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Honors hall construction breaks ground By Kimberly Sweet Senior staff writer Students will face a formidable obstacle when they leave Selleck Hall and cross 15th Street this fall. Instead of crossing a parking lot and some green space, they will meet a fenced-in hole. Over the next year and a half, the hole will transform into an innovative, hi-tech residence hall. The complex - the Esther L. Kauffman Academic Residential Center - will house mem bers of the J.D. Edwards Honors Program in Computer Science and Management, a program funded by UNL alumni - software developer Edward McVaney and his wife, Carole. While the official ground-breaking for the res idential center was July 9, site work began June 21, said project manager Tracy Aksamite. Construction workers will begin foundation work Sept 1, but evidence of the structure won’t be visible until October when beams are raised. That phase of the project will last until the end of 1999, Aksamite said. Construction should be done by Jan. 1, 2001. The new hall will have suites to house 116 students. The residential center will con tain classrooms and offices for per manent and visiting faculty. Seminars, meals and lectures by special instructors will be held in a banquet facility. The complex also will contain what Aksamite calls a “virtual Kinkos,” where students can check out equipment such as digital cam eras. Computers and copiers also will fill the room. Howard Parker, Facilities Planning and Construction direc ljtmej 1 \juuun The future site of the Esther L. Kauffman Academic Residential Center is where a new doim will sit by 2001. tor, said the residential center, which was modeled after the living quarters at Oxford University in England, will be a unique edition to the University ofNebraska-Lincoln. “It will be a living and learning environment,” Parker said Having an area where students can interact 24 hours a day is a big part of the J.D. Edwards Honors Program, said Steve'Dunbar, program director. Students will be working together on projects, and it will be vital for them to have an area equipped with the technology where they can work together around die clock, he said. Money for the $ 14.7 million project was taken from a $32 million gift to UNL by the McVaneys in May 1998. Edward McVaney established J.D. Edwards in 1977. The company develops, markets and supports software. The first class of the J.D. Edwards Honors Program will enter UNL this fall, Dunbar said. The 16 undergraduate students who make up the pro gram will not have a common living place before the hall is completed, but the majority of them will reside in Neihardt Residence Center. Dunbar said the small progress made so far is an exciting step for the program. “finally it seems real,” Dunbar said. “I am a lit tle tired Of them pushing dirt around, but it was nice to see them finally moving the dirt and doing the excavation.” Questions? Comments? 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Ad Manager: Jamie Yeager Asst Web Editor: Jennifer Walker Classified Ad Manager: Mary Johnson Fax number: (402) 472-1761 World Wide Web: www.dailyneb.com The Daily Nebraskan (USPS144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board, Nebraska Union 20,1400RSL, Lincoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during the summer sessions.The public has access to the Publications Board. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by calling (402)472-2588. Subscriptions are $60 for one year. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 20,1400 R St., Lincoln NE 68588-0448. Periodical postage paid at Lincoln, NE. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1999 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN I-— Few small stadium tasks remain ByDaneStickney Staff writer This season, Husker fans will have even more to celebrate than a winning record with the unveiling of a freshly renovated Memorial Stadium. After nearly two years of construc tion, the $36.3 million renovation of the football stadium is almost complete. The project is highlighted by the addition of a new press box and 42 sky boxes and is scheduled to be done Aug. 30. Only minor tasks such as laying car pet and installing ceilings remain. John Ingram, director of Athletic Facilities at the University ofNebraska Lincoln, said the renovations will make the stadium enjoyable for everyone. “The average fan will have access to much better concession, restroom and concourse areas,” Ingram said. He said everyone who enters die sta dium will notice the new aesthetics. “It will be fabulous,” he said. “The look of the place has been completely changed. The stadium has been really dressed up.” With the benefit of twice as many concession areas and three times as many restrooms, fans can plan on short er or possibly nonexistent lines. The fans won’t be the only ones benefiting from the new venue. Ingram said the stadium’s new appearance and accommodations may draw the nation’s best high school players to UNL.. “Potential recruits will see the com mitment that is given to football,” he said. “Not many schools can offer a facility like this.’The proceeds from the skyboxes will go toward helping ath . letes in every sport “The first year’s revenue will help pay for the new outdoor track for the track teams,” Ingram said. The renovation project began nearly two years ago when more restroom and concession areas were added to the east side of the stadium. Emphasis then shifted to the west side of the stadium, where the skyboxes and new press box were added. One of the stadium’s most glaring needs — a new press box — was high on the university’s priority list. The new press box will be able to accommodate nearly twice as many people as the old one. The stadium will be a culmination of Husker history and modem beauty, Ingram said. “We were very concerned with pre serving the aesthetics of the old stadium while creating a new facility,” he said, citing the fact that the old inscriptions on the west side of the building can still be read despite the renovations. Tours of the stadium will be avail able after the first home football game Sept. 11. -1 Buying Textbooks Just Got Easier! www. .com Y - • ’ ' ‘'"Y ’• A ‘•'■'■if I On-Line Ordering, Reservations, u^ed B_, Fast Delivery r “Moonlight Madness” Sale Monday, August 23 6:00pm to 11:00pm Get a Hot Dog and Coke for $1.00 6:00pm to 9:00pm Drawings for Prizes Win a Aiwa Mini Stereo System L r 1 ■ I B ■ BBB^^B fl B 1300QStreet • Lineoln,NE68508 i