Committee considers uses for campus green
One of the discussed options include building a new amphitheater.
Briana Troske
Issue date: 3/3/10 Section: News
The Campus Design Committee is considering different alternatives to redesign the Jackrabbit Green to make it even more appealing to students and visitors.
The Jackrabbit Green is the land between The Union and H.M. Briggs Library extending towards Medary Avenue.
The option of building an amphitheater has been discussed at a couple of the committee's meetings.
"We think it's a good use of green space, and we think the student organizations will be able to use it quite a bit for their events," said Chris Schmit, the committee chair and an engineering professor.
The committee is focusing on a couple of main issues for the Jackrabbit Green, including traffic flow and making it safe for both pedestrians and bikers. In the designated area, the committee also wants to make signage consistent and visually pleasing to help people find their way across campus.
"I think the committee is doing a good job at making our campus more appealing towards incoming students," said Derek Schmidt, a sophomore pre-med student from Watertown.
The committee has three main focus areas: Jackrabbit Green, parking and new design standards. Schmit said the biggest struggle for the committee has been organizing everyone's schedules and getting the overall workload done.
The use of sculptures in the design was deliberated among the committee members but was decided not to be included.
"We did not include it in this plan, but we are thinking of better ways for implementing a better strategy for sculpture placement," said Schmit. "We would like to put a process into place to help manage the placement of statues, and we have been considering putting mini-campaniles across the campus."
A major issue for the committee is that there may be a loss of trees due to the redesign. SDSU has been a part of the "Tree Campus USA" program. As part of this group, SDSU must meet standards to make sure there are different types and a set amount of trees on campus.
The Jackrabbit Green is the land between The Union and H.M. Briggs Library extending towards Medary Avenue.
The option of building an amphitheater has been discussed at a couple of the committee's meetings.
"We think it's a good use of green space, and we think the student organizations will be able to use it quite a bit for their events," said Chris Schmit, the committee chair and an engineering professor.
The committee is focusing on a couple of main issues for the Jackrabbit Green, including traffic flow and making it safe for both pedestrians and bikers. In the designated area, the committee also wants to make signage consistent and visually pleasing to help people find their way across campus.
"I think the committee is doing a good job at making our campus more appealing towards incoming students," said Derek Schmidt, a sophomore pre-med student from Watertown.
The committee has three main focus areas: Jackrabbit Green, parking and new design standards. Schmit said the biggest struggle for the committee has been organizing everyone's schedules and getting the overall workload done.
The use of sculptures in the design was deliberated among the committee members but was decided not to be included.
"We did not include it in this plan, but we are thinking of better ways for implementing a better strategy for sculpture placement," said Schmit. "We would like to put a process into place to help manage the placement of statues, and we have been considering putting mini-campaniles across the campus."
A major issue for the committee is that there may be a loss of trees due to the redesign. SDSU has been a part of the "Tree Campus USA" program. As part of this group, SDSU must meet standards to make sure there are different types and a set amount of trees on campus.
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Nullifidian
posted 3/11/10 @ 11:25 AM CST
Turn it into a parking lot!
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Nullifidian
posted 3/11/10 @ 11:32 AM CST
Turn it into a parking lot.
Jared
posted 3/18/10 @ 6:24 PM CST
Any green space currently left on-campus needs to be preserved or enhanced. Since I have started my college career here I have seen greenery disappearing and with the construction of the new dorms taking out a larger chunk of green space by Rotunda (larger than first was said), the university really needs to focus on the preservation and enhancement of such spaces. (Continued…)
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