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Ceiling leaks cause traffic trouble in Casebolt
David Van Bebber
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: News
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Since early January, music students and professors in SBU's music department have been inconvenienced by numerous holes in the ceiling of their beloved music facility.
"It's just not healthy," said junior Erin McGraw. "If I just sit in this hallway long enough, it's hard for me to sing because of all the mold and everything."
Currently, those who have to pass through the halls of Casebolt must orchestrate their way around numerous buckets that line the hallways.
These buckets are strategically placed to catch the water running from the ceiling every time it rains.
Additionally, the majority of the leaks are in one of the most trafficked areas of the building,:the practice room hallway.
"I'm sure there are people who come here who want to major in music, and our building is falling apart," said McGraw. "This is our practice room hallway and all the students have to come through here. No one wants to practice in this."
"Many of the professors think this situation is dangerous," said junior Brent McCune. "Lots of children actually come through the music building to piano lessons. Even when there are buckets collecting the water, it still sprays on the floor quite a bit."
Casebolt is not the only structure on campus causing students to be distracted from their academic pursuits.
"I don't know that the problem is going to get fixed, and I haven't seen any evidence anyone is even concerned," said McCune. "I don't think they're going to fix this during this semester, and I hope it just doesn't get worse. This says to me the administration has their priorities elsewhere, and this is a pretty basic thing. Having a decent facility is pretty basic to an academic environment."
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