Oregon daily emerald., October 04, 1999, Page 4A, Image 4

Construction interrupts routine at journalism school
■ Now entering its fourth
phase, construction on Allen
Hall is due to end in March
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
The fences were hung by the hall
with care, in hopes that construc
tion soon would be there.
Students who have classes in
Allen Hall this term will find the
lawn on the east side of the build
ing, the bike racks and the parking
zone are closed to access.
A new entrance and atrium is be
ing built at the School of Journalism
and Communication in Allen Hall.
Dean Tim Gleason said the im
provements mark the fourth phase
of the reconstruction of Allen Hall.
In previous phases, a student ser
vices center, a video production
lab and a reading room were built
in the space formerly occupied by
University Printing Services,
which moved out in 1996.
When the construction is com
pleted in mid-March, the dean’s of
fice will move from the second
floor to the first floor and a hall of
achievement will also be built in
the renovated area. The new en
trance connects the two wings of
the building on the first floor and
leads students to the Willis S.
Duniway Reading Room, the John
L. Hulteng Student Service Center,
the Carolyn S. Chambers Electron
ic Media Center and the Marcia
Aaron Leonard Student Lounge.
Outside the building, a courtyard
will be built and the ramp that leads
to the first floor will be less steep to
improve accessibility for students
with special needs, and other ramps
will be added to the building. The
overall landscape will be preserved,
and parking spaces near the build
ing will not be lost.
In addition, a presentation room
will be built on the second floor
and a new digital media lab will re
place the news-editing lab on the
third floor. The dark room on the
third floor will be upgraded to be
come a digital darkroom.
“It really is bringing the facility
up to support teaching in the 21st
century,” Gleason said. He said
new technology will improve
teaching and media production in
the school, and help prepare stu
dents to work in the new era of net
work and interconnected media.
The renovation is funded by pri
vate moneys, such as donations
from alumni, Gleason said. He also
said other renovations in the build
ing will be performed when the
school has raised $500,000. After
that money has been raised, the
state of Oregon will match that do
nation to fund other renovations.
“I am excited to see the outcome
of the construction,” said senior
journalism major Deveney Felt. “I
thought the building is in need of
repair.”
Students will not be disturbed by
the construction noise. Gleason
said most of the construction has
been scheduled outside class hours.
But not everyone welcomes the
construction.
“I hate it. It is incredibly inconve
nient,” said Petra Hagen, secretary
of graduate studies in the journal
ism school. “It is loud and dusty,
and I cannot go from one spot of the
building on the first floor to the oth
er without going upstairs.”
Hagen said she has to spend a
quarter of each working day, on av
erage, directing students to the
Duniway Center. She said she was
forced to leave work early once be
cause of the construction noise and
welcomes the construction’s end.
Catharine Kendall Emerald
Construction is underway at Allen Hall. A new entrance and atrium are being added.
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