DeMille Hall. One of the oldest buildings in the heart of the Orange campus and one with perhaps the richest history. Common sense says it’s a goner. But that’s been said before.

It’s a sprawling one-story building at a university where space is at such a premium that bigger and better may be too much competition to let a bit of history rule. All the new buildings are multiple stories. Nobody’s thinking one-story buildings down Chapman’s future road.

In 2003, Chapman underwent heavy construction to add four new buildings to its Orange campus: the Leatherby Libraries, the Fish Interfaith Center, Oliphant Hall, and the Glass Residence Hall. None of them close to one-story.

“Walking through campus then was like walking through a maze,” said fifth year senior Sarah Khuu. “Everything was cordoned off and it took longer to walk to classes. But it was completely worth it because the new buildings look great.”