Bookstore construction closes lounge
Mike Vlaiku
Issue date: 2/10/05 Section: pageone
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Students looking to nap or study in the Watson-Tressel Lounge of Kilcawley Center will have to find a new place to rest until this summer.
The lounge, located on Kilcawley Center's second floor, is closed until further notice to accommodate the changes being made to the Youngstown State University Bookstore.
Set to open in the Fall 2005 semester, the new 4,000 square-foot addition and renovation to the YSU Bookstore will include brand new carpeting, a customer service area, a new loading dock, an entryway into the rec center and a large tiled inlay of the YSU mascot in the new main entrance into the bookstore. While these updates are going on, two-thirds of the bookstore will be closed, forcing the supplies into the Watson-Tressel lounge and booting out the tables, computers and chairs. This is all part of the first of two phases for the bookstore.
The construction is estimated to last until late spring, in which Phase II will begin, rearranging the store and putting the Watson-Tressel lounge back together. The project is to be completed by mid-summer.
While the lounge is being used by the Bookstore, at least half of the furniture and all of the computers will be stored away until the updates are complete. However, Kilcawley Center Director Matt Novotny said that should not be a concern.
"We are using the space as merchandise management," Novotny said. "This will only be a temporary fix for an estimated 2 or 3 months, but we're not exactly sure about the time this project will take to be completed. As soon as possible, the computers will be up and running, hopefully before finals."
The loss of the computers will be compensated by the Bytes & Pieces lounge that will now stay open until 11 p.m., along with the computers in Peaberry's and the computers in the downstairs lounge that should help ease the major changes in Kilcawley Center.
Chuck Sabatino, director of the YSU Bookstore, said the changes and possible inconveniences are worth it because the new YSU Bookstore will be "very attractive" and "exciting" for YSU students.
"We're changing the whole layout of the store and adding a new addition, which will include a new supply section, new textbook area with a sitting area to look before you buy, a corridor that leads between the bookstore and Kilcawley Center, and the new store will also lead right into the new recreation center."
Call Mike Vlaiku at (330) 941- 1913
The lounge, located on Kilcawley Center's second floor, is closed until further notice to accommodate the changes being made to the Youngstown State University Bookstore.
Set to open in the Fall 2005 semester, the new 4,000 square-foot addition and renovation to the YSU Bookstore will include brand new carpeting, a customer service area, a new loading dock, an entryway into the rec center and a large tiled inlay of the YSU mascot in the new main entrance into the bookstore. While these updates are going on, two-thirds of the bookstore will be closed, forcing the supplies into the Watson-Tressel lounge and booting out the tables, computers and chairs. This is all part of the first of two phases for the bookstore.
The construction is estimated to last until late spring, in which Phase II will begin, rearranging the store and putting the Watson-Tressel lounge back together. The project is to be completed by mid-summer.
While the lounge is being used by the Bookstore, at least half of the furniture and all of the computers will be stored away until the updates are complete. However, Kilcawley Center Director Matt Novotny said that should not be a concern.
"We are using the space as merchandise management," Novotny said. "This will only be a temporary fix for an estimated 2 or 3 months, but we're not exactly sure about the time this project will take to be completed. As soon as possible, the computers will be up and running, hopefully before finals."
The loss of the computers will be compensated by the Bytes & Pieces lounge that will now stay open until 11 p.m., along with the computers in Peaberry's and the computers in the downstairs lounge that should help ease the major changes in Kilcawley Center.
Chuck Sabatino, director of the YSU Bookstore, said the changes and possible inconveniences are worth it because the new YSU Bookstore will be "very attractive" and "exciting" for YSU students.
"We're changing the whole layout of the store and adding a new addition, which will include a new supply section, new textbook area with a sitting area to look before you buy, a corridor that leads between the bookstore and Kilcawley Center, and the new store will also lead right into the new recreation center."
Call Mike Vlaiku at (330) 941- 1913