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Old North Opens At Last
After being closed off since 2001, Old North has been re-opened to students, faculty, and staff at UCO. The renovation project began in eary 2015 and is still ongoing. (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista).
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After 14 years of construction and three phases of renovations, the first and second floors of Old North are open to students and faculty at the University of Central Oklahoma. Although the third and fourth floors are still under construction, the building has undergone many changes over the last several years, according to the director of architectural and engineering services, David Stapleton. “Old North has changed dramatically, much like building a ship in a bottle. The entire interior structure-floors, walls, ceilings [have] been removed and a new steel frame concrete floor structure has been installed while leaving the original exterior sandstone walls and roofing in place,” Stapleton said. Stapleton also said Old North has a new air conditioning and heating system, lighting, ceilings, flooring and interior walls. While there have been classes
held at Old North and some faculty members have begun to move in to new offices located on the first floor, Stapleton said there are some last minute touch-ups to be made. According to Stapleton, items including some flooring, cleaning, lighting and landscaping are being done to finish the construction. “The third and fourth floors will be formally turned over to UCO by the end of next week, Jan. 20. Again, final work is in progress and clean-up is next. The work, in its entirety-interior and exterior, is to be complete by mid-February with the contractor off site and all construction fences removed,” Stapleton said. At the start of the semester, professors and faculty members in the psychology department moved back into to Old North after having to leave when it first closed down. According to the chair of the psychology department, Mark Hamlin, the professors love being back in the new interior of the building, but they also appreciate the original exterior of Old North. See Old North on 8,9
UCO Beats No. 2 Emporia State
UCO’s junior guard Melinda Murillo, 22, blocks Emporia State’s Jacee Kramer during a game on Jan. 12, 2017 at Hamilton Fieldhouse in Edmond, Okla. The Bronchos won the game 70-64. (Photo/ UCO Photo Services). See Women’s Basketball on 13 for full story and game recap.