CAMPUS/AREA
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, August 24, 1995
5A
On every floor of Dyche Hall there are rooms, just like this one, which contain hundreds of jars of specimens. All are to be moved into the safer, more spacious edition of Dyche Hall.
Pam Dishman/
KANSAN
By Tara Trenary
Kansan staff writer
Dyche Hall addition nears completion
However bothersome the construction has been, the building will serve a useful purpose: housing and storing specimens in alcohol.
Since work began last September, the addition to Dyche Hall has been a source of slowed traffic, construction debris and less-than-perfect scenery.
The new addition to Dyche will house specimens for studies in herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles; ichthyology, the study of fish; ornithology, the study of birds and mammalogy.
"This simple move will have large ramifications for the museum and the community," said Jordan Yochim, assistant director of the Natural History Museum.
Yochim said that without the new addition, there would be no space left in Dyche for expansion. The addition will provide room for 26 years of growth and much needed space for graduate students to participate
the study of mammals, he said.
in research. The addition also will allow for more room in the existing wing for education and exhibits for students and the public, he said.
The specimens will be moved to the new wing next semester but will be open only to staff, visiting scientists and museum curators because it will be used only for specimen storage, Yochim said. Landscaping around the new addition is needed.
be completed, said Doug Riat, associate director of Design and Construction Management. The addition should be fully operable by mid-December, he said.
Students' spouses welcome!
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