La Salle University - Explorer Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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In autumn and in spring, beaureous rrees adorn rhe La Solle compus. Sunlight reflects off rhe lobby floor of OIney Hall, Frank Kolinka, Mark Zorzeczny and friends enjoy on ofrernoon on rhe quod in fronr of rhe Annex. 24

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Adding ro rhe Comforr and Convenience of Lo Soiie The bresr oddirions ro rhe Lo Salle resi- dence communiry indude 5r. Korhorine HqII, q beouriful new dormirory, and rhe Norrh Halls Complex dining hall. Togerher, rhey hove mode coming home ro resi- denr life a new and exciring experience or Lo 5alle. Consrrucrion of rhe $6.5 million dormi- rory projecr began in early Seprember, 1982. This operorion ron according ro schedule, making more living occommo- dorions available ro srudenrs in rhe Fall of 1983. Inirially, rhe consrrucrion of rhe new dormirory was on inconvenience. Resi- denrs hod ro odjusr ro on increased noise level, which made sleeping and srudying difficulr. The odminisrrorion hod ro deal wirh opposirion from several communiry groups, including rhe Delfield Area Neigh- borhood Associorion (DANA), which feir rhor La Salle was roo aggressive in ac- quiring land. There were also comploinrs from srudenrs and foculry who feared rhor available parking space would dwindle. All of rhese problems hove now been surmounred. Sr. Korhorine, rhe firsr dormirory builr since La Salle wenr co-ed in 1970, houses over 300 srudenrs. In oddirion ro single rooms, rhere ore double rooms available in rwo sryles. Some rooms hove shared borhroom fociliries, while orhers hove only basins inside. There ore also TV lounge areas, a game room, a laundry room, rhree kirchenerres, and o spacious ourdoor quod. The new dormirory ollevi- ores Lo Salle ' s previous space problem, enobling srudenrs from Philadelphia ro live on campus and eliminoring rhe need ro place rhree srudenrs in a double room. Ir also provides more srudy space for srudenrs. The Norrh Halls Complex dining focili- ries have been designed ro provide rhe mosr comforroble and convenienr ear- ing orrongemenrs. The new cafererio re- lieves rhe congesrion of fourrh and fifrh period lunch-goers, providing nor only space, bur a quid er flow ar rhe coshier OS well. As rhe new fociliries opened, o conrroversiol policy resrricring rhe use of meol cords in rhe College Union wos insri- rured. Ir wos feared rhor rhe new ar- rongemenr would seporare commurers and residenrs, bur rhis has nor proven ro be Q major problem. The new cafererio 26