COLLEGE LOOKING FOR SITE NAMES BUILDINGS KNOWN MERELY BY LETTERS.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer VALENCIA -- College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. is playing the name game. School officials want to rename Re`name´ v. t. 1. To give a new name to. Verb 1. rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" most of their buildings, now known only by letters of the alphabet. For example, the S building houses Student Services, and music and dance classes are in the MD building. And that just gets boring after a while. ``Letters of the alphabet -- and we've run out of letters,'' said Jim Schrage, dean of physical plant and facilities planning. To make the campus easier to navigate and put some local flavor into place names, officials want to name buildings after local canyons or trees native to the area. The idea is to shy away from Verb 1. shy away from - avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task; "I shy away from this task" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" naming buildings after individuals, at least for now. If college officials later wanted to rename a building to honor a major donor, it would be less of a political fight than if a building was already named after someone. Students and faculty have been asked to submit name ideas. They have come up with a couple: Bouquet Hall and a Cottonwood cottonwood: see willow. cottonwood Any of several fast-growing North American trees of the genus Populus. Members of the willow family, cottonwoods have heart-shaped, toothed leaves and cottony seeds. The dangling leaves clatter in the wind. Building -- after the cottonwood tree. School officials seem to believe that any new name scheme would be an improvement. ``We have the R building, which is the library -- and that doesn't make sense,'' Schrage said. The college has more than 20 buildings. ``We're trying to name them in groups,'' Schrage said. ``We're trying not to name every single building.'' Two buildings at the school are named after individuals -- William G. Bonelli William G. Bonelli (1895-1970) William G. Bonelli, son of a pioneer American family of Swiss-English descent, was Born November 9, 1895, in Kingman, Arizona. Bonelli moved to Los Angeles in 1912, entered the University of Southern California and received his Bachelor of Arts degree , the late first president of the college's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , and James Boykin, who taught biology at the college. Both men died when young, said Bruce Fortine, president of the college board. Fortine said he wants new signs to help students and visitors orient o·ri·ent v. 1. To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass. 2. To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference. 3. themselves. ``It's pretty difficult to find where you're going,'' he said. Last year, college officials hired a consultant for about $65,000 to work on signage and ways to make the college easier to navigate, Schrage said. Officials expect to start renaming buildings by the end of the year. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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