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Students concerned about reconstruction
Ray, Randi
Issue date: 5/10/07 Section: News
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The plans to rebuild and remodel some of buildings at Chabot has been delayed. Students are now worried about the construction soon to be taking place.
Planning to transfer in the fall, Chabot student Frank McCarthy said of the change, "I think it's good for the long-term development of the school, but I'm glad I'm leaving before the ground breaks and all the chaos starts."
The renovation project is estimated to continue all the way through 2012. Another student, Amy McCarthy said, "I think if they are going to re-do the school, they should do it quickly and efficiently. We have teachers and students here, and we're all going to be impacted for as long as this lasts."
The long-term projects include tearing down buildings 700 and 400 to make way for new faculty offices and a brand new building where the offices currently stand.
According to Instructional Assistant III Catherine Powell, who is part of the Relocation Committee as well as the Building 100 Planning Committee, said in an interview "The destruction of these buildings will make a gateway for new faculty offices and a new admissions and records office in its place, Building 4000." The new 400 building will offer counseling, A&R, financial aid and other student services. It will become the new focal entry point of the campus.
The admissions office currently resides in Building 100, which will also undergo significant changes. Along with relocating the admissions office, one of the long-term goals is to have all of the tutoring centers in one place. Some of the centers will be relocated to Building 100 over a five year time period. This will ultimately provide a combined tutoring center with several divisions, as opposed to having different centers scattered throughout the campus.
One student who wishes to remain anonymous said, "I'd love it if they combined tutoring centers, it would be wonderful! It's too confusing having someone say to you, 'for math go over there, for English, go over there.' I can't keep them all straight!"
The plans also include remodeling a number of buildings, including buildings 500, 300, 900, and 800. Some of the renovations will render the buildings unusable for a time, which is definitely the case for the Language Arts Building 800. These changes affect the WRAC (Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum) Center, which occupies Room 822.
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