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Patrick Carey thinks the old charm of MSU buildings add flavor that newer, more technologically advanced ones do not.

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Nicholas Bolger feels the buildings could be renovated with updates like air conditioning in the older ones and fixing that infamous funny-tasting water problem.

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Mitch Goldsmith is concerned that new buildings will be stripping the campus of its uniqueness.

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Maggie Fitzpatrick is concerned with the energy efficiency of new buildings sprouting on campus.

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What other concerns do you have about buildings on campus?

Maggie Fitzpatrick

Mitch Goldsmith

Nicholas Bolger

Patrick Carey

“My main concern about buildings around campus is probable energy efficiency, and if there are going to be any new buildings built that they absolutely should include energy efficiency and maybe alternative energy if they can.”

Maggie Fitzpatrick,
Community, agriculture, recreation and resource studies graduate student

“I would just have concerns about buildings actually being torn down because I think that students are drawn to Michigan State for a uniqueness, and if everything looks the same, and all of the stores in our area are chains then people aren’t going to be drawn to this campus, so its going to be just like every other campus or every other city.”

Mitch Goldsmith,
Social relations and policy sophomore

“A lot of the buildings on campus are old to begin with so minor renovations (would be useful), maybe air conditioning, especially in the summer classes when (you’re) sweating bullets during class (making it) hard to concentrate. Besides that the water always tastes funny – I don’t know what to do about that. That’s really it, I don’t think any of them are falling down or falling apart from what I can tell.”

Nicholas Bolger,
Economics senior

“I think some of the older buildings on campus are some of the most beautiful. I think that if nothing else they should be renovated because it sort of shows the old times of MSU. There are a lot of sort of block buildings that are sort of boring and bland that have been put up, that yes they are air conditioned and technologically advanced, but they don’t have the same beauty and aesthetic as the older ones.”

Patrick Carey,
Social relations and policy senior

Published on Thursday, July 10, 2008