UNIVERSITY
‘Waterfall,’ drilling disrupt classes
Construction on Columbia roof causes classroom revolt
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Associate Editor
Fed up with tlir sounds of roof constnu turn revvr
berating through the classroom. Ceolngv Profe-sor
Harve Waft and students from Ins >1 to .1 in IHn.m
liarth class decided to express their'.-.frustration:
Wednesday.
The group marched down tin ; to johnson Had
to toll the administration that they had had enough
This mass complaint was the first indu.ation that de
construction on the roof over Room 1 fill ( T unhi 1 was
creating .1 problem for students ami fa ultv si iieduied
to that room, said Paul Hoi ho, vi: e provost ' 1 ■>. adeiii
ic affairs
"They stopped the- construction within : w mo:
rficnts, hut hv that time the class was . md that is
very unfortunate," he said.
Although the construction crews te ed to finish, the
roof repair before rainy weather sets in, thev agreed to
schedule around 1 lasses.
"There is no alternative," Holbo said. It is iin] os si
bio lo hold a'class in that room with .ill the external
noise."
The noise was likened to the sound ol j.c sh immer.,
but was actually drilling that is hi ,ng dono to set are
now insulation to the root, said I’hysii i! Plant 111 no tor
Coorgo Hoc.ht.
liet lit said a rotarv drill is used to am hor new insu
lation to the cement roof tletk, a pro.v-,-, that will no
longer he used w hile 150 Colombia is in use
Tho construction crew, from Umpqua hoofing Com1
puny. has rearranged its schedule so that the muse wad
he limited to early mornings and Wi rkrnds
()ther roof w rk is still going on Wide- 'the i ia-.-re m
as in use, and lias created no problems except one
ilet hi said that on-Thursday live construction, enrw
amt! across some pockets of wati-r in the old roof,
-ending some of the w titer down onto the (lass hr low
handing a good time of the year to do the construe
turn is almost impossible, beciluso of heavy'class use
Ito ROOF I ’ i ;e ' -
Construction workers from Umpqua Hoofing Company
finish securing insulation to the roof of Columbia Hall
Jhe company recently agreed not to work during
classes because of noise factors even though they
must complete the project before any ram hits.
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MEETINGS
ASUO Women's Center-Vista
Project Forum has been post
poned. The forum was sched
u led for Saturday, ('.all
340-4095 for more information.
The Gamers' Society will
have a strategy games regular
meeting featuring Pax Brittania
today at noon in FMU Cedar
Room E
Council for Exceptional Chil
dren is having its yearly plan
ning meeting today from 2:30
to 3:30 p m. in 152 Education
Call 346-5521 for more infor
mation.
OPPORTUNITIES
Career Planning and Place
ment Orientation Session will
take place today from 3:30 to
■1:30 p m in 238 Hendricks.
Call 346-3235 for more infor
mation.
Eugene Concert Choir will he
having auditions Sunday, Oct
0, at Grace Lutheran Church,
710 E. 17th Ave. Call 343-1082
to schedule an audition time or
for more information.
RELIGION
Baptist Student Union will
present Friday focus tonight at
7 at 2520 Harris St Mark How
ard, a local soloist and music
director, will 1 e a d a
praise/worship program. Re
freshments and fellowship will
follow. Call 34 5-3 3 93 or
747-5090 for more information.
Ilillel Shahhat Gathering is
at Mitch Rothman's, 1425 E
20th Ave. Vegetarian potluck
will start at 7 tonight Call
343-8920 for more information.
Chi Alpha Christian Fellow
ship is sponsoring a praise and
worship tonight front 7 to 9 in
the EMU Ben Linder Room.
Meeting for anyone interest
ed in becoming a Catholic
Christian, will take place Sun
day night at 0:15 at the New
man Center, 1850 Emerald St.
Call 346-4408 for more infor
mation.
Weekend Masses will take
place Saturday at 5 p.m. and
Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a m.
The Masses, taking place at the
Newman Center, 1850 Emerald
St., will bo followed by Bless
ing of Animals at 12:15 and
Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Genesis and other Creation
Stories will be the topic of a
round table discussion taking
place today at 12:30 p.m in
EMU Century Room E.
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