UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 10, Page 1
November 4, 1993
New student center project expected to move quickly

     The construction of a new student center and parking garage at Main
Street and South College Avenue will proceed, now that the Newark City
Council voted to vacate two city streets at the site, according to John
Brook, vice president of government and public relations.
     "Now we have the space to go forward with the project as planned so
that the complex will be an asset to the University and Newark," he said.
     The $27.3 million project should move quickly, according to David E.
Hollowell, senior vice president, with groundbreaking for the $21.3 million
student center anticipated for late summer and a completion date of January
1996.
     Construction of the 600-space, $6 million parking garage is scheduled
to begin in the spring with completion scheduled for December 1994. Half of
the lot will be available for parking from April until September 1994,
after which time there will no parking at the site until the garage opens.
Interim plans to handle the displaced cars are being developed, according
to Douglas Tuttle, director of Public Safety.
     The center will incorporate the Main Street facade of Daugherty Hall.
Inside, there will be a multipurpose room that can hold 800-900 people and
can be converted into three smaller rooms. A movie theatre for 300 and a
food court dining facility also will be housed in the center. In addition,
there will study lounges, a computer site, bookstore annex and offices and
meeting rooms for student groups. The Abbey will be closed during
construction, Hollowell said.
     A schematic level design has been prepared by the architectural firm
of Venturi, Scott Brown of Philadelphia, which is now beginning the 
detailed plans.
                                                  -Sue Swyers Moncure