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Cochran Hall, built almost a century ago as a men's dorm, dining hall, and YMCA, will enter its second hundred years as a new home for alumni.
When the $6 million renovation and restoration are complete, Cochran will again feature many of the ornate details that greeted dignitaries at its dedication in 1908. But it will also be a thoroughly modern structure designed to help propel Allegheny forward in the twenty-first century.
Because of its vintage, every living alumnus likely has some recollection of the building. Over the years, the grand brick and terra-cotta structure at the center of the campus has housed more than a dozen functions, including a bowling alley, the post office, the College radio station, the English department, and a fondly remembered student hangout called the Grill.
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