Lafayette's Master Plan...

Pards Rule · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 179 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

Ok thx Bogus for the interpretations. So where will they house the Simon Business Center then? Can they really demo a Simon branded building? I like the concept of the Hamilton green, but I wonder if the Welcome Center should be placed at the top of that hill instead to avoid the crowding of the Quad that will inevitably occur with the new residence hall. And why dont we aim for a student body of an even 2500!

Pard4Life · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 300

Pards Rule · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 179 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

LOL Junker Hall - Jenks Hall it is..God, I remember when Simon opened in 1986. I went to an open house they had Homecoming weekend and it was Oct. 1986 - I think we played UNH that afternoon?? Anyway, haven't been inside there I beleive for like 20 years - has it gone that far downhill? And, wow Farber was still being called "New Dorm" when I was a frosh as it hadnt been "bought" yet and I think soph year was when the Farber family - in memory of their dead son who was a student at LC when he died - contributed the 50% plus $1 to name it. And what happens then? I mean, I think the family thought that the building would remain for at least their lifetime and maybe that of the siblings (if any). Are contracts signed for this type of donation? Is there a duration? Same thoughts with Simon - a major alumnus and benefactor and the only place named for him is going to be bulldozed? I know he died like in 2000 - is the widow still alive? How is this handled? Inquiring minds want to know.

Bogus Megapardus · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 14

Pards Rule · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 179 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

I think it should be the first thing one sees entering the heart of campus..The welcoming confines of campus are already there and evident. Like I put forth before, I think the addition of another building on the Quad would give it quite a claustrophobic feeling. There would be room next to Williams and the view out big windows looking down the Hamilton slope would be great! Not to mention a nice open air balcony a la Pfenning! I think my true calling was a planner...Oh well, I try to interject where I can.

TheRock90 · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 216 Location: Easton

Me thinks Bogus Megapardus may have beat you to it.

Pards Rule · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 179 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

Oops thought you were talking about Watson Hall - not the Courts. Well assuming they dont already have solid plans for the Courts, absolutely put it there. I think there is room for it as well between Williams Arts and Alumni Gym/Pfenning with parking underneath! There you go! Like I said make sure you have a balcony and big windows that overlook the "Hamilton Green"...Aye, Bogus and I would be dangerous together!