| COST aims to improve buildings |
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| Written by Courtney Escher | |||
| Wednesday, 25 January 2012 21:43 | |||
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Student Government Association members in the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology are currently seeking approval from Dean Bret Danilowicz to reorganize and improve the Math and Physics, Herty and Biology buildings. Members of SGA are upset with the lack of upkeep in their buildings and are seeking an extremely low cost way to improve them. “Science buildings don’t get the attention that other buildings get,” college chair Patrick Teate, a junior geography major, said. SGA members are not interested in reconstruction, but feel that their buildings deserve as much up-keep as others. “We don’t want it to cost any money because we aren’t looking to tear down and reconstruct our buildings. We just want to make them more presentable,” Teate said. The Herty building has caused a lot of issues in past years for students and members of SGA, Teate said. “I’d really like to fix up the Herty building because students go by there all the time on tours, and if our building looks like crap, then our college looks like crap,” Teate said. The senators of COST are also seeking to reorganize the Math and Physics building so it is less confusing for students. “The Math and Physics building is a complete mess, it’s so confusing and no one ever knows where they’re going,” senator Heather Walker, a senior biology major, said. The senators of COST plan to make easy-to-read maps and rearrange room numbers to make the building less confusing for students. “We need more maps that are easier to read, maybe even a different way of organizing the room numbers, and the connecter between the Math and Physics building and the Biology building is so messed up,” Walker said. “The worst part about the Math and Physics building is the confusing room numbers. It’s like you walk around on the first floor looking for room 1010 and all you see is 2000 and 3000 and you can never find your way,” senator Iricelle L. Simo Fomba, a junior chemistry major said. The COST senators strive to receive feedback from other students on their plans for these buildings. “The most important thing is getting the students involved,” Walker said, “because it’s the students that matter.” “We are taking student suggestions on Facebook on our COST page. Like us, and you’ll be able to talk to us about what you think we should do about these buildings,” Teate said. Senators of COST are excited about the new biology building while recognizing that there is still a lot of work to be done in their buildings. “We are so excited about our new biology building, but there is still so much that needs to be done for the buildings of COST,” Walker said. The senators will be meeting with Danilowicz this week to discuss the proposal for building reorganization.
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