2008 Woodie Awards
Residential Quad construction causes problems
Issue date: 1/21/08 Section: Op-Ed
If you didn't get a chance to visit your residential quad, don't bother now. The box area surrounded by Schmidt, University, Sanderson, Wayne and Killinger Halls is now under construction. Even though the Quad is not used by everyone, for many students, it is the first thing they see when they wake up.
As you may know, the quad is being demolished to give way to new suite-style residence halls. As great as this might sound, it is a big inconvenience to many students. The entire quad is blocked off, not allowing students to cut through by any means.
I am going to miss the beautifully cut lawn, a place where many students call their backyard. I am going to miss the fact that I can get to my classes on time instead of taking a more scenic route around the various holes and pieces of construction equipment - thus resulting in tardiness for my next class. If you haven't a clue what I am talking about, take a look at West Chester's beloved residential quad, or seemingly lack thereof. The quad was a place where many students could rest, relax and study. Now students will have to find a new lawn to lie upon.
It is such a wonderful feeling to wake up to the sounds of construction at 8 a.m. every day, especially on the first day of classes. When I was a first-year student, I lived in the grand and fabulous Wayne Hall - street-side mind you. Similar to this year, I had a nice alarm clock, but last year the tone was the screeching and churning noises of the WCU buses, or the clamor of the garbage trucks to empty the massive dumpsters outside of Wayne. (On the topic of dumpsters, I highly enjoyed the natural and pungent scent of trash that would constantly permeate through the windows. Or did I enjoy the smell of smoke better? I can't remember.) When I went to room rampage at the end of that year, I thought to myself, I cannot have a street-side dorm again. Now had I known about the construction starting in the beginning of the spring semester, I might have thought otherwise.
As you may know, the quad is being demolished to give way to new suite-style residence halls. As great as this might sound, it is a big inconvenience to many students. The entire quad is blocked off, not allowing students to cut through by any means.
I am going to miss the beautifully cut lawn, a place where many students call their backyard. I am going to miss the fact that I can get to my classes on time instead of taking a more scenic route around the various holes and pieces of construction equipment - thus resulting in tardiness for my next class. If you haven't a clue what I am talking about, take a look at West Chester's beloved residential quad, or seemingly lack thereof. The quad was a place where many students could rest, relax and study. Now students will have to find a new lawn to lie upon.
It is such a wonderful feeling to wake up to the sounds of construction at 8 a.m. every day, especially on the first day of classes. When I was a first-year student, I lived in the grand and fabulous Wayne Hall - street-side mind you. Similar to this year, I had a nice alarm clock, but last year the tone was the screeching and churning noises of the WCU buses, or the clamor of the garbage trucks to empty the massive dumpsters outside of Wayne. (On the topic of dumpsters, I highly enjoyed the natural and pungent scent of trash that would constantly permeate through the windows. Or did I enjoy the smell of smoke better? I can't remember.) When I went to room rampage at the end of that year, I thought to myself, I cannot have a street-side dorm again. Now had I known about the construction starting in the beginning of the spring semester, I might have thought otherwise.
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