SacredHeartHallrenovationscauseproblems

by Colleen Ehrle arts & entertainment editor

A computer terminal will be the most coveted possession to Cabrini students with existing typed assignments come May 6, when the computer labs in room 106 and 108 in Sacred Heart Hall will close on May 6, at 1:00 a.m. due to building renovations.

They will remain closed through the summer until September.

A big problem could arise for students who have take-home papers or any other typed assignment due after May 6, when they find, to their dismay, a sign on the door of the computer labs saying "Sorry, closed due to renovation."

In the Library, 21 computers with wordprocessing, spreadsheets, database and presenta- tion software will be available during Library hours. There will also be facilities in the Rooymans Center during CARe Center hours and Macintosh computers in the Widener communications center during posted times.

However, this will hardly be sufficient for the students' demand, when the computer labs themselves lack availability at crucial times, such as midterms and finals.

The news of the lab's closing was made public to students this past Tuesday, April 29, one week befqre. A broadcast message was left on the campus' voice-mail system indicating the dilemma. In addition, notices were posted throughout the school encouraging students to complete computer-based assignments before this date.

Due to the Sacred Heart Hall renovations, teachers whose exams were originally sched- uled in Sacred Heart Hall during exam week were advised and encouraged to improvise for the inconvenience the renovations have caused.

Thus, many teachers have moved up their final exams to the last day of class, given out take-home exams or papers or have simply refrained from giving an exam at all.

For teachers keeping their original exam date, the location of Sacred Heart Hall will be moved to the following: Holy Spirit library classrooms, Holy Spirit library conference room, Widener Center conference room, Widener Center communications room, the newsroom, the game room, the student development conference room, Widener Center lecture hall, Grace Hall dance studio, Grace Hall board room, academic affairs conference room and in the Mansion dining room.