[JMU] The more things stay the same, the more they change...

[acroyear]

Any JMU grad on my f-list will know what I mean.

If you've been by the campus recently, you'll have seen the construction on the end of the Quad.  If you've been by VERY recently, you'll have noticed the old 3 story row houses across from the Quad are gone (note: I haven't seen this yet, but a coworker has).

At first I was worried they were building a new building that would enclose the Quad and lock out the open view, much as GMU did years ago.

Actually, no.  It's just to build an underground viaduct (much that was talked about YEARS ago), not for access to Anthony-Seeger, that former elementary school we all took Comm and Psych classes in.  It's for access to the new Music and Arts performance center.  That new building complex is going on top of the old row houses, next to A-S.

Click the link in the upper left for the PDF with some of the schematics and details.

And no, I'm not going to "name a seat" (not at $1000, even with the tax deduction), though the idea to name one in honor of "VAX 1" is VERY tempting.

Comments

[shalandara.livejournal.com]

I also loved going to see the old A-S school library collection at Carrier. DOwn int he basement, and badly shelved. sigh. We're just finishing reading Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising" at nighttime. That is one of the joys of being a parent -- getting to read these books to my kids.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

My mom has all of mine, and now that she's no longer an elementary school teacher, they're *mine* again when I'm ready for them (as in, when I have a kid).