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At a recent press conference, Dean of the College John Boyer announced plans to transform the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center, formerly Harper Reading Room, into the Arley D. Cathey Tropical Oasis. The $17 million that Mr. Cathey generously donated to the College in May of 2012 for the purpose of furthering the “life of the mind” will be spent on this transformation.<\/p>\n
\tA recent visit to the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center indicated that the transformation was already in progress. The heat has been turned up, and students can be seen walking around in flip-flops, tank tops, and the occasional Hawaiian shirt. A third-year student, Elizabeth Hord, seemed amenable to the changes thus far. \u0093Sometimes I forget to bring an extra outfit to study in, but it\u0092s great to have such a warm and nurturing environment to do work.\u0094 \u0093Yeah,\u0094 chimed in friendand fellow third-year Jeanne Echols, \u0093the heat really makes you feel like you could be outside. It makes me think about nature in a good way, compared to the dark, desolate surroundings we have here.\u0094<\/p>\n
\tDean Boyer seemed enlivened by similar feedback received on his Facebook page regarding the change. He recently posted the following status: “The transformation is far from over, students! I\u0092ve been doing some online shopping, and have found a site that sells tropical ferns, trees, and flowering plants. Get ready, because the Arley D. Cathey Tropical Oasis is going to be an exhilarating place to spend some quality time with nature!”<\/p>\n
\tIn an exclusive interview with Dean Boyer\u0092s fall Metcalf internfourth-year Chris Locklear, the Shady Dealer <\/i>discovered exactly what a transformation Dean Boyer is planning. \u0093He\u0092s been really humble with the plans he\u0092s released so far,\u0094 said Locklear. \u0093Plants are just the first phase. I saw him looking at pictures of toucans, jaguars, and what I think was a sand trap the other day. He\u0092s really excited about the potential\u0085 keeps going on about the possibilities for the life of the mind to expand in a new environment.\u0094 <\/p>\n
\tIn speaking with students about the possibility of animals roaming through the reading room, it became clear that this was more than they had bargained for. \u0093I\u0092m all about some nice plants in here, but how am I going to study with birds flying around?\u0094 asked first-year Jacob Shultz. \u0093I didn\u0092t ask for any of this!\u0094<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Catherine Alvarez-McCurdy Nov. 7, 2012 At a recent press conference, Dean of the College John Boyer announced plans to transform the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center, formerly Harper Reading Room, into the Arley D. Cathey Tropical Oasis. The $17 million that Mr. Cathey generously donated to the College in May of 2012 for the purpose of furthering the “life of the mind” will be spent on this transformation. A recent visit to the Arley D. Cathey Learning Center indicated that the transformation was already in progress. The heat has been turned up, and students can be seen walking around in flip-flops, tank tops, and the occasional Hawaiian shirt. A third-year student, Elizabeth Hord, seemed amenable to the changes thus far. \u0093Sometimes I forget to bring an extra outfit to study in, but it\u0092s great to have such a warm and nurturing environment to do work.\u0094 \u0093Yeah,\u0094 chimed in friendand fellow third-year Jeanne Echols, \u0093the heat really makes you feel like you could be outside. It makes me think about nature in a good way, compared to the dark, desolate surroundings we have here.\u0094 Dean Boyer seemed enlivened by similar feedback received on his Facebook page regarding the change. He recently posted the following status: “The transformation is far from over, students! I\u0092ve been doing some online shopping, and have found a site that sells tropical ferns, trees, and flowering plants. Get ready, because the Arley D. Cathey Tropical Oasis is going to be an exhilarating place to spend some quality time with nature!” In an exclusive interview with Dean Boyer\u0092s fall Metcalf internfourth-year Chris Locklear, the Shady Dealer discovered exactly what a transformation Dean Boyer is planning. \u0093He\u0092s been really humble with the plans he\u0092s released so far,\u0094 said Locklear. \u0093Plants are just the first phase. I saw him looking at pictures of toucans, jaguars, and what I think was a sand trap the other day. He\u0092s really excited about the potential\u0085 keeps going on about the possibilities for the life of the mind to expand in a new environment.\u0094 In speaking with students about the possibility of animals roaming through the reading room, it became clear that this was more than they had bargained for. \u0093I\u0092m all about some nice plants in here, but how am I going to study with birds flying around?\u0094 asked first-year Jacob Shultz. \u0093I didn\u0092t ask for any of this!\u0094<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3408,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375\/revisions\/3408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}