Grace Hall roof construction bringing leaks

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Across the hall, Enrollment Operations Manager Angela DiLella, said, "We have a brand new office and now we have water damage everywhere including the ceiling and the walls. We also had several college publications damaged or destroyed." There are plastic bags still hanging from the ceiling in this office catching leaks before they have a chance to rain on more office supplies or even an unfortunate person who happened to be walking underneath a leak. "It's a surprise every morning when we come in," DiLella said.

The registrar's office, perhaps the most ill-fated office, has at least 10 tiles missing in its ceiling and a boarded up skylight. A bucket still sits in the comer catching water from a hose dangling from up above. This bucket is dry while other parts of the office are drenched. Registrar Ray Matzelle said, ''We had graduation audit papers laid out in the assistant registrar's office one night and 80 percent of the documents have severe water damage now. We had to start covering up everything in the office including students' permanent files." To say the least, the leaky roof has been an inconvenience for everyone.

Holden said, "There are several parts to a roof. There is the sloped part that everyone sees, which would be where the tiles are. Underneath that is a flat, internal roof, a sort of rubber roof, that cannot be completed until the tile is put in place. With the workers walking back and forth and the delay with the tiles, the holes and leaks that were there before, became worse. The roofing company is trying to fix the leaks as soon as they become aware of them."

Holden says that they hope to have the roof completed by early spring and that it will enhance the appearance of the entire building. "The chosen roof will cost a little more up front, but in the Jong run it will be more cost effective," Holden said.

There is one good thing that came out of all the leaks, however. DiLella says that in the enrollment operations office, it rained so much that they haven't had to worry about watering their plants for quite awhile.