So, I did a walk through the main building of Old Union today. It was my first chance to see the 2nd and 3rd Floors. It was quite fantastic, and I wanted to share it with everyone. I apologize for the poor quality of the videos: I did them on my camera phone. I found myself without a real camera, and, as I say in the video, I always believe "better now than perfect." Also, apologies for commentary you may find annoying. Just trying to do my best to orient and explain. General thoughts from me: the space was too dark (most lights off) to get a real feel for the spaces, but man are they big! Lots of new student space. And away we go:

1st Floor - Main Building
Living Room, Meeting Rooms, ASSU/SSE, Stanford Dining Retail Location

2nd Floor - Main Building
Student Groups, Meeting Rooms, OSA, Union Director

3rd Floor - Main Building
The CIRCLE, Sanctuary

I really want students to ask lots of questions. I won't have an answer for everything, but I will do my best. You can ask questions by either commenting on the posts or sending an email to studentunions@gmail.com. I will occasionally post some popular or interesting questions (and their responses). Here is my first attempt.

Is [the Union] or parts of it open 24 hours? Meyer needs a makeover so bad. --Marisa

As of now, the commitment is to have Old Union (and I believe the dining location) open until 2am Sun-Thurs and 3am Fri-Sat. Additionally, staff and students who need to use specific areas of the building after hours will have 24-hour accessibility. I am hoping we can expand those capabilities to allow 24-hour access for all students in the Living Room and 2nd Floor, at least. It seems an uphill battle, but something worth bringing to the table. Agreed?