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_______________________________________News
Tuesday, July 20,1993
Collegian
Bond package offers needed improvements f
NE Campus
Saedra Pinkerton
$2,300,000
$12,700,000
Total
NW Campus News Editor
By
By
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$3,100,000
$ 500,000
$ 650,000
$3,600,000
$ 450,000
for the 30,000 square
foot new classroom
building. The science
building addition will
also utilize 30,000
square feet and will
cost $3,100,000. The
administration build-
ing addition includes
7,000 square feet, and
will cost $500,000.
The proposed
bond issue also allots
money for 500 new
Addition to science building
Addition to administration building
Renovations of existing buildings
• Alterations to meet ADA requirements
• Office occupations building
• Science building
• Faculty office building
New and replaced furniture and equipment
Parking lot (500 spaces)
Update, replacement and repairs
to heating, cooling and mechanical system
“We have been steadily making changes
to meet the requirements,” Crow said. “But a
number of things need to be changed—doors
must be widened, water fountains must be
lowered. Restrooms and elevators also have to
be changed.”
“These changes are not cheap, but they
must be made,” Crow said.
Crow said the administration building will
be renovated to include more room for regis-
trar, bursar and financial aid services.
“The new wing will extend almost to the
end of the sidewalk,” Crow said.
The proposed bond issue allots $2,100,000
room in the student center. The new classroom
building will have rooms designed to service
this type of situation, Worden said.
“The new building will be multi-purpose.
In addition to the regular class and seminar
rooms, there will be ITV labs and computer
labs,” he said. “The computer labs will be open
to all students for general use and will be
consolidated to be more efficient.”
Many of the old, outdated computers will
be replaced as well.
“A lot of renovations that people won’t
see, such as utility work in the tunnels under
the campus, will also be done,” he said.
“But we hope the students will notice that
everything is more functional. This campus is
like a 26 or 27-year-old house that you have to
bring up to standard.”
“The big thrust is to provide a better learn-
ing environment for the students. This not only
includes being clean and nice looking, but
operational as well,” he said.
parking spaces on NE Campus.
Crow said there is a shortage of parking
spaces on the campus for the first few weeks of
the spring and fall semesters. Campus plan-
ners, however, expect the 500 new spaces to
accommodate student growth for at least sev-
eral years.
“Unless the students begin riding bicycles
or rollerblading to school, the parking spaces
will continue to be in demand as the campus
continues to grow,” Crow said.
Crow said about $1 million of the funds
will be used to purchase new computer hard-
ware and software for NE Campus students.
“We need a lot of computers,” he said.
“Technology is the way of the future. We have
to spend money to update the equipment. We
must stay current.”
Crow said he believes the bond issue will
pass; but if it does not, the students will be
forced to pay for necessary renovations and
additions through tuition and fees.
“If it doesn’t pass, campus growth will be
stabilized. We won’t be able to be current in
technology or with building maintenance,” he
said. “We will have to find another source of
revenue, and that will fall on the students.”
“In the areas that have had to resort to
bringing in such revenue from students, they
have higher tuition and all kinds of fees. Some
colleges even have parking meters. I don’t
believe the students here would like that at all,”
Crow said.
TCJC fees are the lowest in Texas; and
some fees, such as the Student Services fee,
have remained the same since 1967, Crow said.
“I believe the bonds will benefit the com-
munity and give TCJC an opportunity to pro-
vide educational opportunities for all of the
students, he said. “I am very positive that it
will pass. This is something that the people
want.”
The NE Campus will receive significant
renovations and additions—such as a new
classroom building, new lab facilities and 500
. parking spaces—if voters pass the $70 million
proposed bond issue Saturday, Aug. 14.
Dr. Herman Crow, NE Campus president,
said the NE Campus, which will receive
$12,700,000 of the funds, has needed addi-
tions and renovations for several years.
“The new classroom building, which we’re
now calling the Universal Classroom Build-
ing, will be used for general purposes,” he
said. “The additions to the science building
are also very important. We will be able to add
lecture rooms, labs and offices. The labs have
been needed for several years. With the cur-
rent amount of space, the number of students
we can register is limited.”
Crow said anatomy and physiology classes
are currently very popular, but many students
are unable to enroll because of limited space.
The proposed bond issue would also al-
low the NE Campus to complete renovations
necessary to meet the recently passed Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act.
Ask any student on South
Campus-science classes are at a premium.
Each semester, many students are turned away
from courses that are critical for graduation
requirements, Dr. Jim Worden, South Campus
president, said.
“Our greatest need is an addition and
renovation to the science building,” he said.
“We continue to turn away students—I would
venture to say hundreds each semester—who
need science courses.”
Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Micro-
biology and Chemistry 1604 are most in de-
mand because of the many students who are
working towards a career in medical occupa-
tions such as nursing, Worden said.
The addition, which will house two labs,
four classrooms, a computer lab and faculty
offices, will be to the west of the existing
building, Worden said.
The second greatest
need is for additional class-
rooms for both credit and
non-credit courses, he said.
“We plan to build anew
classroom building which
will serve regular classes as
well as seminars,” he said.
“Generally we have a great
demand in continuing edu-
cation, especially for semi-
nar activities.”
Currently the seminars
are usually held in a large
are becoming necessary. For example, most
of our furniture and equipment are originals
from when the campus opened,” Saenz said.
Alterations to doors, ramps and restroom
facilities accommodating disabled students
and satisfying ADA (Americans with Dis-
abilities Act) are needed.
Replacing electrical wiring and install-
ing fire-resistant curtains in the theater will
ensure more safety,” he said.
Upgrading and enlarging the parking
lots is becoming more urgent, Saenz said.
Another problem that has been here
since the campus opened is a roof leaking
problem. Many experts have advised over
the years, and the roof still leaks. Several
areas are affected by the rain, he said.
“We will be replacing the entire roof
plus installing waterproof windows. It’s a
good investment with all the new equipment
and furniture we’ll be adding,” Saenz said.
One-fourth of the funds will be used to
install anew heating, cooling, and mechani-
cal system. The current one is the original
and is showing signs of wear and tear, Saenz
said.
“In conclusion, the proposed bond elec-
tion can make all campuses better and give
us a good run for the next 5-7 years. That
will take us into the year 2000,” Saenz said.
NW Campus
Jodi Stewart
Merging the fire and police training ar-
eas to ease the science lab overflow is a
number one priority if the August bond elec-
tion proves favorable, Dr. Michael Saenz,
president of NW Campus, said.
“We would like to tie the police and fire
and safety classes together because they have
the same need of labs, physical training ar-
eas, driving pads, towers—very similar
things. They are compatriots. This plan to
build a new wing for the public safety build-
ing will be more space efficient,” Saenz said.
As a result of the vacancy created by
moving the fire technology labs, science labs
can be moved to Bldg. C to ease the over-
crowding and to update the current labora-
tory conditions, Saenz said.
Computer software and equipment slated
for NW Campus from bond returns will be
specifically designated to accommodate the
new biology and chemistiy labs as well as the
accounting, English, and computer science
departments, he said.
Renovations to the facility are another
major area where funds are needed. For
example, the police firing range is used from
8 a.m. until 10p.m. everyday. Over a period
of time, residue, including lead,
has collected in the field and
needs to be cleaned and dis-
posed of properly, Saenz said.
“Our campus is almost 20
years old, and some changes
South Campus
Nancy Bartosek
Editor in Chief
New classroom building
$2,100,000
Addition to science building
$1,500,000
Renovations to existing buildings
$ 600,000
• Home economics building
• Student center (food service)
• Air conditioning building
• Alterations to classrooms
• Alterations to meet ADA requirements
New and replaced furniture and equipment
$3,600,000
Update, replacement and repairs to heating,
$2,300,000
cooling and mechanical systems.
Total
$10,100,000
Addition to Police/Fire Training Building
Renovations nf existing buildings
Heating, cooling and mechanical systems
Other improvements
$1,200,000
$ 400,000
$1,050,000
$2,350,000
Total
$5,000,000
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