Mold, grime and mildew.
These sound like the makings of a haven for academia, right? A building that surely must belong to the flagship university of Louisiana?
If you’re anything like the editors at The Daily Reveille, you were probably taken aback by the unsightly images plastered across today’s front page.
Unfortunately, no Photoshop effects were involved. Taken last week inside the Old Forestry Building, the photos depict what is likely the most decrepit edifice on the University’s campus.
At least we hope it doesn’t get any worse than this.
The Old Forestry Building houses the College of Agriculture and programs of the School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development, although it’s a wonder students are still willing to brave the conditions inside. Considering the wondrous aesthetics the University boasts, it’s surprising students haven’t selected another curriculum based simply on the state of their department’s home.
As mostly mass communication students, The Daily Reveille staff is grateful for the clean, up-to-date facilities in the Journalism Building, just as performing-arts students are grateful for the Music and Dramatic Arts Building and business students appreciate Patrick F. Taylor Hall. It’s only fair that students in every program on campus, including agriculture and HRE, be able to have the same pride in the place where they do their work.
In our cover story, student Kolby Lirette laments being able to see the shiny new Business Education Complex as he sits in the dilapidated Old Forestry Building.
It’s an odd dichotomy, especially considering the University’s Flagship Agenda, which aims to “increase the quality of the working, learning and living