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which includes a planetarium. Students also have a large amount of places to gather and study. There are hundreds of seats and places for students and their friends to sit down, plug in, log into video monitors, write on walls and really just hang out, Nealon said. LCC student Steve Atkin said he is very excited to have such great places to study during his downtime on campus. My favorite part and new place is the Learning Commons because its a really nice, new space that has the best fish tank ever, Atkin said. Students already eager to get back to school became more eager See A&S, page 2

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New, improved A&S opens doors

Jaimie Bozack News Editor After a summer filled with sounds of construction, dust flying everywhere and countless trucks going back and forth, the LCC Arts & Sciences Building is finally complete and open for the fall semester. The $31 million project started in November of 2012 and wrapped up just before students started arriving on campus, according to Dean of Arts and Sciences Michael Nealon. The transformation is big. Students have barely been able to recognize the inside of the 45-year-old building. People step into this lobby and the first thing out of their mouth is always wow, Nealon said. The building was gut-

Tyler Adams, a biomedical engineering major, studies calculus in the A&S Learning Commons Thurs. Aug. 29.

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ted out and completely re-done. Not a single wall in the new building was from the origi-

nal structure, according to Nealon. With the new building comes new designs,

features and attractions. Some of the newest features include the Learning Commons, Center

for Transitional Learning, Writing Center, Writers Walk and Science Innovation Center,

Renovations set for fall semester

Nathan Wilson Co-Editor in Chief With LCCs Arts & Sciences Building nearing completion, the college has major changes planned for the Gannon Building come fall semester 2013. According to Dean of Students Evan Montague, the second floor of the Gannon Building will be vacated in October or November to allow for construction of a student services area. The construction will take place through April of 2014. The Gannon renovations are part of the $67 million bond issuance approved by the LCC Board of Trustees July 30, 2012. The $67 million is financed through $10 million in capital outlay funds from the state, $1.3 million from LCC Foundation capital funds, college designated funds of $11.4 million, and $45 million from a bond issuance. Montague said many services will be relocated to the lower level of Washington Court Place until construction is complete. Direct student service space will be moved to the TLC Building. We have a lot of challenges, Montague said. Were going to have to figure out where to serve students in the interim. We will be clear about communicating where students go to get support and to get the services that they need Some student service areas are only going to move once to a permanent space. Services to be relocated on a permanent basis will include Admissions, Re-

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Gannon renovations are scheduled to begin See Gannon, page 2 in the middle of fall semester 2013.