By Jake Gerring
Changes at SFCC are imminent, but a significant change is coming to the Student Union Building lounges near the cafeteria.
In a construction remodeling plan lasting over a month, the lounge rooms and possibly various other rooms in building 17 are going to be improved – not only to look more appealing, but to provide better purposes overall.
According to Darren Pitcher, Vice President of Student Services, “the S.U.B. rooms are going to change and that includes the carpets, floors, tiling, and even the dividers between the lounges are going to look different,” said Pitcher. “The lights will be adjusted as well. The goal is to make it look more presentable for students and events being held there.”
The remodeling plan will help make the rooms more accommodating, but there is a possibility of the work being extended to the former bowling alley as well.
“If there is a good amount of money left over, we are also going to change the room the bowling alley is in as well to make it feel more as a multipurpose room for students so they don’t feel they have to use any of the SUB rooms,” Pitcher said. “This way we can also have the sub rooms open to more events and guest speakers to try and improve our income.”
This overall change to building 17 will be significant for students, especially newer ones who can get their first impressions of the college by walking through the main building.
“Everyone likes new and hopefully it will draw in more students and get them to more events because of the improved changes,” said Jessica Renwick, a student at SFCC.
The remodeling will be expensive, but overall meant to inspire great change to the atmosphere and worth the cost.
“We have a budget of roughly $281,000 and an additional $15,000 for controls. Not only will the carpets, floors, and dividers look edgier and more colorful, but the sound design and sound system in general between lounge rooms will be improved as well”, said Pitcher.
“I believe this change will be great since I always go to fairs and try to listen to guest speakers as much as I can,” said Michaela Peak, another student at SFCC. “It is great to hear that these outlets where we present and get good information from will look better and more appealing.”
According to administration,the remodeling is said to be done after the next couple of weeks, with a definite end date of June 30. If the bowling alley is changed as well, it will be the second part of the overall summer remodeling plan.