The group said they would begin circulating petitions immediately, and a march would either take place while the petitions are being circulated or after they are completed. He said that cutting down the trees would be bad for the university's image. The group considered possibly combining the march with some sort of festival for everyone to get together. The march and festival would not necessarily be to protest, but to bring attention to the situation, one member of the audience said. In early April, a meeting was held with the senior architect of the renovation project.
Officials say the goal is to renovate the labs in the building.
The funds will provide renovations for an organic and bio-chemistry lab. Bill Ponder, chair of the chemistry department, said the present organic lab is quite old. Ponder said the lab needs to be upgraded in terms of its facilities. The renovation will not necessarily provide more space than is currently used, but better use and improve the efficiency of it. The Chemistry department has had an increase in the number of faculty and in the number of chemistry majors.