The construction on the the West wing of the Student Union finally appears to be near completion.This means old favorites like McDonald’s, as well as new businesses like Einstein Bros. Bagels will be open and providing students with more on-campus food options.While students will be understandably excited about this, the wing’s completion only signals that construction will soon close other portions of the Union, including Tiger Lair in December.There’s little doubt that the completely renovated Union will be a great improvement from the older version some students have as nothing but a distant memory and other students never knew.But to get to that light at the end of the tunnel, we have to continue to suffer through closed portions of the Union now.Unfortunately, most students on campus now probably won’t be around when the Union is finally completed.But the renovations being done in phases, which naturally makes the total project take longer than if everything were to be worked on simultaneously, at least allows students use of some parts of the Union at all times.There was no McDonald’s for a while, but students could enjoy Tiger Lair. And now that Tiger Lair is about to be out of commission, students can at least enjoy the return of McDonald’s and the addition of a few other businesses.Students should try to consider this system as some sort of consolation.But the University should do everything it can to complete renovations as quickly as possible under the current plans because plenty of students are currently paying for renovations that they will likely never see the full benefit of — and administrators can’t expect more and more classes of students to pass through those circumstances happily.The more students pass through and pay for something they never see, the more disgruntled graduates the University will send into the world with negative stories.—–Contact the Editorial Board at [email protected]