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The typical student may not share Joe College’s hysteria, but he can certainly empathize with the problem. It is clearly evident that UWEC suffers from an acute case of insufficient student space. In fact, Eau Claire presently has the least square footage of space per student of all campuses in the system. Fortunately, a remedy is at hand. Relief comes in the shape of the new W. R. Davies University Center addition, set to be completed by December. If all goes according to schedule, it should be operational by the 1977 spring semester. According to James Bollinger, assistant chancellor for administrative services, the addition will alleviate the greatest space problems by creating areas for student relaxation and group meetings. The lower level will contain a After tearing down the old Schofield Annex latt fall, worken began construction of the new addition to the student union They worked through the winter 31
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attractions carpeted extension of the Blugold room, separated from the present one by new, expanded servery. The food bar now operating in the Blugold will be closed, except on rare occasions. Johannes Dahle, director of university centers, said the new servery has a Main Street” concept. In other words, it will give the impression of several little shops. Among these are an ice cream parlor, a delicatessen, a pizza place, a fast foods section and two beverage islands. The lower floor will also contain a new lobby area and information center, two conference rooms, and a publicity workshop for committee use. The central corridor will be a much wider continuation of the one presently extending east from the bookstore. The upper level will be composed mainly of meeting rooms and lounge areas, each with its own distinctive design. Dahle stressed the attempt to achieve a pleasing, relaxing atmosphere throughout the addition. This is to be accomplished through varying decor, optimum use of window space, and outside landscaping. One large multi-purpose room on the second floor will be able to accommodate 800 people in an auditorium arrangement, or 600 for dinner seating. An adjoining stage area will make it suitable for dinner theater events, mini-concerts or forums as well as meetings. If necessary, the room can be partitioned into four separate meeting areas, each approximately the size of the President's Room. The addition is an extension of the Davies Center to the east, covering the area previously occupied by the Schofield Annex and the old heating plant. This location was deemed advantageous because it will bring the Center closer to the other buildings. The location will also result in better circulation of student traffic. Two new entrances, one at the east end and one in the northeast section of the addition, will relieve the congestion now apparent at the north doors facing Schofield. Total coat of the addition, which is being constructed by Larson. Hestekin, Smith Ltd., an Eau Claire based firm, is $1.6 million. To absorb some of this coat, student segregated fees will be increased $6 per semester beginning next fall. Despite the increase of 22,000 usable square feet in the two-story addition, Bollinger estimated that as many as three-fourths of the schools in the university will still have more square feet per student than Eau Claire. He hastened to point out, however, that this is a reflection of UWEC’s full enrollment rather than inadequate facilities. He said the addition will accommodate all long range needs for student space, and nothing further is planned in the way of expansion.
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