In 1963, attention was focused on Foster Auditorium as former Gov. George C. Wallace made his infamous stand in the schoolhouse door as a last-ditch effort to prevent integration at the Capstone. Now, in 2000, attention is once again focused on Foster Auditorium for a much different reason. A simple walk through the building does not appear to reveal much. Students still gather on the first floor to play basketball. Faculty members still have offices in the building.
Classes still gather to learn in the building.
But a closer look reveals the police tape blocking off parts of the second floor to prevent people from being exposed to asbestos. Other problems also prevail in the building. The roof leaks. The plaster on the wall is crumbling. The building which is featured in many history textbooks when the Stand is discussed is falling apart.