Den under renovation through the summer
The Bobcat Den, an SGA-maintained student area under the Student Activities Center, is currently closed for extensive remodeling.
SGA President Zach Mullins said SGA had identified several areas that could use changes and that The Den was one of them.
“We need to have more activity spaces for students and we wanted The Den to feel more inviting to students,” Mullins said.
The remodeling, which Mullins hopes will be completed by the beginning of the next school year, will involve major changes to almost every aspect of the facility. The Den’s color scheme will change to colors closer to the university’s.
There will be two major rooms, a game room and a lounge. The game room will have tables for pool, Foosball, ping-pong, and air hockey. The lounge, Mullins said, will be dramatically changed.
“We hope that the lounge will be a much more relaxing area, a place for students to come do homework or just socialize,” Mullins said.
The new work will mean the current lounge’s massage chairs can be moved into a more prominent position. There will be more plants and a “Mac bar” like the one on the first floor of the LITC.
One noticeable change will be the entrance. Previously, students had to enter through a side entrance on Liberty Street. But when the renovations are complete, Mullins said students will be able to enter through a door at the front of the Student Activity Center.
According to Mullins, the renovations will take place over the summer, .
“We aim to have a grand reopening around the beginning of the fall semester,” Mullins said.
When asked about cost, Mullins could not give a definite figure, but said SGA hoped to keep costs around $50,000. He stressed that the money for the renovation work does not come from academic budgets, but rather from the funds generated by Student Activity Fees.
Sophomore Helni Roblero, a frequent patron of The Den, said that adding space to the Den would be nice.
“It can get a little cramped down there sometimes,” Roblero said. “Well, I guess I’ll just have to find another place to play Xbox.”
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