ponsibility to Ster l ing Ch urc h· find new homes," says Pierre KENT PARXE JON PARKE DIRECT DIAMOND IMPORTERS DIRECT DI A.MONO IM,ORTl!R.$ For Finest Quality Available. Lowest Prices l>ossible. 586-7009 m Mvemba, tl!Sident of Oak Hall and ----SUUSA acapemk vice president, but "it's not fair to let us sign up in September and tell us at the end of December." Finding married housing as cheap and convenient as Oak Hall will be a prdblem for many couples. Mvemba said he liked living in Oak Hall for its easy access, "The only reason we chose to live in Oak Hall was because it was on campus and it let us be part of campus life." The new library may be the main reason for Oak Hall's demolition but not the only one. Oak Hall is old and would have needed renovating says Church, "Leaving things as they are was really not an option." Have Oak Hall residents been treated fairly by SUU administration? "Well, I think fairly, yes. ls it going to be easy for all of them, no," says Church referring to higher rent and moving inconveniences. "We'll try to work with tenants to find them temporary homes." Residents seem to have their own point of view. Mvemba says, "I don't have any anger against the administration, they just kind of lost our trust." Despite the controversies surrounding Oak Hall's demolition, Oak Hall has been a positive addition to campus. "We have been fonunate to have Oak Hall for as long as we have for such reasonable rate.5," says Church. 2480 W. 400 N., Cedar City Quake perplexes scientists 1 Mile west of Holiday Inn, Hwy 56 BY HEATHER GREEN of the Thunderbird Srnff M. Lee Allison, Utah state geologist and director of the Utah Geological Survey, spoke to a number of geology club membe rs last Tuesday about the St George earthquake that terr southern Utah community members shaky after it hit last fall. Although some specifics are known about the earthquake, Allison said that there are many phenomena lett to perplex scientists. Measuring a 5.8 on the Richter scale, the quake was the largest in this part of the state since 1902, and the largest in the region in 17 years. There are believed to have been three faults involved in the the quake that produced very little damage, and resulted in few injuries and no deaths. During the quake only three houses were completely destroyed. There was-. only one percent damage inflicted as compared with the 1980's LA. earthquake. The main happenings during the earthquake were ground shaking, rock falls, liquifi.cation of soil along the Virgin River, and a landslide in Springdale. Several years ago when one geologist surveyed the land on which the slide occurred to give the approval to build a theatre on that site, he supposedly said, "It looks stable to me." The Springdale landslide is the largest known landslide for an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude anywhere in the world. Although scientists are unsure of what triggered the Hurricane fault earthquake, they suspect that the landers quake in California may have triggered the increased seismicity in Utah in 1992. For the size of the fault, Allison said, the quake was considered a large one. • Needlework Framing • Linen for Cross Stitch Projects • The new & superior Anchor Floss • Cross Stitch Books & Supplies 586-2700 Life Phase Fitness Center 246 E. Fiddlers Canyon Rd. 586-7447 Aerobics • Circuit Weights • Raquetball Free Weights • Karate ---$69-1or-any3-mon111s--(3 months can be taken at any time.) 2 Free Movie Tickets for every new member 911 S. Main (Next to Albertson's) 586-2345 Try our new SUPER COLLIDER-your favorite fruits mixed with yogurt! Life Phase Fitness Center, 246 E. Fiddlers Canyon Rd. 586-7447 L--------------------------------------~ |