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Observer Staff Report | Thursday, October 27, 2022
Breen-Phillips Hall (BP) residents will move to temporary housing in Zahm House as their dorm undergoes renovations during the 2023-24 school year, according to an email sent to residents Thursday. Director of residential life Breyan Tornifolio wrote in an email to the BP community that the renovations will focus on upgrading the mechanical systems and
Spencer Kelly | Friday, October 29, 2021
While the first year of the pandemic was chaotic for everyone, director of operations John Cheng said the Morris Inn had a particularly tumultuous time. Now, the Morris Inn is seeking to restore normalcy and is renovating to keep things fresh. When Notre Dame shut down in March 2020, the inn quickly transitioned to housing
Alysa Guffey | Monday, May 3, 2021
The Office of Residential Life has finalized changes and renovations in residential life for the upcoming academic year, including the transformation of Pangborn Hall into a men’s dorm, the complete renovation of Sorin College and a minor renovation of Welsh Family Hall. Primarily used as transitional housing for the past few years, Pangborn Hall will
BridgeND | Monday, February 3, 2020
At the tail end of fall semester, a petition was posted outside of the second floor area of Hesburgh Library where renovations are scheduled to soon take place. The petition, which read “Keep Ugly Room Ugly” amassed signatures by passersby in the last week of school, as students crammed into Ugly Room to study for
Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, January 29, 2020
As part of the recently launched multi-year facilities update, for which Saint Mary’s received approval to issue a bond of $51.5 million, the tunnel system between Le Mans Hall and Cushwa-Leighton Library will be reopened for student use. Though the official reopening date is pending, plans to renovate the tunnels have been in place since
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, August 30, 2019
The Grotto, which is frequented by students, faculty and visitors of the University every day, underwent major renovations over the summer months. The University received a gift from an anonymous benefactor to replace the asphalt pavement and widen the east stairs, Doug Marsh, the principal overseer of the project, said in an email. Marsh said
Mariah Rush | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
This year, the men of Dillon Hall will have a change of scenery — all 251 residents of Dillon can be found living in the brand-new Baumer Hall due to a year-long full-scale renovation of their home dorm. Dillon, built in 1931 and last renovated in 2005, may have jumped ahead in the list of
Maeve Filbin | Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Saint Mary’s began a major multi-year series of facilities updates this summer, spending over $2.5 million in the months leading up to fall semester. These renovations were made possible after the Board of Trustees designated up to $3 million to be added to the current fiscal year’s capital budget, vice president for strategy and finance
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Saint Mary’s is spending more than $2.5 million upgrading its campus this summer, the College announced in a Wednesday press release. Renovations began at the end of last semester and have continued throughout the summer months, vice president for strategy and finance Dana Strait said in the release. “We are thankful to have a healthy endowment
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, July 4, 2019
Saint Mary’s Cushwa-Leighton Library will be closing for a week, from July 15 through July 19, 2019, library director Joe Thomas said in a campus-wide e-mail Wednesday. The library will be undergoing some renovations during this time, including new painting and carpeting, with more updates scheduled for later this summer. While Cushwa-Leighton will be closed,