Walk of honor Then & Now

[Turbine]

Everything deteriorates over time, so I am not necessarily shocked. However if the problems are not fixed soon it will cost more as the bricks will have to be recast

[El Sidonio]

If anything, some bricks will have to be replaced, some I think can be saved.

Problem is: with all the construction on campus, there's trucks driving back and forth across the walk of honor, which is what causes most of the damage. However, damaging the walk of honor is a price I'm willing to pay, if it means we can improve campus and add needed buildings.

God Bless.

[texascajun]

it looks 3rd class. Granted buildings are going up and construction is everywhere... the "Walk of Honor" is anything but that. Most bricks were placed crooked and many are chipped or missing.

Its tough giving a tour of the campus to recruits, new Freshmen, potential students, parents... anyone... and not being embarrased by the lack of attention to details on our WALK OF HONOR

[CajunRebel]

The trucks actually have nothing to do with the problem because no trucks have driven over these brick areas. If you look out into the grass, you can see where trucks actually zig zag across the quad to avoid the bricks.

The problem is the shoddy sidewalk construction where the new bricks are located. These are the bricks you see in the picture. If you walk on the original covered walk you will see that the bricks are fine. This is because the original bricks were placed on top of concrete well over 1 ft thick. The bricks that you see in this picture are located outside that covered walkway and were placed over already-existing 3 in. thick sidewalks. And like all sidewalks do, these have cracked over time and the bricks have gone with them.

So eventually, the sidewalks will have to be redone and redone with the proper thickness. The longer we wait, the more bricks we will lose.

[NewsCopy]

The brick walkway around campus at the University of Louisiana will see some repairs in the coming weeks. Some of the brick pavers in the Walk of Honor have come unglued or broken because of construction on campus in recent months. The Walk lists more than 80,000 names of UL graduates and lies beneath the covered walkways surrounding the Quadrangle. Bill Crist, director of the university’s Physical Plant, said broken pavers will be replaced and more landscaping will be added along the edges of the walkway. The rest of the story

[ShowDog]

_ it looks 3rd class. Granted buildings are going up and construction is everywhere... the "Walk of Honor" is anything but that. Most bricks were placed crooked and many are chipped or missing.

Its tough giving a tour of the campus to recruits, new Freshmen, potential students, parents... anyone... and not being embarrased by the lack of attention to details on our WALK OF HONOR _

You are right. However, it's typical of what goes on at UL.

[bigguill]

I love UL, but I do think that they could do a better job of upkeep on the campus. I work at Sam Houston State now and it amazes me how well they keep up the campus here. Seriously, I walk around campus and never see any litter or grafitti. They actually have sprinklers all over to keep the grass green. I think that campus beautification isn't only the responsibility of the physical plant. Students need to take pride in their university by picking up trash and just helping to make sure it looks nice. A litte school pride goes a long way.

[DeadRed]

Took my son to UL this weekend. To the bookstore and then around to Walk of Honor to show the bricks of dad, grandfather, and great-grand mother (1924).

The new buildings and the on going contruction is impressive.

However, the conditions around Martin Hall and the Walk of Honor were let me say - less than stellar. The walk has countless places of broken bricks, bricks removed, and the entire quad was unkept, unmowed, weeds everywhere between the sidewalks (cracks), and dirt piled up on the Walk to the point you couldn't read some names. Just general disarray with the maintenance on the entire campus.

Not what you would take someone out to see if you were recruiting students. Seems like we could just have general maintenance every 7 - 10 days.

[CajunZ1]

I posted something about this about 3 years ago, and as you can see, nothing has gotten better. It seems like the Walk of Honor was done like most things are done at UL. Someone has a great idea, and is told to pull it off with nickels and dimes. People in charge should have known that the project would require a solid foundation to lay the bricks as well as regular maintenance. It seems as though the bricks were just super-glued over the old concrete. I would rather it not be there at all than for it to be in the condition it has been in for so long.

[rhineaux]

_ I posted something about this about 3 years ago, and as you can see, nothing has gotten better.

Nothing will ever get better if you preach the same old crap all the time to the people on this beard, and never preach it over and over again to the people who can actually do something about it. Call Bill Crist, Call Steve Landry, Call Joe Savoie, Call anyone you cna think of, and tell them that it isn't acceptable.

[CajunZ1]

People post their frustrations on message boards all the time. This isn't new, nor is it reprehensible.

I guess my point is that it shouldn't take a letter or a call from Joe Poster to solve a blatantly obvious problem. The leaders should notice!

[rhineaux]

_ People post their frustrations on message boards all the time. This isn't new, nor is it reprehensible.

I guess my point is that it shouldn't take a letter or a call from Joe Poster to solve a blatantly obvious problem. The leaders should notice! _

I think you're exactly right, on both points. But, for some reason, it's been overlooked, and a few phone calls to the right people might prevent it from being overlooked again.