Wallace Lounge

Wallace Lounge died during Winter term 2007 during a major flood. There are plans to recarpet it, but the administration is unsure if funds will be available. The lounge used to be a bowling alley.

Plans for Remodel

Student Senate has appointed an ad hoc committee to discuss new plans for Wallace Lounge. It has so far met twice, on 2 and 9 May 2007.

At the first meeting the committee decided that the two rooms in Wallace Lounge should be combined, that some new sort of Dining Services outlet should be installed (such as a pizza parlor or coffeehouse), and that comfortable seating, televisions, and whimsical decorations should abound.

At the second meeting the committee was joined by Scott Maust, Craig Southern, Tom Axtell, Steve Farris, and Xavier Romano. It was noted that, in order to perform significant remodeling such as removing the dividing wall or installing water and exhaust lines for a kitchen, the City of Galesburg would require that, pursuant to state law, all of Seymour Hall be outfitted with fire suppression sprinklers (which will be required anyway by 2013). Furthermore, the college has too little money to install sprinklers now, or even to do a full contracted-out remodel without the sprinkler requirement. Discussion proceeded on the basis of creating a partial solution, completed by in-house Facilities Services staff, that may open as early as Spring Term 2008. The Committee decided to run the concepts by the Executive Staff and to propose to them that architect Bob Johnson (who also created the plans for renovating Hamblin Hall) be retained to develop architectural plans.

This, of course, like other big renovation plans, will likely amount to nothing.