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By PAUL DELANEY
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PUB renovation gets slim student approval to proceed

 

Last updated 3/19/2015 at 2:19pm

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A rendering of what the Pence Union Building will look like once rennovations are finished.

Students at Eastern Washington University recently gave their approval, albeit by a relatively small margin, to move ahead with plans to remodel the Pence Union Building on campus.

By a vote in late February of 1,052-983, a 51.2 percent yes margin, students approved raising approximately $30 million to significantly remodel the five decade-old student union center.

"We're just glad to see great numbers, a great turnout vote," Associated Students of Eastern Washington University President, Dahir "DJ" Jigre said.

By contrast, students approved a major fee increase of $55 per person in 2005 t...



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