Sep 25, 2008 15:07
GARY | Indiana University Northwest Chancellor Bruce Bergland said all classes at the Gary campus will resume Monday at their regularly scheduled times.
Classes have been suspended for the past two weeks, with parts of the campus under water. Bergland said all parking lots are now dry and all but one building has been cleared for student use.
Due to extensive flood damage, Berglund said, Tamarack Hall will be closed permanently. Built in 1957, Tamarack Hall was the first building on campus and housed student art studios as well as the university's theater.
Okay, I’ve enjoyed this little “vacation” but now reality is setting in. The workload is going to be insane. They’re planning on making classes go longer and/or have them meet on Fridays. The parking lots always flood even with a few hours of drizzle, so this could happen again. Too many students are enrolled, so I paid for a parking permit I never use cause there are literally NO parking spots. But that’s another story… Now I’m worried about my painting class. As a fine arts major, I practically live in Tamarack. All of my painting supplies are in there, and I doubt they’re going to let us retrieve them. Will we be reimbursed? I have no idea, but Monday is going to be a mess.