Sen. Reed says CBLS will train next generation
Chris Curtis
Issue date: 1/27/09 Section: News
Carothers thanked the legislators and voters who helped to pass the $50 million state bond, which largely financed the building's construction, and praised corporate donors to the project, including Amgen, Pfizer, Genzyme and CVS.
Carothers referred to the building as a newborn baby, full of potential, a metaphor he extended to other campus projects currently underway or slated for the future as part of a master plan to develop and improve the northern part of the campus.
He closed his speech with a reminder that further funding, in the range of $5 million dollars, was needed to complete the fourth floor of the center, which remains an unfinished shell.
Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, audience members were encouraged to take self-guided tours of the new center, which has been open for classes since the start of the semester.
Sophomore sociology major Brittni Sullivan, who plans to switch majors to biology, was looking for a classroom amid the crowd of visitors.
The building is an improvement over the Biological Sciences Center (BISC) where she previously took classes, Sullivan said.
"This building is really nice, I was actually just telling my friend about it and I said 'I have to take you there some time, it's so nice,'" Sullivan said. "They're always making improvements here."
Sophomore Joshua Hornoff also expressed approval of the center, although he described some small flaws, including whiteboards that wouldn't erase properly and poorly placed support beams obstructing the view in some classrooms.
"Compared to the BISC it's a lot less depressing," Hornoff said. "I hope they turn that into a parking lot."
Carothers referred to the building as a newborn baby, full of potential, a metaphor he extended to other campus projects currently underway or slated for the future as part of a master plan to develop and improve the northern part of the campus.
He closed his speech with a reminder that further funding, in the range of $5 million dollars, was needed to complete the fourth floor of the center, which remains an unfinished shell.
Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, audience members were encouraged to take self-guided tours of the new center, which has been open for classes since the start of the semester.
Sophomore sociology major Brittni Sullivan, who plans to switch majors to biology, was looking for a classroom amid the crowd of visitors.
The building is an improvement over the Biological Sciences Center (BISC) where she previously took classes, Sullivan said.
"This building is really nice, I was actually just telling my friend about it and I said 'I have to take you there some time, it's so nice,'" Sullivan said. "They're always making improvements here."
Sophomore Joshua Hornoff also expressed approval of the center, although he described some small flaws, including whiteboards that wouldn't erase properly and poorly placed support beams obstructing the view in some classrooms.
"Compared to the BISC it's a lot less depressing," Hornoff said. "I hope they turn that into a parking lot."
