Hey, did you hear that the Oak Room was supposed to be the Game Room?
If you did, you just fell victim to pointless Fairfield Community gossip. Despite the rampant rumors about and indignant cries of “Where’s the game room?” be assured that you’ve already seen it. You know the area with the two pool tables by the diner that you hit head on when you enter Barone Campus Center on the main floor? Well kids, that’s it.
According to the original plans sketched by Boston-based architectural firm Perry, Dean, and Rodgers, there was never to be an enclosed game room per se.
James Fitzpatrick, assistant vice president of Student Services felt that the whole point of the campus center was to be an open space where students would be able to interact with one another.
“What’s the point of an enclosed area if the whole concept was an open area meeting place?” asked Fitzpatrick. “Right now, the game area is centrally located.”
As of the present time, there are a mere two pool tables, but fear not. Fitzpatrick has assured that there will be more games within the next academic year. How about foosball or table soccer? Do arcade games spark an interest with anyone?
After assessing the current popularity of the pool tables and the student interest in garnering a larger entertainment area, the administration will then look at the budget and see what games are feasible and how many. Even Fitzpatrick wants to get in on the fun.
“If it was up to me, I would love to put up a ping-pong table.”
But is this “game area” a satisfactory alternative to the much coveted and traditional “game room?”
“What game room?” asked Jeff Gomulinski, ’05. “I feel that there should be a larger area with more stuff to offer the students, like an arcade and foosball, maybe even a TV lounge.”
Enrique Iturralde, ’05, agrees. “Pool’s fine or whatever, but there are only two tables. I thought there would be more to do after they took so long with building the campus center.”
Students will have to what until next September to find out the fate of the long-awaited game room. Until then, look out for another pool table tentatively scheduled to arrive by the end of the semester.
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