After many years in Brighton and Alpine Halls, the History and Government Departments will be forced to relocate their offices to the third floor of Tahoe Hall in January, and some people are not happy about it.

“We like our building and we like our location,” said Mignon Gregg, chair of the Government Department. “We are not necessarily happy with the conditions in Tahoe Hall.”

The move is a result of a 1988 revised master plan calling for the removal of the outdated two-story buildings which are located in the middle of campus. The buildings, which include Douglass, Calaveras, Brighton and Alpine Halls, are tentatively scheduled to be torn down by 2007 to create a lawn that runs through the center of campus.

Although the buildings may not be removed for another six years, the departments are being asked to move now because the space in Tahoe has been freed up due to the relocation of the Department of Social Work in the new Mariposa Hall, according to Howard Harris, associate vice-president of Facilities Management.

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