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The Vukovich Center for Communication Arts boasts a brand-new stage, plenty of space for set design and costuming, a state-of-the-art TV studio, and video editing labs for budding filmmakers. Like the Vukovich Center, both the Campus Center and the Wise Center are quite new. Serving as the hub of campus, the Campus Center holds the school post office, bookstore, McKinley’s, student organization offices, and game room. The Wise Center is the place to work out on campus, with basketball courts, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, a swimming pool, a weight room, and a second-story track that overlooks the basketball courts below. Yet, in contrast to these new buildings, on the other side of campus Bentley Hall stands tall with its traditional Federalist architecture, dazzingly maintained since the early 1800s. This dichotomy of new and old defines the campus facilities. Allegheny keeps its old buildings intact to showcase how long the College has really been around (though not every building is as well-kept as Bentley).

One thing Allegheny loves is a glass wall to let the sunlight in. Some of the academic buildings have new, warm spaces with plenty of natural light in which students can study. Other buildings are a bit outdated, but the school always has plans in the works to make renovations for both aesthetic and sustainability purposes. The administration is always hungry for a reputation as "the greenest college in America." Their efforts to make each building more environmentally friendly often conflict with the architecture from more than a century ago, when people did not consider LEED certification when constructing a facility.

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sarahsophia

Economics '14

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Great for Sports

The athletic facilities at Allegheny are great. The pool, gym and track are very good for exercise and there are always people there.

Apr 13, 2012

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ElainaMerc

English '13

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Gym

The Wise Center for Athletics and Recreation is a state-of-the-art exercise facility available for athletes and students alike.

Feb 06, 2012

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tardiskid129

Liberal Arts and Humanities '14

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Facilities

Library - Perhaps one of my favorite locations on campus; completely redone just a few years ago, features three levels - including two quiet-study floors and group-study floor where the noise is acceptable. Plenty of PCs scattered throughout the building with a small MAC-lab on the main floor.

Campus Center/Student Union - Excellent condition, always kept clean.

Athletics - Just finished last year; start-of-art complete with walking track, swimming pool, basketball courts, racquetball courts, weight room and various other machines.

Teaching Facilities - Depends on your major. Some buildings (like the Foreign Languages, Computer Science/Geology or Math/History buildings) are old but still in decent condition. Others, like the Vukovich Center for Performing Arts (Comm. Arts & Theater) are brand-new and state-of-the-art. The Science and PolSci/Econ department buildings are middle of the road, and as of Fall 2011, the EnvSci dept is being completely rennovated.

Dec 19, 2011

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The Gator Quad

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The Gator Quad View from the roof of the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts.

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The Vukovich Center for...

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The Vukovich Center for Communication Arts This facility boasts a theater, set shop, costume shop, movie theater—plus, a state-of-the-art television studio for film students to practice hands-on production skills.

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Bentley Hall in the Summer

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Bentley Hall in the Summer This is the oldest building on campus. President Mullen works here, and students most often enter the building to add or drop a class at the Registrar's Office.

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