Although a permanent union is in the planning, rapidly increasing student numbers have made it a more immediate necessity.
The purpose of this is to provide a center of activity for the Tech student. The main beneficiaries of this plan will be the dormitory residents, independents and commuters. This temporary set is high on the priority list of the administration.
Tentatively planned is a partitioning of the commons and the surrounding rooms in a more advantageous manner. There will be two separate and smaller television lounges and two meeting rooms. Office space will be provided for seven student organizations, but the ones who will use these have not yet been determined. Also in the plans are two table tennis rooms and the remodelling of the present pool room. The present table tennis room will be converted into a snack area complete with tables and chairs and a juke box. Two meeting rooms and a main lounge will also be provided for the benefit of the students.
To go along with this activity cent plan are student government offices and a master conference room in the present commons. A commuters locker room, which has been desperately needed, has also been drawn into the plans. The mail boxes and bulletin board from Boynton Hall are tentatively scheduled to be moved to the Student Union.
Although these particular plans are not yet concrete, something along this line will definately be done, and in the near future. The amount to be appropriated is also not yet definite, but should be a considerable sum.