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Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Kate Schneider Faculities Planning department is in the process of repairing loose bricks before the problem worsens.

The Facilities Planning department has recently asked Daytona Beach College's board of trustees to employ funding for the maintenance of Bldg. 200. There are visible cracks in the bricks and some look detached from the wall. The board considers the situation to be an emergency and wants to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

The building is home to the bookstore on its first floor, the computer engineering program on the second floor and the business administration major on its third floor. The administration already gave notice to students and faculty of the potential danger and a fencing wall was set up around the building's perimeter.

Contrary to campus rumors, nobody wants to tear down Bldg. 200. The administration only wants to eliminate the risk of brick fall.

"Students' safety comes first," said Senior Facility Planner Bret Nielsen, "They would shut down the building if there was a risk that it might fall off."

The building is approximately 16 years old. Its condition might have been deteriorated by humidity. The effects of humidity are one of the major factors for the degradation of the structures and houses in Florida.

The contractors will start the building's repair in the month of April. Meanwhile, the role of the fence is to restrict and prevent movement near the structure. The only unrestricted areas are the open-walking path through the front and back side of the building. This path offers a shorter and more convenient way toward the cafeteria for pedestrians coming from the campus library and all the structures behind this point.

Students should be able to move in and out of the classes held inside the building without worry. As long as they do not step inside the restricted area, they shouldn't fear any unfortunate accidents.

Since the reaction of the Facilities Planning department, no injuries or complaints have been reported and no pieces of the structure were seen on the ground.

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