Oral Roberts University - Perihelion Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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:a'.: ii: by Nancy S. Chamberlain In August the cries of reunions and chatter could be Fheard. Did you see that so-called bridge by Quad Towers? l thought it was going to be more than a sidewalk. Can you believe the Learning Resources Center is finished? The bookstore has really changed. We got new carpet. The first accomplishments noticed by returning students was the construction advances of the completed Learning Resources Center and the City of Faith Hospital and Clinic. The Learning Resources Center or Graduate Center which had been under construction since lan. 23, 1976, was com- plete. The triangularrshell of the LearninggResources Center had now grown into a diamond-shaped Graduate Center housing the new administrative offices as well as the Busi- ness Office, Registrar's Office and graduate programs. The City of Faith complex which was still pending court action at the end of finals and whose structure was only a dream had taken form with the skeletons of the first three floors rising from the construction site. The traditional drive through the Avenue of Flags revealed the dawning of a new set of flags which were replaced to add to the rejuvenation process. With the addition of approximately S150,000 of carpet, linoleum and paint the dorms expressed a fresh and beauti- ful image. Dreams of carpet in Ellis Melvin Roberts Hall became a reality as well as the replacement of lobby lino- eum in Quad Towers. The fresh coat of paint was not to be overlooked in all the dorms as well as the Classroom Center. Scales and stoves were just a few of the added attractions in Claudius Roberts Hall and the women's Quad Towers. NANCY S. CHAMBERLAIN is a senior business education major from Lake Charles, La. She has been the editor ot the 1978 and 1979 PERlHELlON and layoutfdesign editor of the 1977 PERIHELION After 'zraduation her plans are to enter the business world. Workers situated above Christ's Chapel continue their upward climb by adding more scaffolding to their structure. The scaffolding enabled them to install sheeting to cut 80 percent of the outside light for television. The Campus Store and Hewitt Dining Commons were not to be forgotten in the renovation of facilities. The Campus Store, located on the ground floor of the renamed Class- room Center lpreviously the Classroom Buildingj, had dou- bled in size and merchandise. The halls on either side of the original store were removed to house the expanding collec- tion of goods. The growth in size was owing to inclusion of foodstuffs, a larger gift book department and larger selec- tion of gift items. The store also sported a super-graphic of a pencil on the outside wall designed and painted by Marsha Bush, Debbie Couge and Margee Colden. Saga, the campus food service, had replaced the old worn carpet for a new one and the walls wore a suit of bright orange paint. Christ's Chapel brought a new light to the spiritual affairs on campus with the installation of the Solar-X on the glass in the upper portions of the Chapel. The coating cuts 80 per- cent of the exterior light to accommodate television cam- eras to be used to tape Chapels for later use. The cost was 536,000 with a completion time of nine days. The installation of hedges and sidewalks to reduce the cowpaths, worn by students during the ever-present search for a short cut to anywhere, were beyond notice. The smaller and less obvious accomplishments were discovered with time, but all were sure they would discover every improvement before it was time to retrace the path again next August to discover what new ideas the maintenance crew could come up with next! ,fl I 'ilu .iw E ' fa I V ,, 7'2 'l'v'5::v ' f' fl 'lf- .Z ,- ff I is 3 . ffl 1' ..,, .' ff' laime and Ralph Lopez put a new coat of paint on the stairwell going down to the basement of the Student Union Building. no I f-fi Z U fv- xx vw O Z 1 7 Feature