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That's why Boylston would be perfect for what a student center should be--which is not just an assortment of rooms in basement like Memorial Hall will be. Here's what they could do with Boyleston...
...basement--Gut the entire floor and turn it into a big cafe/game room/party space. Equip the space with video games, pool tables, air hockey and other games. A lot of other schools have coffee houses (like the space in the Science Center) where student can go have coffee and hang out. Rudenstine and Jerry Green could stop by for coffee and find out what's going on around campus. Teaching fellows could hold office hours there instead of the smoky lairs of The Coffee Connection and the Pamplona. Some schools sponsor weekly events like folk singing, poetry reading and comedy...
...basement space could also be available for groups to have parties on weekends or for special events. It would provide an alternative to house dining halls and would offer first year students an alternative to breaking into squash courts to hold parties...
...upper floors--There are now offices and class rooms in Boylston. These could be turned into quieter student lounges and meeting rooms for campus groups, like they are currently planning for the Memorial Hall basement. They could turn one into a television lounge area like at the law school in Harkness Commons. One could be a study room. They could still hold classes and section there during the day if necessary...
...also occupies a room in the basement ofMemorial Hall, but their space is solely used foradministrative purposes. "It's big enough for anoffice, but it's not where we have our meetings,"says Jennifer E. Fisher '93, BSA press secretary...