Thursday, August 20, 1981
Vol. 92, No. 1 USPS 650-640
THE University Daily KANSAN
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Section 2 Campus lifestyle
Renovations to be completed by Spring in four buildings
By JOE BIRNEY Staff Reporter
By the end of the 1982 spring semester, the renovation of four buildings on the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas should be completed at a total cost of $14 million, according to Allen Wiechert, University director of facilities planning.
Federal and state budget cuts could delay new construction and renovation projects that are being built.
"Most projects are pretty much on schedule." Wiechert said, "and there have been no major delays or weather problems since the renovation projects take place inside the buildings."
The absence of labor strikes also helped in the construction being completed on time. Wiechcik said the only strike delay occurred when striking carpenters were unable to time the insulation of pipe in Watson Library.
THE $6.2 MILLION renovation of Watson Library is nearing its scheduled completion date of January 1982.
Work began over a year ago, and the noticeable changes include the circulation desk being moved to the third floor near the entrance, easier access to the stacks and moving the library Copying Service, along with the periodicals and microforms, to the second floor.
RENOVATION OF Flint Hall began the first week in July, and the construction work on the $49,000 project is scheduled to take 300 days, according to Wiechert.
The renovation will consist primarily of remodeling the space that was left vacant when the visual arts department moved out. The office is equipped with a personal journalism with more room and better facilities.
MARVIN HALL is the biggest question mark concerning dates of completion, according to Wiechert. He said the contractors told him that work would be completed by the time school starts, but their construction contract runs until October.
Weichert said he was hopeful that the Marvin renovation would be completed in time for architecture students to use the building this fall semester. The renovation consists mainly of areas that were used by the engineering department before it moved to Learned Hall.
A new roof has been added to Marvin along with better accessibility for handicapped people. The total cost of the Marvin Hall renovation is estimated at $2.8 million.
Non-traditional student group plugs age gap
By CONNIE SCHALLAU
However, the Non-Traditional Student Organization is not. The Non-Traditional Student Organization is open to any student who did not enroll immediately after high school graduation.
Staff Reporter
She returned to college after a 20-year absence and wanted to join a social group. Unless she wants to be a housemother, a sorority is probably out of the question.
"Anyone who had a break between college and high school, whether it was because they were married, worked, had children or were in the service, is a non-traditional student and is welcome to join our group," Carien Jupe, past NTSO president, said.
People turn to the group mainly because they feel alienated from the 18- to 22-year-olds who
"The AGE GAP is the thing that bothers most non-traditional students at first." Jupe said. "People turn to us for counseling—not professional counseling. It's just talking to people that have gone through similar experiences. That helps."
Time management is another problem that some non-traditional students face, Lora Zimmer, director of the Student Assistance Center, said.
"Being married can make time management difficult," Zimmer said. "Having children while attending school is another problem some people face."
For those students with children, the Student Assistance Center has a list of licensed day care providers.
In 1978, about 4,000 KU students were nontraditional students, or about one-sixth the total
It was in that year that the Non-Traditional Student Organization began. NTSO prints a newsletter and provides social activities for non-traditional students, for $1 a year dues.
EVERY TUESDAY AND Thursday in fall and spring, the group meets for luncheon. Sometimes they have brown bag lunch and sometimes they meet in the Kansas Union deli, Julie said.
The group can be contacted through the Student Assistance Center, 121 Strong Hall, or by calling (708) 467-3535.
PARTIAL RENOVATION is being done in Lindley Hall, which houses the geology and geography-meteorology department. A new air conditioning system is part of the project.
Like Flint and Marvin, part of the work in Lindley is being done in areas where another department has moved out. The chemical engineering department moved from Lindley to Learned Hall in 1976, and the Kansas Geological Survey moved to Moore Hall in 1973.
Additional renovation projects that are being planned or proposed include a new science library, an addition to Haworth Hall, and further renovation of Spooner Hall.
RENOVATION IS BEING done to preserve Spooner Hall, the oldest building on campus. The building, built in 1894 and listed in the National Register for Historic Places, was vacated by the art museum in 1978 and now houses the Anthropology Museum.
The problem with the Spooner renovation is that the funds provided for the project came from the federal government, Wiechert said. These funds were matched with funds from the state or from private donations. The Reagan administration's budget cuts will most likely be the end of federal money for the Spooner renovation, Wiechert said.
Further funds will have to come from the state
donate donors. Thus for $222,000 has been
spent with donors in the past year.
The renovation process would include replacing a leaky roof, replacing windows and reconditioning of the exterior red Dakota sandstone that has weathered badly.
Wiechert said plans for a new science library were stalled by the 1981 Kansas Legislature. The building, to be located on West Campus, would be dormitory that is temporarily located in Malott Hall.
The library project has received no money but construction plans are already being made.
The project would create offices and laboratories for the Geological Survey and its energy-related programs.
Money was appropriated for Haworth Hall that would cover the planning expenses but the construction funds for the $14 million has not yet been received. The addition would provide for a division of the biological science department that is now in Snow Hall.
WIECHERT SAID the preliminary plans for Moore Hall, which houses the Kansas Geological Survey, are virtually completed and constructing this spring if the legislature provides the funds.
A new broadcast facility to house both KANU and JKHK on West Campus should be completed sometime in 1983 if a construction bid is made this winter. Wiechert said.
The facility would also house the Audio Reader Network radio station for visually impaired people.
The broadcast facility will cover 28,000 square feet and the estimated cost is $3.5 million.
A workman dumps rubble down a chute on the cast side of Watson Library, which is currently being renovated. Renovation is scheduled for completion in 1882. For more renovation photos see page 12.
WENDY NUGENT/Kansan Staff