Letter to the Editor Page 17 LOOK INSIDE! Oil spill $$$ Page 5 Freelon makes debut Page 3 THE WCC volume 3 no. 3 Wayne Commuiiity College, G(rfdsboro, NC 27533-8002 PUS VOICE November 14,1990 COiMMITY aaith Science IRC Building Local politicians, construction supervisors, and college ot-ficials participate in ground breaking ceremonies held on July 30, 1990. Photo: Liz Meador This plan depicts "C“ and *A" buildings currently under construction. Drawing: Chris Plummer, former WCC student now at ECU. Campus construction continues By: Brian Daniels and John Brantly On {Monday, July 30, 1990, ground was broken for two new buildings on the WCC North Campus. With the new structures, "C" and "A" Buildings, the majority o-f campus opera tions will occur on the new campus. The completion date o-f this new construction is projected to be November 28, 1991. According to yice President for Educational Support Services Linwood Anderson, if construction is completed on time, the two new buildings could be in iise by spring or fall quarter, 1992. The project is costing $<5,685,265, which includes the architect"s fee, construction, heating, air conditioning, electricity, and plumbing. The state is providing $2,700,000 while local (county) funds provide ^3,985,265. "C" Building, located in front of the Hocutt Build ing, will house Continuing Education, Co-operative Education, the Counseling Center, and the Human Resources Program on the first floor. On the second floor will be liberal arts and math c1ass^ooms, and on the third floor will be math and liberal arts faculty and staff offices. "A" Building, located .behind Hocutt Building and next to the Health Science Building, will house Auto and Machine Shop classrooms on the first floor. The second floor will house classrooms for social sciences. Health and P.E., and the engineering courses. Faculty and staff offices will be located on the third floor. Parking areas are now taking shape in front of and adjacent to the current LC Bu iIdi ng. In the future, "C“ Building, the Hocutt Build ing, "A" Building, and the future “B" Building will all be connected by an Oil spill affects finances By: Brian Daniels In the fall of 1987, workers cut an oil line during the construction of the Learning Center <LC) Bu i1di ng on the North Campus. enclosed glass walkway, allowing faculty, staff, and students protection from the weather. With the new buildings finished, the new campus will be almost complete with the exception of “B" Bu i1di ng. According to Anderson, WCC is now applying to the Legislature for funding of “B" Building. If this funding is made available on schedule, the move to the North Campus could be complete by 1993. Col 1ege off i c i als thought that workers had repaired the break in the line, but later discovered oil in the water and soil. According to Linwood Anderson, Mice President of Educational Support Ser vices, when the line was being repaired, another linkage was separated in the line farther down. Although it is not cer tain who is responsible for the sp i11, col 1ege officials are in litigation with four contractors. The spi11, over 2,500 gallons, was reported to the EPA immediately after its discovery. It is estimated that the clean-up has cost the college $130,000 to date. continutd page S Jot Atkinson, construction worker, levels fresh concrete for curbs on the new parking lot. Photo: John Brantly

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