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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ^ 'Mm '' -* New offices -' W underground :- , v,;V V'-v/J zr® A, " S by Keith Grigoletto **• Last Wednesday ended with the ad- ••v'.v dition of a subterranean building, to replace Van Raalte as well as introduce • •' • •im ••/•?.• ••.• • new classrooms and offices, still being considered by a special selection com- mittee. Alden B. Dow of Midland, the same gawss architects who constructed the Dow Health and Physical Education Center mmmm and the Phelps Dining Hall, are back at work at the request of the committee. Right now tentative plans call for 80 percent of the building to be underground. The roof will be landscaped. "The un- r ,i. *•'« ^ derground site was chosen because we need the ground space to open up the a ^ campus visually, and economically because the underground temperature doesn't vary much," said President 4 Gordon J. Van Wylem. "But this plan is . ..^ still tentative; we don't know if it's the • i • right building for us," he further remarked. If approved, the subterranean con- struction will utilize as its foundation the generous hill presently occupied by Carnegie Gymnasium. The suggested ope college structure is to be connected to Phelps and the DeWitt Center. Students would also be able to reach the second floor of Lubbers by way of a special bridge. Van Wylen explained that the earliest construction could begin would be one year after the plan is approved. It would take a minimum of a year and a half to complete. The new building would involve tearing olland, michigan up the north side of DeWitt and the removal of Carnegie Gymnasium, along SEPT. 25,1980 with a roughly estimated expense of four VOLUME NO. 93--ISSUE 4 to five million dollars. Tharin considers municipal stadium disaster by Julie Garlinghouse specifications in that it contains more Gordon Buitendorp, the architect who situation and that his cooperation, or that "The field is literally a disaster," said than five percent clay, which greatly had originally designed the field, denied of the subcontractors, could only be ob- J. Cotter Tharin, professor of geology and reduces infiltration of rainwater, and that the drainage problem had been tained if the City went to court. Holland City Councilman, in reference to does not permit adequate percolation. In caused by his own negligence. In his view Dan Gunderson, a Hope junior and aide the Holland Municipal Stadium, the tests taken, the results showed that in the improper drainage was not due to an to the City Planner, stated that a suit dedicated in 1979. any one place in the field there was no error in design but was brought about by: against the contractors and sub- Because of improper construction, the less than 20 percent clay and silt. 1. the field being used too early; contractors is now in court and "probably field was incapable of draining the excess 2. The crown of the field is not suf- 2. the field being used too frequently; won't be settled for two to three years." amount of water brought on by heavy ficiently high to allow proper runoff. A 3. the grass not growing properly ; "Regardless of the outcome," Tharin rains last October. The football players normal crown should rise between 15 and 4. improper maintenance of the field ; and feels that "the lawsuit is extremely were left standing on plywood planks to 18 inches above the side lines. As it 5. heavy and unusual rains occurring in important to show that we want what we avoid the ankle-deep water on the stands, the crown is less than one foot October. pay for." sidelines. Use of the field in this condition high. Buitendorp also suggested, as stated in The $107,228 reconstruction project will would have resulted in a severly 3. The side line drains did not remove the report, that to correct the problems at begin on the first week in November. It damaged playing surface. field or stadium runoff. the field the City should add additional will include the installation of a new 4. There is some question as to the topsoil and seed and limit use of the system of storm sewers along the Tharin and members of a committee adequacy of the sprinkling system. playing field for the next three to five sidelines, new drainage tile under the created to investigate the problem "The bottom line is that you can build years, or, alternatively, resod the entire field, replacement of sodding and topsoil submitted a report last February to the on any land with competent engineering field. with a more sandy and absorbent topsoil, f Holland City Council outlining the design," said Tharin. "In my view, they According to Tharin, these "solutions" raising the crown of the field to between 15 and 18 inches above the sidelines, and deficiencies of the field: did not plan properly to handle the would only complicate the problem, that 1. The topsoil does not meet problem of rainfall." is, the density of the existing topsoil. installation of a drain pipe along the south In the report, Buitendorp went on to say retaining wall where the problem with What happened to the speakers? that he will not take part in correcting the drainage has been most severe. by Beth Dodd speakers coming to the campus through In the past, distinguished speakers individual organizations' departments, have been brought to Hope by many Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholars and different organizations. This is one way of the Critical Issues Symposium. exposing the campus community to "It's a value decision," stated Dave varied opinions, views, and personalities. Vanderwel, associate dean of students; . In 1974-75 Student Congress set aside "You have to consider the morality of • funds for the specific purpose of bringing spending that much money." mM" to campus relevant and current lecturers. The Student Congress budget is At first the money was readily used to determined by enrollment because it bring in such people as Ralph Nader, receives money for all student Burr Tilstrum and Betty Williams. Since organizations out of the student activity aHgeareB this time the interest or feasibility of fee that each student pays. The $6000 bringing such distinguished people has previously designated for speakers has dwindled. now been distributed to other funds, in- The "big name" speakers have become cluding the contingency fund. The con- very expensive, and Student Congress felt tingency fund is used for groups who that there might be more valuable or overdraw their budgets, as well as other appropriate ways to use the money, ways miscellaneous expenses. that would benefit more students for a Any student organization may still longer time than the day or hour that a petition Student Congress for a speaker, speaker would appear on campus. but there is no specific speaker fund. This decision to cut the speaker fund Speaker funding must come out of the was also influenced by the availability of general or contingency fund. Holland Municipal Stadium, focus of an ongoing lawsuit (photo by Randy Warren) u College puts emphasis on campus safety by Amy Purvis mediate contact with the police or with an across the Pine Grove alone after dark," example, concerned students called The Hope community may sense a ambulance in the case of a (Jire Gerrie pointed out. "It just isn't safe." attention to an area with scary shadows o renewed emphasis on campus security emergency, he said. Each night, the Public Safety officers near some tall shrubbery. The bushes W and safety; according to Michael Gerrie, 'The campus security force's role inspect and lock all campus buildings. were promptly trimmed. o dean of students, "patrolling and staffing extends beyoixi the role of the police's Every floor is checked and all rooms are The department of Public Safety is of Public Safety has been significantly role and vice versa," Geib says. The locked; all entrances and hallways are anxious to serve students' safety increased." Before the Van Raalte fire, Public Safety force locks buildings, checked before buildings are securely demands. Students are urged to always 8 the campus was patrolled until 3:30 a.m. provides an escort service, and does closed until morning. All of the dor- feel free to call Public Safety about any g Now the department of Public Safety has extensive car and foot patrolling. mitiories are checked after parietals at unsafe situation or incident. However, the established an all-night vigilence, However, any criminal charges are midnight. Public Safety force is unable to do its job § patrolling until 8 a.m. each morning. referred to the Holland Police depart- It is important that the residence halls effectively when it is faced with false Glenn Bareman, director of Public ment. are secured to keep out people who don't alarms and prank calls.