NURSING DEPARTMENT

The Nursing department, located on the secondfloor ofDeMoss, receivedadditions including a media room, mother/baby and pediatric room and a critical care center.

"1thinkthe expansion is necessary, becausenursing studentsare expanding and more space is needed tp practice," Beverly Diaz, sophomore nursing major,sain more on n

Barrickfalwell Lodge

consisted of lightcolored walls,a fireplace and Dr Al Barnck's animal trophies

The first floor served as a rentalshop forskisand snowboards

The second flooroffered a cafe and comfortable seating

"Obviously the Snowflex isgreatfor students and the public,but we thought the lodge and the deck would be greatforthe studentsto hangout and relax,"Alan Askew,Project Manager, said (For more on Snowflex see page 38.)

Ne W Theatre

Takingfull advantageof the fallsemester readingday andamidthe Christmascheer ofthe cafe,Cory Fritz,junior psychology majorstudies for anaviation final.JudyTomlin, seniorEnglish majorresearches contenttora paperon"Gone Withthe Wind" for her Civil War literatureclass. Thebookstore offeredawide varietyofbooks, magazines,music, anduniversity apparel Having aStarbuckson campuswasthe highlightofthe semesterfor some students "Ithas mademy lifealot easierbyhaving aStarbuckson campus,"Natasha Bayes,junior,said.

"I am extremely happytohavea freshcupofcoffee atmyfingertips walkingintoclass."

BARNE S & NOBL E

Drama/Theatre majorsrejoicedafterhearingofplans for anew theatrelocatedintheNorthCampustower. The planincluded700 additionalseats. Planshad alsobeen discussedtoadd asceneshop,storage room, blackboxtheatre, officesand alobby "Ithinkit isabouttime,"SarahSeaman, senior theatremajor,said "Thelargerspaceprovided bythenew theaterwill open doorsfor new experiences,technologyand opportunitiesto make ourtheaterdepartmentexpand evengreater."

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TheVisual Cpmmunication

Anewbookstoregreetedstudentsandvisitorsalikeintimeforthestartofa newschoolyear.Thespaciousandopenfloorplansofthetwo-storybuilding allowedforefficiencyandlargerretailspace.Thefirstfloorhousedacademic booksandthesecondfloorofferedtraditionalBarnes&Noblemerchandise.a fullservice cafe and an outdoor patio

"Iwas soexcited togetback toschool and seethe enormous bookstore," Catie Aletter, junior said "Ithink this hasmade our campus a much better place duetothefact that we have a much larger selection ofbooks and accessories."

"It hasbeen helpful inbetween classes tobe able togo to the new bookstore and gethomework done," Dana Chepulis, senior, said "The book storeis agreat study andsocialenvironment."

Artsprogram receivedrenovationstotheir classrooms. A sculpturestudio was addedto enablestudents towork with materialssuch asmetal, clay, plasterand wood Also, an artgallery was createdto displaystudent's projectsand houseart shows hosted bythe program "Therenovations add muchneededspace, enablingusto provideacontextforartistic expressionand accommodate continuing curriculumdevelopment,"Todd Smith,VCAR Director,said, "It hasbeenahuge blessinghaving thenew labs open,"Autumn Miller,senior, said "Asa VCAR majorwe were alwayslimitedto space, and now we haveplenty pfroom which isreallygoingto helpuswithour productivityand helpourprogram prosper."

(For more on art see page 68.)