Some of the work being done on and around Lenoir Dining Hall is the cause of student frustration.
Construction on Hamilton Hall, which has been ongoing since the fall semester, is fixing problems associated with precast panels on the outer shell of the building, which controls the temperature and keeps out wind and rain. Construction has not interrupted classes.
The construction’s projected budget costs $1.5 million.
“To be honest it hasn’t really affected me outside of helping me know which building I had class in at the beginning of the semester,” said David Garcia, a first-year exercise and sports science major. “It was the only building I didn’t have to ask someone where it was.”
First-year sociology major Emily Pittman agreed that the work has had little impact on students taking classes inside the building.
“I go to Hamilton at least twice a day every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so I have to walk around the construction,” Pittman said. “We haven’t had to relocate our classes or anything like that though.”
While the disruption inside Hamilton has been minor, the closure of the sidewalks, which resulted from work replacing chilled water pipes that feed to buildings near Lenoir Drive, has had a larger effect on students.
The project is estimated to cost $5.2 million.
