Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Stapleton Library A quiet place to study For many lUP students, Stapleton Library is a regular studying spot; the only calm, quiet place they can work without the distraction of blaring ste- reos or televisions. But the library is more than just a place to study. The sixth one since the founding of the university in 1875, Stapleton Li- brary is ranked among the top ten academic libraries in Pennsylvania with a collection of 530,000 volumes, and offers in addition to regular book materials, a reserve collection, gov- ernment documents, periodicals, mi- cro forms and media resources. Special books or articles provided a t the reserve desk are selected by the faculty as supplemental or required readings in specific subject areas. These items may not be easily accesi- ble to students otherwise, and the average student may also be reluctant to purchase a class reading that is used minimally. The media resources area, located on the second floor of the library, is the center for media and curriculum- related materials at lUP. Some of the materials housed there include: cas- settes, filmstrips, slides, recordings, film loops, games, video recordings and motion pictures. Whoever said you had to be the campus scholar to frequent the li- brary was wrong when you can sit back and relax while watching American Gigolo, On Golden Pond, or an old Laurel and Hardy flick. No one will ever know what you ' ve been up to in the library! That place called the library. See spot run 28

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Student Union The place to be The lUP Student Union provides many services to the college commu- nity with its easy access to its branch of the National Bank of the Common- wealth, Roy Rogers Restaurant, stu- dent lounges, recreation room, confer- ence rooms and organization offices. Downstairs of The Union students gather to enjoy such activities as pool, ping pong, video games, chess or spending a day riding a bike made for two. Also, on Friday afternoons the stage occupies one of the many popu- lar, local banks to help lUP students welcome the weekend with TGIF. And of course the students rely on Roy ' s roast beef, fries and hot coffee to get them through another day of classes. Upstairs of the Union are two large lounges providing students a quiet, elegant place to study alone or with friends, and also the bank, informal information center, and several con- ference rooms open for club and orga- nization meetings. Additional activi- ties held in the Union are charity events such as Phi Psi ' s Super Dance, Blood Drives, activity fairs, bake sales, art sales and almost every other activity throught up by lUP students. However, lUP is awaiting for the spring completion of its new Student Union Building, which is conceived as a dynamic, exciting center of campus life designed to serve as a unifying ele- ment, tying together the new and ex- isting functions to the present two buildings. The Union ' s visibility is reinforced by the new arched entry which acts as a gateway to the new facility. The roof structure will be opened to allow nat- ural light to filter through the sky- lights at the atrium and main circula- tion areas. Based on student surveys and feed- back received about inadequacies, the proposed new expansion will include: additional study space, recreational space, an lUP store and a larger book store, larger and improved banking facilities, office space for student or- ganizations, space for organizational formals, dances and events, outdoor patio space, seating for up to 600 for lectures and theatrical performances and commuter lounge space for com- muters. This is how it is bet they think I ' m studying The renovation begins, Oh. the college life. 30