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Auditorium addition proposed for USA Student Center
Melanie Thornton
Senior Reporter
Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: News
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At Monday night's student government association meeting, Dr. Dale Adams, vice president of student affairs, addressed plans for the construction of the new recreation center.
While discussing the proposed development in greater detail, Adams mentioned that the recreation center was originally thought to be constructed closer to the student center, but was later reconsidered due to the idea of possibly building a brand new auditorium. When later asked during a telephone interview about when the construction of an auditorium would occur, Adams said, "I don't know. I'm going to push for it. But I don't know if it will happen or not."
Adams stressed the development of an auditorium is greatly needed for the University. "We would like to have -- somewhere on this campus, at some time -- an auditorium that would seat 750 to 1,000 people," Adams said. The vice president of student affairs went on to say in times past, the cafeteria and the Mitchell Center has been used for various functions on campus, but neither can serve the University appropriately. "It [the cafeteria] can only hold about 500 people," Adams said. "That's the most I can get in there. Of course, if we use it as an all-purpose room, we'd have a hard time feeding people in there if we want to have an event in there." Adams went on to also explain the disadvantages of using the Mitchell Center. "The smallest we can make the Mitchell Center for an event is about 3,500 people," Adams said. "That's far too big for most events that we would need."
Adams said the suggestion of having an auditorium is in the dream stages now, and no set plans for beginning construction for such a project are in place yet. Not only does the plan have to be considered by President Moulton, but also by others on the executive board of the University. Adams said, "It's got to be dealt by everybody here on campus, and there has to be a source for the money. Right now, there is no source."
Adams said although there are no immediate plans to build an auditorium, there was a set amount of research committed to discovering what the proposed auditorium would look like. "We did ask an architect to give us a rendering for one or give us an idea of what it was going to cost, but it was going to cost entirely too much."
While discussing the proposed development in greater detail, Adams mentioned that the recreation center was originally thought to be constructed closer to the student center, but was later reconsidered due to the idea of possibly building a brand new auditorium. When later asked during a telephone interview about when the construction of an auditorium would occur, Adams said, "I don't know. I'm going to push for it. But I don't know if it will happen or not."
Adams stressed the development of an auditorium is greatly needed for the University. "We would like to have -- somewhere on this campus, at some time -- an auditorium that would seat 750 to 1,000 people," Adams said. The vice president of student affairs went on to say in times past, the cafeteria and the Mitchell Center has been used for various functions on campus, but neither can serve the University appropriately. "It [the cafeteria] can only hold about 500 people," Adams said. "That's the most I can get in there. Of course, if we use it as an all-purpose room, we'd have a hard time feeding people in there if we want to have an event in there." Adams went on to also explain the disadvantages of using the Mitchell Center. "The smallest we can make the Mitchell Center for an event is about 3,500 people," Adams said. "That's far too big for most events that we would need."
Adams said the suggestion of having an auditorium is in the dream stages now, and no set plans for beginning construction for such a project are in place yet. Not only does the plan have to be considered by President Moulton, but also by others on the executive board of the University. Adams said, "It's got to be dealt by everybody here on campus, and there has to be a source for the money. Right now, there is no source."
Adams said although there are no immediate plans to build an auditorium, there was a set amount of research committed to discovering what the proposed auditorium would look like. "We did ask an architect to give us a rendering for one or give us an idea of what it was going to cost, but it was going to cost entirely too much."
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