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MONDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2018

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Arnold to be renovated, Stansbury to be removed BY DOUGLAS SOULE

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Arnold Hall will be temporarily revived. Arnold is expected to be primarily used as offices for the next several years, according to WVU vice president for strategic initiatives Rob Alsop. There is also “one open space that [the university] may use as a classroom,” Alsop said. Next spring, Stansbury Hall is planned to be demolished to make way for a new Business and Economics building, said Randy Hudak, the senior associate vice president for WVU Facilities and Services. Those currently working in Stansbury will likely be moved to Arnold over the summer, Hudak said. Some workers already made the move to Arnold over winter break, according to Alsop. “There’s still work being done to accommodate [the rest of the workers],” Alsop said. Stansbury Hall, a WVU field house until 1970, currently holds departments like philosophy, statistics and the Army and Air Force ROTC. Stansbury is now “the preferred site” for the new Business and Economics building, said Hudak. “At this point, we don’t see any reason why we can’t build it there.” Hudak said the university is still analyzing what can and can’t be done with the site. “It’s just a concept right now,” he said. They are currently looking

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West Virginia University has 16 projects that are active, or under consideration. These projects include: •Kelley complex renovations for nursing program, Potomac State College, in Keyser.

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•New College of Business and Economics building. •Repurposing of current College of Business and Economics building •Eberly relocation modifications, Morgantown. •Evansdale Visitors Center, Morgantown. •Hodges Hall renovation, Morgantown.

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The old West Virginia basketball court is located in Stansbury Hall. WVU legend Jerry West played on this court during his time as a Mountaineer. into the feasibility of including housing, retail and a rec center with the new Business and Economics building. “We want to make this building a real showcase,” Hudak said. “The rec would be focused on access to the rail trail and to the river,” he said. “A place to have some kayaks or canoes or bikes.” Hudak said this would bring more activity to the lower side of campus. “Connecting to the river and the rail trail, I think is a very positive thing we can do,” he said.

Hudak said the construction of the Business and Economics will take precedence over anything else. Once the move is made, the former Business and Economics building will be renovated, according to Alsop. Programs from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are slated to take parts of the building. As for the ultimate fate of Arnold, Hudak said “there is no longterm plan for it, other than the potential to demo the building.”

•Mountainlair Student Union renovations (and downtown traffic solutions).

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•Residence Hall, Beckley. •R1 research lab upgrades. •STEM building, Jackson’s Mill. •STEM innovation building, Beckley. •Youth development facilities, Jackson’s Mill. These considerations were discussed at a WVU Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday.

Mountaineers fall to Oklahoma State in final minutes WVU men’s basketball loses by 3 points, must win future games page 10

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