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Student groups that must constantly grapple with the problem of space—or, more precisely, the lack thereof—seem to have found an amenable administration as of late. When University Hall officials recently announced plans to gut and renovate Hilles—leaving only one floor as library space—those in student activities appeared to have had their wish granted. Fifty thousand square feet of the upper levels of Hilles will be converted into usable space, which could certainly be beneficial to the entire gamut of student organizations, possibly in the form of student offices...
Ideally, Hilles should house a comfortable reading room, like the one in Lamont, which will attract students and prompt them to take advantage of the library’s resources. If the book collection were to be centralized into “stacks” on one floor, to make better use of Hilles’ vast square-footage, the books would be able to remain in the Quad as well as open up precious space to be used by student groups...
...QRAC is only underutilized because the College has invested too little in its upkeep. Out of date exercise machines make the QRAC’s lower floor resemble more of a torture chamber than a modern weight room. This state of disrepair has forced most of the exercise traffic on the Quad to the House gyms, which, though not particularly well funded, are superior to the QRAC in quality...
...rationale behind this, according to Cline, is to keep the technology close to the staff on the main floor and make room for more quiet study space on the fifth floor of Lamont, a traditionally less crowded area of the undergraduate library...
...We’re not sure that the third floor reading room is going to be divided,” said HCL spokesperson Beth Brainard. “A lot of things need to be done, we’re just not sure how much space is needed...