Frozen in time
"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date, no time to say hello, goodbye, I'm late I'm late I'm late" - March Hare
Jackie DeWald
Issue date: 2/17/10 Section: News
By Jackie DeWald
For the last couple of months, the Peninsula College clock tower has been out of commission with no attempted repairs. Why hasn't anything been done yet?
There are a number of factors contributing to the lack of repair. "It's not just a matter of winding the clock," says Rick Croot. The clock is actually a plug in, which means men have to manually go up there to fix it. The main complication is being able to "access the three different movements" inside of the clock tower. According to Croot, a lift has to be rented so they're able go up into the tower to begin maintenance. As of right now, the goal is to have the clock fixed by the beginning of spring quarter.
Another reason why it's taking so long to attack this project is because Croot says they don't want to cause distractions. There's already construction going on almost daily at the Peninsula campus, and this would only add to the noise. Not to mention they would have to work inside of D building to fix the clock. Maintenance of the clock tower is scheduled to take place during spring break, while students are out of classes.
Rick Croot also added when construction of the clock tower had begun, there wasn't enough conversation necessary about how to maintain it. However, this specific conversation has come afloat once again, because of the recent complications with the clock tower. If plans don't fall through, by the beginning of spring quarter the clock will be up and running again.
For the last couple of months, the Peninsula College clock tower has been out of commission with no attempted repairs. Why hasn't anything been done yet?
There are a number of factors contributing to the lack of repair. "It's not just a matter of winding the clock," says Rick Croot. The clock is actually a plug in, which means men have to manually go up there to fix it. The main complication is being able to "access the three different movements" inside of the clock tower. According to Croot, a lift has to be rented so they're able go up into the tower to begin maintenance. As of right now, the goal is to have the clock fixed by the beginning of spring quarter.
Another reason why it's taking so long to attack this project is because Croot says they don't want to cause distractions. There's already construction going on almost daily at the Peninsula campus, and this would only add to the noise. Not to mention they would have to work inside of D building to fix the clock. Maintenance of the clock tower is scheduled to take place during spring break, while students are out of classes.
Rick Croot also added when construction of the clock tower had begun, there wasn't enough conversation necessary about how to maintain it. However, this specific conversation has come afloat once again, because of the recent complications with the clock tower. If plans don't fall through, by the beginning of spring quarter the clock will be up and running again.
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