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Campus News
Campus breezeways demolished over
bre^, to be reconstructed by fall 2002
Sophomore Nathalia Faber tries the CamCard device out
side of Fairthcioth dorm on Monday. The device, which
was broken during the demolition of the breezeways, was
repaired by maintenance on Tuesday.
Staff Photo By Christina Holder
□ Structurally
unsound breezeways
are torn down,
replacements con
structed soon.
Tiffany Adams
Staff Reponar
Students returned to
campus from Spring Break to
find that the breezeways
connecting Brewer, Faircloth,
Vann and Stringfield dorms
had been torn down.
Last week the Herald
reported that the breezeways
were structurally unsound and
would be demolished over
break.
The College hired D.W.
GrifFin Wrecking Company to
destroy them.
According to Tom Sherry,
director of Facilities Services,
the company began tearing
down the breezeways last
Tuesday. March 12 and
finished on March 17.
“It took longer than
expected because of the rust,"
Sherry said.
Currently, the first floor
entrances are accessible to
students.
The CamCard swiping
device at the Faircloth dorm
entrance was damaged during
the demolition, making the
door inaccessible for students.
However,maintenance
repaired the broken device
yesterday.
The doorways opening to
the second and third floor
breezeways were covered
with sheetrock for safety
reasons, although they are
locked.They will remain
locked until the new
^structures are completed.
According to Sherry, it is a
fire hazard for the doors to
remain uncovered because
they are not accessible exits,
and may be hazardous if there
was a fire in one of the build
ings.
The College is working
with Pearce. Brinkley, Cease,
and Lee Architecture, a
Raleigh-based design firm.
The firm recently held a
meeting with Dr. Jean Jack
son. vice president for Student
Development, and Heidi
LeCount, director of Resi-
oence Life to begin planning
for the rebuilding of the
breezeways.
According to Sherry the
architects will develop a
design for the breezeways,
which will be presented to the
College for approval. Once
the College has approved a
desi£n. bidding for the con
struction work will be open to
outside companies.
Sherry said that the design
firm should have another
meeting with representatives
from the College in approxi
mately two weeks.
Construction is expected to
begin mid-May and will be
completed by July at the very
latest.
“We hope to begin rebuild
ing the day after commence
ment,” said Sherry.
He also said that the breeze
ways will be rebuilt and per
manently reopened by the
time students return for the
Fall 2002 semester because it
is not an ongoing construction
project and is relatively sim
ple.
“It is unlikely that the
breezeways will be rebuilt
exactly as they were,” he said.
However, the College has
several ideas. For example,
the fourth floors of the dorms
could gain a breezeway.
The goal is to update the
design of the breezeways to
corresjwnd with the rest of the
buildings on campus.
According to Sherry, there
have been no official com
plaints from students since the
breezeways have been tom
down and the walkways
reopened.
However, some students
have concerns about moving
out of the dorms for the sum
mer because residents on the
upper floors of Stringfield and
Faircloth dorms do not have
access to an elevator.
“How will students on the
upper floors move things such
as lofts, chairs, and couches?”
asked sophomore Krista Kear
ney.
“We are aware that it will be
an inconvenience for stu
dents,” said Sherry.
He and Bill Wade, vice
president of Finance, have
considered the issue.
Sherry added that the Col
lege has considered hiring a
moving company to help stu
dents move heavy items out of
the dorms.
This issue will be addressed
in more detail closer to the end
of the semester.
Students walk the path toward the breezeway-free
dorms.
Staff Photo bv CHwsTtNA Holder
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