Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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And the walls came tumbling down What took nearly two years to plan, began to materialize this past fall, and it is with a note of irony that something as constructive as the university’s 6.7 million renovation project should begin with utter destruction. But that is how the crews began, tearing out walls and ripping up floors in the Fine Arts and Education Buildings in order to make way for completely new and modern educational facilities. The big move out of the two buildings began late last spring. Professors found they had to share of¬ fice space in the campus’ other buildings, had to pack or store their personal libraries, and had to sometimes find some peace and quiet in a janitor’s closet. Furniture, desks and chairs and the Drama Department’s vast collection of props and cos¬ tumes sought temporary refuge in Hancock Hall and Lawrence Hall. The Women’s Gym became the sanctuary for the Education Department and the IA Department’s drafting classes, while the Administration Building took up the slack. The Music Department moved into Lawrence, and the lobby became the band hall and choir room. Students watched with awe and idle curiosity as one by one the windows in the buildings were removed, and the rubble of former classrooms was shoveled out into waiting trucks. For all practical purposes the buildings were gutted as the overall plan called complete renovation and remodeling. Phase I of the long awaited project is just about complete, and students and instructors alike are eager to move back into the buildings. But the construction program does not stop here. Phase II will begin this summer, as summer students will watch the process repeat itself, only this time, the Administration Building will be emptied of its contents, gutted and renewed. student life 21