ASUP President Zack Imfeld is confident projects will be done by the end of the school year
(Scott Chia | The Beacon)
By Rose Hoonan, Staff Writer -- hoonan15@up.edu
After a year in the works, ASUP discovered the Victory Bell, originally an ASUP Capital Improvement Fund (CIF) project, cannot be repaired.
The previous ASUP administration voted to repair it last spring semester. The cast iron bell, located outside the Chiles Center, was donated by UP engineering students in 1938 and used to be traditionally rung at home game victories has been cracked and silent for years.
However, because the bell is made of cast iron and cannot be fixed, a new bell will be made.
"We've had several experts look at the bell, and according the ‘chime master,' a bell specialist, the bell cannot be fixed," ASUP President senior Zack Imfeld said. "The new bell will be made of bronze because you can fix that material."
While the project's progress was slowed, Imfeld is confident the project will be completed by the end of the semester.
"We inherited the project from last year's administration," Imfeld said. "We want to have this project finished by then so that it doesn't carry on to next year's ASUP administration."
In addition to the Victory Bell, ASUP is implementing part of last semester's CIF. Along with the purchase of a new computer system for the ADvantage program, ASUP invested money into a new awning and heat lamps for the outdoor seating area by The Anchor.
Imfeld hopes the project will be completed by April 1.
"There's going to be a covering, lights, heating – the whole nine yards," Imfeld said.
