Building Update

By Heather Poginy
Critic Staff

Work continues on the new building in front of Vail Hall

Construction of the new academic and student activities building is well on its way at Lyndon State College.
Started this summer after the Vail parking lot was repaved, the building is expected to be finished after one year. It will house the Exercise Science, Meteorology, and Business departments, which will allow other programs to expand into the existing buildings. Also, according to President Carol Moore, there will be “a multipurpose Student Activities room that can host presentations, poetry readings, and club activities; anything really.”
With the start of the new school year came the very first stages of the building’s construction. Within the first week of school, many students, faculty members and staff were asked to move, for safety precautions, from the side of Vail closest to the parking lot while the construction workers blasted rock out of their way for digging.
Over the summer, there were many renovations put into effect in the residence halls in Stonehenge. These renovations included new floor tiles and new windows in Arnold & Bayley. According to Moore, the remaining windows in the Stonehenge residence halls will be changed this upcoming Winter Break.
Across from the Stonehenge parking lot, the rugby field was also improved over the summer. It was leveled and reseeded to meet regulation standards and official play. Another field was also added for intramural sports hosted by Lyndon State.
Many students across campus question the way the school is gaining the money for this building Many students believe this added money is for the addition of the building. President Moore explains that the school’s deficit has nothing to do with the building. “The money we have for the building we attained through bonds last year,” Moore said.
Moore also commented about the improvements on Lyndon’s horizon. “We’ve had a good start this year. The college is outlined to grow modestly and enhance academic programs as well as student activities.”