HAVE YOU NOTICED the size of the new law school building? The building no longer resembles a skeleton of rebar and cement, but towers over Old Row and even dwarfs Sturm Hall.
By fall, the new law school will open to students and will become the most recent addition to DU’s collection of “copper-top” buildings when a tower is added to the roof.
Progress in the construction of the law school building, which is to be ready in the fall, is one of the many changes that took place on campus during the winter break.
Driscoll has changed a bit, too. The staircases are no longer open, but have solid risers because there had been numerous instances of students tripping on the stairs as they rush across the bridge to class.
Also, the student lounge has been revamped. The walls have been painted a deep purple to replace the safe and boring beige, and there are new carpets, chairs and couches.
Students can sit in comfort on clean, unstained furniture while working on homework or sipping their coffee, at least for a while.
Another change occurred in Driscoll South where the Career Center, now called simply “the Center”, has undergone a makeover. The Center’s new offices are still down on the first level, but they have a whole new look. They are slightly larger, with a waiting area and receptionist’s desk.
Other changes are less obvious. For example, the Theater Department will soon be moving into the new Performing Arts Center. Students and staff are already holding rehearsals for the department’s next play in the recital salon.
The Digital Media Studies classes have moved from the small Mass Communications building on the southernmost end of the campus to the more convenient Sturm Hall. Speaking of digital advances, the Student Media Offices in the corner of the Village Commons are acquiring a smart classroom capability that is being paid for by a portion of the student activity fee that is apportioned to campus media.
Some changes are not that apparent. DU, like its students, is an ever-changing, ever evolving organism. Students and faculty alike can only wonder what new building will rise next.
