University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Under Construction Major Additions to Campus Increase Beauty and Function CASEYHAMMOND When students arrived on campus in August, they saw the beginnings of many new additions to the Fayetteville campus. The new parking deck was well underway, ground had been broken on a new residence hall and health center, and Garland Avenue was being expand¬ ed and resurfaced. Construction of the state’s largest parking deck began in March 2003. This nine-story concrete facility will have a 2,000 vehicle capacity, making it the largest in the state of Arkansas. The facility is located two blocks south of In I 954 A greenhouse was annexed to the south side of Old Main with much opposition from those who felt the flagship building should remain unchanged.The opposition eventually got its way as the greenhouse was later removed. Dickson St. and east of Kimpel Hall and the Business Administration building. The construc¬ tion includes three fast service elevators and a two- story transit facility. Instead of paying at the machines, drivers will pick up a ticket before entering the deck, then pay a cashier or automated money taker upon leaving. Permit drivers will have a device that lets them into the deck auto¬ matically. The expected completion date is April 2005. The Northwest Quadrant of campus is now home to a new residence hall and health center. With the University’s goal of 22,500 students enrolled by 2010, the campus was in need of a new residence hall. The 600-bed residence hall will be four stories, with each suite containing four bedrooms, two bath¬ rooms and a common living area. A new din¬ ing center will also be built. Also on the Northwest Quadrant will be the 35,000 sq. ft. Pat Walker Health Center in honor of the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation. Mary Alice Serafini, director of the University Health Center said, “The University Health Center has evolved from what many may think of as a stu¬ dent infirmary with little more than a nurse and a cot. We are an accredited provider of medical and mental health services as well as health educa¬ tion, staffed by physicians, mental health clini¬ cians, nurses and other healthcare practitioners and technicians. The University Health Center is an important source of healthcare and health educa¬ tion for many people.” The new health center and residence hall are expected to be completed some¬ time in the summer of 2004. With such a high expected enrollment, these buildings will be appreciat¬ ed by current and future students at the University of Arkansas. Working lights shine brightly from within the metal framework of the new Pat Walker Health Center.The 35,000 square foot health center was completed in the summer of 2004. PHOTOBYNATALIEANDERSON 018019 CAMPUSLIFE

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The Inn at Carnall Hall Historic Bed Breakfast Opens on Campus MEGANGARNER In a ceremony that drew students, alum¬ ni, tourists and former faculty and staff, Ella Carnall Hall opened its doors for the first time since 1991. The former women’s dormitory had been deteriorating for some years and had become a candidate for demolition when the Board of Trustees approved a plan to turn the building into a unique, historic hotel and restau¬ rant. The Inn at Carnall Hall now offers 50 beauti¬ fully furnished guest rooms, which became so popular that even before the Inn opened, all the rooms had been reserved for home game weekends. The Inn also provided an alternative to the usual hotel food, with Ella’s Restaurant, offering cui¬ sine paying homage to Northern Italy. The Inn also has a living room environment with a cocktail lounge and espresso bar. Ella Carnall Hall was originally opened as the first women’s dormitory on campus in 1906. It was named after Ella Howison Carnall, an associate professor of English and modern languages. Carnall Hall was placed as far from the boys’ dormitories as possible, since strict separation of the sexes was standard at the time. Eventually newer dorms replaced the hall and the building was used as a fraternity house by Phi Gamma Delta. During the late 70s Carnall housed the anthropology and geography depart¬ ments. When the restoration of Old Main creat¬ ed more space, the academic departments moved and Carnall became practically deserted. After some time, administrators considered tearing the building down. “As soon as they made that statement, all the historic preserva¬ tionists in northwest Arkansas came out of the woodwork,” said John Delap, general manager of the Hall. A private developer, Carnall Inn Development Co. LLC, developed a plan to convert the hall at a cost of $6.9 million. Now former professors could come back to see their old offices renovated into unique guest rooms, a few of which have the same floor plan. Students also enjoyed the addition, since Ella’s Restaurant offered break¬ fast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Many were drawn to try out the new menus, particu¬ larly at lunch. “The lunch crowd had been rock¬ ing us back on our heels,” said Delap. But for many visitors to the Inn, their stay was about more than great cuisine and a cozy room. For many, it was a return to a place full of memo¬ ries. “It’s nostalgia,” said Delap. Some I 949 coeds gather for coke and checkers in Carnall Hall. Opened in 1906 as the first women’s dormitory on campus, Carnall Hall was almost torn down until admin¬ istrators were persuaded to renovate it instead. CARNALLHALL

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