2008 Woodie Awards
Fixing the Quad provides greener outlook for the university
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: Opinion/Editorial
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Our Quad has had many lives over the years. It has been a tennis court, a flag football field and more memorably a location for Potterheads Anonymous and its Quadditch matches. It has also seen its fair share of brown patches and floods.
At least once a year for the past few years, the Quad has had temporary fixes. Yet after a month or two, it seems the problems occur all over again.
Now, due to a large sum of money and several weeks of removing the alkaline soil that was not conducive to growing grass, our Quad looks magnificent. The sod that replaced the grass makes the entire area look better. The centerpiece of our university is, for the first time in a long time, a beautiful and peaceful place. We can now cut across the grass without worrying about getting stuck in the mud or playing leapfrog on the patches of grass.
But beautifying the Quad cost more than the $100,000 landscaping bill. There was some controversy during the construction due to a Homecoming concert. Singer Mat Kearney was scheduled to play a concert on the Quad, but due to the impending construction, the concert had to be moved to Garden Avenue. Once that was resolved, Paric construction did a great job of quickly unearthing and sodding the area.
We appreciate the effort university President Richard Meyers and the rest of the administration put into realizing that the Quad was in need of repair. Our campus is greener and prettier. Hopefully, it will stay that way. Paric will be maintaining the Quad for the next year, aerating the soil and testing its pH. During that time, facilities employees will be watching and learning in preparation to resume care of the Quad afterward.
The Quad has a new start. With the help of Facilities, it can continue to thrive.
At least once a year for the past few years, the Quad has had temporary fixes. Yet after a month or two, it seems the problems occur all over again.
Now, due to a large sum of money and several weeks of removing the alkaline soil that was not conducive to growing grass, our Quad looks magnificent. The sod that replaced the grass makes the entire area look better. The centerpiece of our university is, for the first time in a long time, a beautiful and peaceful place. We can now cut across the grass without worrying about getting stuck in the mud or playing leapfrog on the patches of grass.
But beautifying the Quad cost more than the $100,000 landscaping bill. There was some controversy during the construction due to a Homecoming concert. Singer Mat Kearney was scheduled to play a concert on the Quad, but due to the impending construction, the concert had to be moved to Garden Avenue. Once that was resolved, Paric construction did a great job of quickly unearthing and sodding the area.
We appreciate the effort university President Richard Meyers and the rest of the administration put into realizing that the Quad was in need of repair. Our campus is greener and prettier. Hopefully, it will stay that way. Paric will be maintaining the Quad for the next year, aerating the soil and testing its pH. During that time, facilities employees will be watching and learning in preparation to resume care of the Quad afterward.
The Quad has a new start. With the help of Facilities, it can continue to thrive.
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