University of Virginia Library

Unbelievable is right!

Why is it until now, the last
month or so, there has been no
opposition to the proposed
Observatory Hill dining
facility? It is unlikely that the
construction cost difference of
$.92 million projected versus
1.29 million apparent low bid
is the answer.

I ask this rather elementary
question because the design
stage (planning, schematics,
preliminaries and contract
documents) for this facility has
been in progress for
approximately one year.

If the rags Student Council
has are that earth-shaking then
where was it eight or nine
months ago to air its views?
Sitting on its collective duff up
on the fourth floor of
Newcomb Hall, that's where.

So when Food Services
moves out of Newcomb Hall,
as it inevitably will, let's have
Student Council move into
Food Services old space. This
way it'll be down out that
pompous perch it presently
resides in and may be able to
see what's going on.

As for the editorial's claim
to inconvenience [The Cavalier
Daily, May 1], I question the
fact or fiction of that
statement. Not all classes are
held in Cabell Hall, there is also
the Engineering School which
is right in the middle of both
locations and probably doesn't
care, the Chem and Bio
buildings which are closer to
Observatory Hill and, all those
people that don't have classes
straight through from 8 to 5
and go back to their rooms
around noon anyway to check
the mail or play.

And Mr. Fontana why
didn't you imply your
opposition publicly at a
previous date?

I feel the real answer is a
few people needed another
trivial administrative decision
to bitch about.

So build the facility and be
done with it.