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February 8, 2008 > Opinion > FE&P ensures July showers won’t threaten April rock

FE&P ensures July showers won’t threaten April rock

By The Rice Thresher Editorial Staff | Thresher Editorial Staff

The Brochstein Pavilion is, rather obviously, a project under construction. But by April 13, the green fence wrapping paper will be removed, giving students the gift of a new campus center in a grand opening marked by KTRU’s annual Outdoor Show. Unfortunately the show has been cancelled on account of rain — nine months ago (see story, page _). Heavy summer rains have delayed completion of the Pavilion project and forced the KTRU Outdoor Show to relocate, probably to the Intramural fields north of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management.

This latest construction inconvenience is a cherry on top of the sick, inverse sundae that has been served to students over the last few years, where the stomachache comes before any sweet delight.

After months of early-morning construction, those ubiquitous green fences and promises of a wonderful new campus, students are finally feeling the effects of construction on a macro scale.

But Facilities, Engineering and Planning is also beginning to recognize the massive burden placed upon students, working with KTRU to help relocate the concert, even helping to cover some of the costs.

We are very glad to see FE&P help out students deal with the severe construction inconveniences, actively contributing rather than holding forums that, while playing an important role, could be dismissed by jaded students as being too passive. FE&P could have just considered the issue a weather-related inconvenience, something out of their hands and ignored it, but instead they took responsibility, letting campus know that, yes, Rice does care about undergraduates.

So to those about to rock come April, and FE&P, we salute you.

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