&
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Out
      with
      the
      old
      begin
      with
     
     
      the
      new.
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      chosen
      as
      the
      firm
      of
      architects
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      student
      centre.
      After
      compet-
     
     
      ing
      with
      5
      on-
      and
      off-island
      firms,
     
     
      the
      student
      union’s
      student
      centre
     
     
      committee
      agreed
      that
      WHW
     
     
      Architects
      presented
      a
      concept
      and
      a
     
     
      fee
      best
      suited
      to
      the
      union
      and
      uni-
     
     
      versity’s
      needs.
     
    

    
     
      “[TWe]
      felt
      that
      the
      team
      they
     
     
      put
      together
      would
      produce
      a
      student
     
     
      -friendly
      building,”
      said
      Heather
     
     
      Love,
      Student
      Centre
      Project
     
     
      Coordinator.
      “We
      would
      have
      been
     
     
      pleased
      with
      any
      of
      the
      [firms],
      but
     
     
      we
      are
      very
      confident
      that
      this
      one
     
     
      will
      do
      a
      great
      job.”
     
    

    
     
      BJ
      McCarville,
     
     
      Union
      President,
      agreed.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      architects]
      were
      really
     
     
      student
      focussed,”
      she
      said.
      “They
     
     
      have
      been
      the
      whole
      way
      through.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      student
      centre’s
      interior
     
     
      will
      feature
      a
      relaxing
      and
      inviting
     
     
      design,
      with
      extensive
      use
      of
      natural
     
     
      light.
      The
      multipurpose
      space
      will
     
     
      include
      a
      two-storey
      concourse.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      are
      excited
      to
      finally
     
     
      see
      all
      of
      the
      pieces
      falling
      into
     
     
      place,”
      said
      McCarville.
      “UPEI
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      anxiously
      awaiting
      a
      new
     
     
      place
      to
      call
      our
      own
      with
      rooms
      for
     
     
      student
      government,
      a
      venue
      for
      live
     
     
      entertainment,
      and
      space
      to
      kick
     
     
      back
      between
      classes.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      exterior
      design
      present-
     
     
      ed
      to
      the
      university
      community
      last
     
     
      year
      will
      not
      be
      that
      of
      the
      new
     
     
      building.
      This
      depiction
      had
      been
     
     
      done
      for
      fundraising
      purposes
      only.
     
     
      No
      money
      had
      been
      spent
      on
      the
      cre-
     
     
      ation
      of
      the
      building
      until
      recently.
     
    

    
     
      Love
      mentioned
      that
      the
     
     
      business
      plan
      drafted
      by
      Coles
     
     
      Associates
      Ltd.,
      a
      firm
      of
      architects,
     
     
      engineers,
      and.
      management
      con-
     
     
      sults,
      which
      includes
      all
      information
     
     
      gathered
      by
      the
      student
      union
      for
      the
     
     
      building
      since
      1995/96,
      will
      be
      kept
     
     
      for
      the
      new
      building,
      despite
      the
      site
     
     
      change.
      Love
      added
      that
      although
     
     
      the
      new
      structure
      is.no
      longer
      being
     
     
      built
      on
      the
      tennis
      court
      site,
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WHW
      Architects
      has
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lead
      the
      construction
      of
      the
      new
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      requirements
      of
      the
      building
      have
     
     
      not
      changed.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      business
      plan
      is
      still
      a
     
     
      very
      useable
      document
      to
      put
      togeth-
     
     
      er
      project
      briefs,”
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      site
      change
      was
      wel-
     
     
      comed
      by
      the
      union.
      Love
      explained
     
     
      that
      the
      Alumni
      gym
      area
      had
      been
     
     
      the
      first
      choice
      for
      the
      building
      site.
     
     
      The
      framework
      of
      the
      Alumni-Gym
     
     
      will
      be
      kept
      for
      the
      new
      building,
     
     
      along
      with
      the
      exterior
      brick
      walls.
     
     
      The
      student
      centre
      committee
      did
     
     
      not
      know
      that
      building
      on
      this
      site,
     
     
      using
      some
      of
      the
      fifty-year
      old
     
     
      gym’s
      structure,
      would
      be
      a
      money
     
     
      saver.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      university
      began
      put-
     
     
      ting
      its
      picture
      of
      what
      was
      going
     
     
      into
      the
      building,”
      said
      Love.
      “The
     
     
      building
      went
      from
      a
      students
      only
     
     
      building,
      to
      a
      building
      with
      other
     
     
      university
      services.
      This
      created
      a
     
     
      big
      change
      in
      volume.”
     
    

    
     
      Location
      was
      also
      key.
     
    

    
     
      “In
      a
      sense,
      [the
      Alumini
     
     
      gym
      site]
      puts
      a
      new
      front
      face
      on
     
     
      the
      university,”
      VP
      Facilities
      Neil
     
     
      Henry
      said.
      “It’s
      the
      main
      public
     
     
      entrance
      onto
      campus’
      and
     
     
      University
      Avenue
      is
      a
      very
      busy
     
     
      artery.”
     
     
      Accessibility
      is
      a
      very
     
     
      important
      part
      of
      the
      building’s
      con-
     
     
      cept,
      agreed
      Love
      and
      McCarville.
     
    

    
     
      Construction
      of
      the
      student
     
     
      centre,
      a
      joint
      $5-million
      project
      of
     
     
      the
      student
      union
      and
      the
      university,
     
     
      is
      scheduled
      to
      begin
      after
      classes
     
     
      finish
      in
      the
      spring
      of
      2001
      and
      is
     
     
      expected
      to
      be
      completed
      the
      follow-
     
     
      ing
      spring.
      The
      grand
      opening
      is
     
     
      planned
      for
      September
      2002.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      students
      have
      commit-
     
     
      ted
      almost
      $2
      million
      and
      the
     
     
      province
      another
      $1
      million
      towards
     
     
      the
      project.
      Further
      funds
      have
      been
     
     
      committed
      through
      a
      successful
      fac-
     
     
      ulty
      and
      staff
      campaign
      and
      from
     
     
      alumni
      donations.
      Roughly
      60
      per
     
     
      cent
      of
      the
      funding
      is
      in
      place.
      The
     
     
      university
      is
      also
      hoping
      to
      land
      a
     
     
      few
      more
      major
      capital
      gifts.
     
    

    
     
      Operations
      Manager
      Aaron
     
     
      Carr,
      is
      not
      only
      busy
      planning
      for
     
     
      the
      opening
      of
      the
      new
      student
      cen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tre,
      but
      also
      for
      the
      final
      goodbyes
      in
     
     
      the
      Barn.
      Several
      alumni
      feel
      that
      it
     
     
      is
      just
      as
      important
      to
      celebrate
      the
     
     
      years
      spent
      in
      the
      soon
      to
      be
      retired
     
     
      student
      union
      building,
      said
      Love.
     
    

    
     
      Henry
      said
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      immediate
      plans
      for
      the
      Barn,
      pres-
     
     
      ent
      home
      of
      the
      Panther
      Lounge
      and
     
     
      student
      union
      services,
      near
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Sports
      Centre.“All
      I
      would
      say
     
     
      is
      that
      I
      think
      it’s
      going
      to
      be
      a
      very
     
     
      difficult
      building
      for
      the
      university
     
     
      to
      use,”
      Henry
      said.
      “It
      is
      what
      it
      is,
     
     
      an
      old
      farm
      barn.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      building
      will
     
     
      include
      the
      Panther
      Lounge,
      The
     
     
      Cadre,
      the
      yearbook,
      and
      services
     
     
      provided
      by
      the
      university,
      including
     
     
      the
      bookstore,
      a
      cafeteria
      and
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      counselling.
     
    

    
     
      “Essentially,
      it’s
      everything
     
     
      that’s
      devoted
      to
      the
      student’s
      life
      on
     
     
      campus,”said
      Henry.
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately
      some
      campus
     
     
      organizations
      such
      as
      the
      Women’s
     
     
      centre,
      which
      will
      be
      torn
      down
      due
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      been
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      out
      of
      the
      project.
      Although
     
     
      McCarville
      said
      it
      was
      unfortunate,
     
     
      not
      everyone
      can
      have
      a
      space
      in
      the
     
     
      student
      centre.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      comes
      down
      to
      the
      fact
     
     
      that
      we
      do
      not
      have
      enough
      money,”
     
     
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