• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 23 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 10-26-1988 Lanthorn, vol. 23, no. 09, October 26, 1988 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol23 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 23, no. 09, October 26, 1988" (1988). Volume 23. 9. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol23/9 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 23 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 111'-! Happy Halloween From The Lanthorn . v ■... ■ ■ • .. ,r Fate of Phoenix . ■- — —" ——■■■■...... -* .... —-■■■ - ..... 1 ......... ....... - ----- Building Decided This Week Structure Found to Have Some Historical Value By Tim Syrek News Writer The decision to save or demolish the 115 year-old Phoenix building has been delayed until Grand Valley State University officials thoroughly review a report which concluded that the building could be renovated for classroom use. In August, the University hired architect Richard Frank to study the historical value of the factory and the price of renovation. The University also passed a resolution which authorized $20,000 to be spent on the study. Frank turned in an 87 page report that concluded the exterior of the building did have some historic value and that renovation of the building's interior could meet GVSU's needs of the factory. The Phoenix Furniture Co. began production in 1873 and expanded through the years as the office space. The estimations for the construction company grew. David Kendall, of the Kendall of a new facility have ranged from $7.5 to $11.7 School of Art and Design, worked in designing million. David Kendall's portrait (above) o f the Phoenix Furniture furniture for the company for some 30 years. The University was originally to demolish the Company when it was first built in 1873. The company was a According to the Baxter's History of Grand Rapids structure until a local historical preservation group landmark furniture business in Grand Rapids. the company expanded and prospered into the pressured GVSU into reconsidering the decision. The Grand Valley administration will decide if the ocer 100- 1920's and 1930's. Ronald Voogt, chairman of Preservation Grand In 1986, Stow and Davis planned on spending Rapids has led the fight to save the building. The year-old building (inset) is worth remodeling or razed. The three million to renovate the complexes, however, Michigan Bureau of History has found that the school was planning to raze the building, until a local shortly after they changed their plans and decided to building is one of the oldest in the city in which preservationist group said that the structure had historical furniture production has at one time occured. donate the ten-acre parcel to the school. Stow and value. Richard Frank, an architect responsiblefor renovations Davis’ revised plan called on a move to Kentwood When state Sen. Vem Ehlers and Rep. Richard and they wanted the land to stay economically Bandstra visited the building in early August they to the State Capitol, was hired to assess the building and productive for the city. The gift was due to a aroused GVSU by saying that money may be declared that the outside had some historical value.Doug 700,000 square foot, $42 million expansion that available to assist in the renovation. The Smith, of the office of Economic Expansion will bring his would add 400 jobs over the four years by Stow possibility of state funds led to serious proposal to raze the buiding in front of officials sometime re-evaluation of the structure. and Davis in Kentwood. today. According to Frank's report, renovations would GVSU assigned a three-major subcommittee to cost at least $8.9 million. These renovations could review Frank’s report and all other information. A All photos/ Stan Quirin provide more than 56,000 square feet of student and final decision on the complex is due on October 28. The L.V. Eberhard Center, in the background is directly across the freeway from the PhoenixBuilding. Some long-term goals of the school is New Science Building in the Works to have one complete campus connect the two parcels of land. Brian Holtsclaw Professor of Biology at GVSU, said “I have no time to News Writer prepare for labs between classes.” Senior, Kelly Haley also said “One day we’re in one classroom, another day A new three story science building devoted to the we move to a different classroom.” life sciences at Grand Valley will be constructed and Dean Kindschi stated, “In terms of the facilities we should be ready for use by 1992. have for science, we are considerably behind schools “The building will be attached to Loutit Hall and to that are much smaller.” For instance, Hope College the greenhouse,"stated Dr. P. Douglas Kindschi, Dean and Calvin College have 2,000 and 4,000 students of Science and Mathematics at Grand Valley. respectively in their science departments. “They have “Science and math are becoming more and more much better science facilities.” critical areas for our whole society,” Kindschi also Loutit Hall, an experiment in architecture, will be said. “Science enroll ments have grown dramatically in smaller than the new building. “It will definitely be a the last Five or six years. The original science building different exterior,” Kindschi said. was designed for a campus of about two thousand “For at least 15 years there have been plans for a new students.” science building,” said Kindschi “For about five years Peggy Lindeman, a freshman, quoted, “Classrooms we’ve been working actively trying to get an approval are crowded... sometimes people are standing.” “We need additional classroom spaces and we need A project statement for $ 16 million was approved by additional laboratories,” Kindschi said. “When we the Department of Management and Budget in the started the planning for this building we were at about Governors office last year and a request to the state for 87,000 credit hours. We are now over 100,000 credit funding has been made. Grand Valley is now searching hours and we’re projecting that this building will for an architect for the job. enable us to reach almost 120,000 credit hours.” Kindschi said, “If everything goes well, it could be Because of cramped hours, Norman Leeling, a ready for use by 1992.” Page 2 The Lanthom October 26, 1988 Campus Police or Campus Security? By Ann Vandervelde Y et they "do an awful lot of changed on the campuses, and as New* Writer checking buildings, and dorms, campuses became much more and grounds, and that type of vulnerable, the training and Editor in Chief.................Eric C. Nietling Just exactly who are those security," according to Chief expectations of the guards Campus Life Editor........ Stuart MacKenzie people tramping through our Wygant changed. You went from a guard Photographic Editor.................Stan Quirin Where do we draw the line? situation in the 50's to more hallways, patrailing our campus Advertising Manager..........Laura Robinson Campus security positions are all campus law enforcement in the and passing out parking tickets? Business Manager....... ......Stacie Schneider Who has the power to arrest filled by students who work for 60's." Office Manager.......................Lora Lamb the Housing department These The term "security" was used someone? Lately there has been Advisor.................................Lillian Sigal a little confusion about who is dormitory security personnel have to soften and break the who. Just how far do the powers the power of referral, and they stereotypes of law enforcement of the campus security go? Who also have the authority to call in Rather than push police, the exactly is "campus security"? a duty officer when the situation campuses were trying to break And who are the campus police? demands it. As Wygant has the stereotypes, and one of the Our campus' Department of said, the dormitory security ways, according to Al Wygant, The Lanthorn is a student-run weekly Public Safety is a combination of officers are the "eyes and ears" of was to push the idea of security publication. The majority of it's revenue is the two. the Public Safety Department, and its aspects of the job. raised through the sale of advertising. The Grand Valley's Department of and due to close radio contact, Now the title has been changed opinions expressed in The Lanthorn do not Public Safety consists of five have saved the department a great again. Why? Well, to fit the necessarily reflect those of Grand Vailey patrol officers, a sergeant, Chief deal of time. Dormitory security times and a department that State University. A1 Wygant, and approximately members work very closely with constantly conforms itself to The Lanthom's deadline for all ad 35 students. And no, our campus Public Safety, and can be used to student needs, it was changed to material is 5:00 pun. THURSDAY. police are not "rent-a-cops"; they testify in court the Department of Public Safety. The Lanthorn conducts business at the ate full-time employees of the Deputized officers will identify Its present title is more Kirkhof Center, Main Campus, Allendale, university with "an associates or themselves as "Grand Valley descriptive, and more Michigan 49401. Phone: (616) 895-3120 bachelors, and in some cases, Police Department" or "GVS appropriately describes the or (616) 895-3608. Subscriptions to The continued education beyond that Police". department's function. Lanthorn are available for $12 a school year.

Load more

  13

Copy Link