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Construction on Fairfield’s campus broke ground in the Quad on March 8, leaving students in the Quad residence halls annoyed with the sounds that accompany the beginning stages of the campus’ renovations.
The new residence — to become 70 McCormick Road — in the Quad is only one new dormitory planned to be completed by is set to be completed by August 2011. The plans also include renovating the old Jesuit Residence, that will now become 42 Bellarmine Road, turning Dolan Hall into apartments, and building 51 McInnes Road in the Village.
Students have already lodged their complaints about the new construction in the Village that required cutting down numerous trees, but now that construction is underway, new student complaints have surfaced.
Alexander Guevara, a freshman in Regis, said, “Around 7 a.m., there’s loud beeping which I sometimes think is my alarm, but it turns out to be the construction.”
Although Guevara will take advantage of the newly renovated Jesuit Residence in the fall when he moves into 42 Bellarmine Road as a sophomore, he still thinks that the construction on campus is causing some issues.
“I think it’s getting a little too crowded. I liked the open space, all the greenness on campus,” said Guevara. “Now we’re going to have too many buildings.”
The new Quad building will have just over 200 square feet per room, compared to the 190 to 200 square feet per room in the average freshman residence hall, according to David Frassinelli, assistant vice president and director of Facilities Management.
“There will be rooms on either side of the hall, just like the residence halls we already have on campus,” continued Frassinelli.
“But this one will have a very large lounge on the first floor and normal size lounges on the other floors, as well as study rooms that will face the Quad. This building will follow the Jesuit ideals of living and learning.”
Sophomore, Alyssa Accomando, who lives in Jogues, is also annoyed by the early start of the construction.
“Most morning’s around 7 a.m. I’m woken up … I just wish they had waited till summer to start the construction,” she said.
Although many students have stated their aggravation with the construction on the Quad, there are students who are not as bothered.
Freshman Adam O’Neill, also a Regis resident, said that he only occasionally gets woken up by the construction and that it does not bother him all that much.
The Quad construction is being completed by Gilbane Construction.
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