My NDSU office was in Minard Hall in 2009. Then there was a partial structural collapse of the building in late December 2009 on the side of the building that my department's offices were located. We decided that we would move until construction was concluded. We expected to be out of the building for 12-18 [...]
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Three and a half years…
In late December 2009, Minard Hall at NDSU suffered a partial structural failure. Fortunately, this failure happened at the perfect time - a time when no one was in the building. The construction company that was putting on an addition excavated a 25 foot hole directly adjacent to the original building and that along with [...]
Extreme Makeover – let’s talk Minard Hall…
I am in Maryland today and will not return until later this evening; as such, I will miss the Extreme Makeover Pep Rally - bummer. 😦 Ever since the news came out that Extreme Makeover was going to do a build in the area, folks have been trying to guess where it might be. I [...]
But for the grace of God, there go I.
Empathy: the ability to understand another’s feelings or struggles. I was reading on In-Forum the story of the couple that had the twin babies prematurely on New Year’s Day. Sadly, one of the twins has already died; but, the other twin is hanging on despite being a mere one pound and eight ounces. The mother [...]
Horrified. Grateful. Saddened.
Photo of Minard Hall partial collapse taken by Kate Ulmer on December 27, 2009 Three words: horrified, grateful, saddened. Horrified that Minard Hall had a partial collapse on the side of the building where excavation has been going on for the addition. Grateful that it happened when it did instead of at a time when [...]
THE NEW FORTY 