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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1992)
.. ; f j <vi »'.•>*.• < Phasp One ol the $27 ■J million library expansion pro/ect is expected lo be completed under budget next tall LIBRARY Continued from Page * mui li (of t)i<* money in thr budget) .is <• xp«;c led vvi re in gimd shap* Then- .in two phases lo the S27 ! million ex punsiiin pi,in : ho lirst will add 1 L! DUO square feet of new coils'.:'.; lion to llit' i xistmg building s 2:i7,0()() square In ! The expansion is expoc tod to be (tun | del rd bv Nov ember or Dec rmtier 1 it 1 'to 2 The se; nd phase which Will start alter the (ornpleiion ot Hie new addition will renovate the existing b Mail. Almost every port of the exist ing facilitv will rei * ue some sort of renovation Some plans 'or the restoration id the existing building include 'in addition ol a new air bun dling system, wdiii t vv aid maintain consistent temperatures throughout the iibrarv. a new copy servile room, the addition of carpeting to several areas and the 1 • .itmg oI some -atv 11 e areas and desks to make it easier to find muten.il One ol the new additions ot 1’hase One is a 211.out) square to, ' room which Will house the new Instrui t-,. M- i:a C,enter Distance Learn ing ( lassroom I'h.s high lech interactive video system, which the Oniversitv is one of the last schools in the State to tap into, will allow a pro fessor to lea* h 1 1 lass that 1 an he broadcast to other schools .1! tfie state Fills system wo! allow 1 uisses sal different schools] to intei.u : willi each other." Bonnmle i said The I'nivers.ly will he able lo deliver 1 ounces I,, ir 11 md area I for .-x ample) without the p: oil--. .1 tr Having to drive ail the wav Up there Oil:, add.l ’ i * I, is* C) I: • hi idr a new loading d il k on!i rein 1- room and a preserve! lion and binding urea When the project is completed, there will be about l.tDU additional seats tor studying stu dents, more than twice the current number Large tint ! windows at one of the seating areas will provide1 a perfect view of Spencer's Butte Although the plans may sound lavish, llonamici said the finished product won't he any thing like the state arc.hives building in Salem It's not going to 1h- beautifully lavish," he said "We're not not using real expensive materials, we re using g ■ -d materials that are going to hold up ” Main sic louts who frequently study in the It br.irv suv that {)i■ ■ muse level from thr . ,u:st;u. lion in bothersome .n limes Ho'.m vci ni.>\t agree it will l«- vs urlh i! in the end Sometimes the noise is really distracting said junior I),in Brown but nm i (he library is mj-deled . lie lie s . 1 ' have lie : e : nu Bon.mil! I said he h.is received only Dili: noise complaint, and h* s.nd he thinks the m.i-tirilv b sludenls .inii si.ill are being vers i oojier.itive I he only m.ia.-r selh.uk Ui ll.e i onstrm lion •>,. I.ir i .inn when the hi; l.t.-is .illeinj ’ ,; e ,i.|d 111. rooftop c onstruc !ion above 11 . third lime When they pulled up the xisltng root. lie . ole rele si. ' w.o : o roiu'h ,md hinted in .iv lie : irpniing down An e\! r.i s in I KM) h.u! to he ;. a ire,! n t this un expected problem to s.md down tie- rough sl.ih find apply rubberized cement filler allowing tie ground to lie level Though they hadn't counted on spending the extra muiit'v, Bonumici said this mom s was part of the contingency fund, which is the dust in case" reserve tli.it most c on strut t ion plans has e The addition is being constrm ted to meet tie state required earthquake safety building lass and ss ill also lx- flexible enough to alloys lor addi tlomil future expansion The librarians working on plans for the expan ston are derailing boss some of the library Ini, *. , and materials are going to be transferred Tun tl, existing facility to the new construction without completely i onfusmg users of the library I he current plan is to move materials during Christmas break when there in fewet students using the library I he design of the addition Inis been a big lacti a m the whole pro|eit. Bonumici said lli* I ibr.it s sv.is originally built in lll in and is nu ogni/ed I* : its beautiful design in the Natural Registry >*l His torn al I'l.u es \Ve wanti'd to maintain some unity between the 19.17 building and the new addition. Bon.mm i said "By using bru k and copper, wede maintaining some of that to complement the new expansion, l.mdscup mg is also in the works The library gate area is nearly complete and a fountain terrm e area has yet to be constructed Lawns with seating will surround tin* building Funds for the project ini lude S1H million in state funds and S’l i million in private funds raised during the Campaign for (iregon »>: (’(IVIINKMAI BuKAKKAST Wrv7 V» |J ‘W Espresso <t Eusmes onh;u:iths v3.50 1 EXCELSIOR CAFE 754 E. I.MK I block on! »/ campoi WMWWMWWWWMflW 00 Foot long Sub SUBSHOP • FREE DELIVERY • 1225 ALDER 345-2434 I GET REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE And the competitive edge you need in advertising sales with the Oregon Daily Emerald. 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