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| | Old Main a changing yet constant part of USU campus |
 | | Originally called the College Building, Old Main was built slowly, piece, over a period of 13 years, A.J. Simmonds wrote in his book "Pictures Past: A Centennial Celebration." The south wing was the first to be built, begun in April 1889, almost immediately after a location for the campus was secured. |
 | | Additionally, the first on-campus cafeteria was located in Old Main's basement, Simmonds wrote, and USU history professor Ross Peterson said Admissions, Registration and the Cashier were located in Old Main until a fire gutted the building on Dec. 19, 1983. |
 | | The most dramatic post-fire changes to Old Main were the removal of the auditorium and the addition of a fourth floor, which "used to be just rafters and attic and rats and pigeons and mice," Peterson said. |
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