Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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ABOVE: The aftermath — a bulldozer takes care of Teatro Inigo. the ups and downs of renovation Renovation and condemnation were words heard frequently around and about the physical campus of SU during the 1977-78 school year. After a visit by several structural engineers the summer of 1977, two buildings. McCusker and Teatro Inigo, were condemned, and two others. Marian Hall and the Student Union building, were cited for rehabilitation and remodeling. The destruction of Teatro Inigo in March, a former Jehovah Witness Church, marked the end of SU's fine arts performing center. The theater's condemnation forced the Drama department to relocate offices in Buhr Hall and set construction in the maintenance building. The department used an extra money allocation for theater rental off campus. McCusker. housing the Journalism department, student publications and Model United Nations, was initially scheduled to be torn down during the summer of 1978. Its destruction was postponed pending funds to complete office and darkroom space in the Student Union building basement. Following the current trend, the University was not planning to replace these buildings nor to expand. The vacant space acquired by the demolitions will most probably be landscaped. Exercising a policy of a more liveable and more student-oriented environment. SU planned to renovate the Student Union building. Proven to be structurally sound. Marian Hall will also undergo renovation, including the upgrading of plumbing, heating and wiring. In step with the many physical changes happening at SU. the landscape experienced a dramatic turn for the better during the year. Under the direction of Francis X. Bisciglia. SJ. gardens at SU began to brighten up. The first garden manager at the University since the death of Raymond L. Nichols. SJ in 1974. Bisciglia organized a new staff of four horticulturists and four energetic, work-study students. Trimming, pruning and spraying headed the list of priorities as the crew worked to control the overgrown trees and shrubs. Two more years of basic gardening are required to get the grounds back to an easily maintainable state. New rhododendrons replaced dead and stolen plants, adding to the wide variety of species already on campus. 22

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LEFT: Robert Harmon, associate professor of history (left), is largely responsible for Miller's visits to SU. This year marked the guide's fourth appearance here. BELOW: Ron Nessen met many difficulties as press secretary during the post-Watergate administration of former President Gerald Ford. 21

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ABOVE TO BELOW: Tabard Inn added a new stereo system and a widened service counter. The state of renovation in the Student Union building basement pictured months after the original completion date. A gardener labors across from the Liberal Arts building.