As the semester winds down, most art students are preparing their final projects and reflecting on a rather difficult semester of delays, cut hours and lost time.

Students are looking forward to a new semester, hoping it will go more smoothly.

Megan Glosser, a junior studio art major, said she will have all her work completed before the deadline, despite losing two weeks in her class. However, she is more concerned with the excellence of her work rather than the quantity.

“The quality of work has suffered for a lot of people,” she said.

Allen Tieri, a junior graphic design major, said classes are running smoothly now, but the lab hours and minor details have been time consuming and costly.

“It’s required a lot of extra time and money for us,” he said. Tieri said no one has restocked ink cartridges in the copiers, causing a long search for the right kind of copier off campus and forcing him to shell out his own money for the copies.

Tieri also said the hours are especially inconvenient around finals time, especially since he does not drive a car to class.

“I have to do everything on the bus’s schedule,” he said.

Denise Rehm-Mott, a printmaking professor, said as the semester tolled on, she realized she would not have enough time to assign all her projects. She omitted one project from her syllabus, which was unfortunate for students but necessary considering the timeline.

Before midterm, students had trouble accepting that the building had shorter hours and it was further away, causing a lot of stress. However, with finals drawing closer she has noticed fewer anxieties.

“All the issues that we’re a problems, they dealt with,” she said. “As time went on they worked everything out.”

Art classes were relocated to Art Park West during the construction and renovation of the Doudna Arts Center. Classrooms were not finished at the start of the semester, which caused major delays and complaints from students and faculty. Hours for the Art Park West also were slashed considerably because of safety issues bringing up more concern about time management problems.