Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Sparks fly as a welder completes his task. Welders were only one of many types of workers employed under the Master Plan.

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Wooden planks and boards graced the entire construction site. When fin- ished, the building will provide defi- nition for thede'oelopinglibrary quad- rangle. The plan A Vision takes shape A mention of The Master Plan at Indiana State University would more often than not elicit rolling eyes and complaints from students, but the long range benefits far out- weighed the short term costs. The purpose of the Master plan was not, contrary to popular belief, to destroy parking and tear up the earth. By its completion, the Master Plan would provide effecient acco- modations for University programs, and buildings to meet students' needs in and out of the classroom. Unadaptable our outdated build- ings were to be demolished. Yet, buildings weren't the only things tobe transformed. The Master Plan sought to improve the physical atmosphere and quality of campus life. By reducing traffic inside the campus, and strengthening the line of physical integrity, there will be a stronger sense of campus culture and community. To achieve these goals, several phases had to be completed. Seven buildings were slated for demoli- tion: the Classroom Building, Jami- son Hall, Parsons Hall, Reeve Hall, Tirey Memorial Union South, Tirey Memorial Union West, and Walden Design Studio. However, destruction wasn't the entire story. Five buildings were to be built, but not necessarily where the old ones stood. One of the largest projects of the master plan was the Hulman Me- morial Student Union. The new union, with construction scheduled tcontinued on page 14h By spring 1989, the walls and roof of the new academic building began to take shape. This skeletal shell pro- vided students with a glance into ISU's future. Cement blocksform the foundation of the Root Building. Once completed this building will consolidate the College of Arts and Sciences under one roof.

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The plan WWW to begin during the fall of 1989, would provide space for the campus bookstore, sundries, food services, and other shop- ping on campus. The former Gillum Hall was selected as the site of the new union. The Academic Building, a consolidation of the College of Arts and Sciences, was erected on the south side of Sycamore Street, between Holmstedt Hall and Center Street. This build- ing also provided a needed definition for another quad- rangle near Cunningham Memorial Library. Attached to Tirey Memorial Union building, was to be the Student Administrative Serv- ices Building. This building would serve student and ad- ministrative functions, as well as being a major entry point to campus. For the music program, a Music building was scheduled to be attached to the east side of the Fine Arts building. This would allow music students to enjoy proper acoustic sondi- tions and adequate space for rehersals and performances. Finally, a 250-seat lecture au- ditorium was planed to be added on to the east side of the Alumni Center. In addition to constructing new buildings, the Master Plan directed renovations of exist- ing buildings. Some of these renovations included the loca- tion of acentralized Department of Communication in Dreiser Hall, and the connection of the Fine Arts building and the new Music building by a pedestrian bridge. The oldest building on campus, Normal Hall, was scheduled to be re- vitalized to reinforce the Uni- versity's links with the past. Parking, which has been among student complaints for years, was to be reduced by the time the Master Plan was completed. On-street parking was to be reduced to 880 spaces from a high of 1,273, and off-street parking would drop to 4,263 from 5,327. This reduction was to come as a result of moving all parking to campus perimeters and creat- ing a walking campus. Funding for the Master Plan's $55,167,000 budget came from donors, state fund- ing, private investments, and other University resources, with only a fraction coming from student fees. Scheduled dates for com- pletion of the Master plan were somewhat uncertain, but the completion of the final phase of the plan did not signal the end of improvement at Indi- ana State. As Orin Dahl, Vice President of Development and Public Affairs, pointed out, in one sense you are never done. by Marta Pelrine A backhoe stirs up dust as it digs the tunnel connecting the new academic building with the campus tunnel system. The tunnels alldw main- tenence workers access to mechanical facilities. Students saw workers scaling the walls of the Root Building through- out 1988-89. Thanks to a mild win- ter, construction of the new office and classroom facility continued to prog- ress. Mfg t: