Constructed from Ruin
Paul Kahan
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: News
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"One thing we're excited about is the Farmer's Market we will feature in front of the music building from May to October," said Ed Schmittgen, Executive Director of Capitol Planning. The Farmer's Market will feature tents of local farmers selling produce, as well as other foods, along with live music and tons of fun. It is slated to take place every single Thursday from May to October. The market will be a place where one can get fresh air in the summer and fall, buy fresh apples, or a slice of real homemade pie, all while listening to some soothing sounds.
Schmittgen also wished to reassure students that both the Student Center, and the new College of Education buildings were right on time for their summer and spring finish dates. But other happenings will include an expanded future residence hall where the current bookstore stands. Once it moves to its new location in the new Student Center, the current bookstore will be torn down and the expanded portion of the residence hall will be erected. Schmittgen also went on to explain that there are plans to move the marketing department, as well as a few other key offices to the proposed new residence hall.
One question most students had was that once the new student center was ready for business this summer, what will become of the makeshift student center, the Main Classroom first floor? "The computers will be moved to the Student Center, as well as Mobile Campus. But the Midway Cafe will continue to maintain its current spot in the Main Classroom." To replace Mobile Campus, Schmittgen would hint at the possibility of a bank, which could be used to make the campus more resident-friendly.
Schmittgen stressed the fact that not only was Cleveland State looking to build, but the mission at hand was also to take the eyesores that have in the past plagued CSU, and make not only the campus, but the city, look much more presentable as a result. "If you were to have been around the campus five years ago, and to just come back now, it would be a major shock to see how much has already improved," Schmittgen adds.
Though inconvenienced by the rerouting of the innerlink, many students are excited about the future that CSU is trying to create with these projects. With the enthusiasm of Schmittgen, one can only imagine that the campus will continue to be improved on in both practicality and aesthetics. If the campus can improve this much in five years, future students will have much to look forward to.
If students would like to keep in touch with what exactly is going on with the campus' obvious expansion, they can visit the architect home page. At http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/architect/, students are given the option to look at the status at some of the other projects they may not have noticed were even going on. Included are live streams of the construction of the new residence halls, the Student Center, and the College of Education.
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