European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 24, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 University crams for today s debut academic dust far from settled at new Campus  writer Mannheim Germany recovering from its second move in two years the University of Maryland begins classes today amid the debris of last minute Ren ovations at a hastily abandoned 100-year old Barracks in Mannheim. The hallowed Halls of. Higher learning Are filled with workers and ladders boxes and furniture Plas Ter dust and the smell of paint. Remember thelast time you moved House multiply that by 100," said Mary Baron Resi Dent Dean of the University s Mann Heim Campus which is the Only live in America College for . Mil Baron itary families stationed in  two or three weeks everything will s4s Michael Abrams be in pretty Good shape " Baron said Nicole Clayton 19, looks through a Catalon tuesday while Cristina Page 18, checks out her schedule for today s Start of classes at once we get All of the construction peo the University of Maryland Mannheim Campus at Turley Barracks. Pie out of the  Cristina a Over the wee a a freshman who arrive tend said she had second Campus in Munich. Enrolment grew thoughts when i walked into my room from a few dozen to 675 full time Stu and All the furniture was All stacked in dents in the Early 1990s, when the col the  but she said students and War ended and the military draw Down faculty have pulled together to get the  ready for midweek classes. When american forces left Munich inthe University of Maryland has been 1992, the University found a new Home at an overseas military institution since Reese Cavern in nearby Augsburg. 1950, when it opened a residential coed then about five months ago the army we be been working Long hours to m ,_._-,. Told Baron that her University would have make it As comfortable As possible for the to hit the Road again because the United students Donovan said. The students states planned to close Reese this year have been very  space was found at the army s Turley the Campus shares Turley Barrack Barracks in Mannheim 150 Miles from with the army s 181st trans in and Augsburg. Donovan said the battalion has Given us however the military unit in the uni soldiers to help us schlep furniture into Hersity s buildings did t vacate the Prem the  uses until july so faculty members had to once the work is finished in a few scramble to meet the renovation and Reg weeks most agree that the Campus will stration deadlines. Be better than Augsburg s. Centrally to Baron said rapid deployment is part of rated near the Headquarters of the army overseas military life. In Europe Mannheim is unlikely to be if we re going to be involved with the abandoned in the foreseeable future. The military and we re not Able to Cope that Campus is near military medical facilities suggests that we re not a True part of the military Community in Europe the Dean said. I m not going to say it s been easy because it s been very difficult quite  enrolment has dropped in step wit the draw Down and about 200 students Are expected to begin classes this week. Students arriving Over the weekend Public transportation and Post  jobs also Are More plentiful than in Augsburg. Physically the rooms Are bigger an the classrooms looked a lot bigger said Jamice Lane a Sophomore who was a Augsburg last year. The atmosphere and the faculty an the general friendliness is still the same. Is Michael Abrams moving Cartons share the hallways with blackboards and furniture tuesday in Mannheim there has thankfully been no heavy con Germany a Day before classes begin at the University of Maryland Campus. Found themselves moving into a construe there s just a lot More space Lane said Tion site with crates and furniture i can understand about the construe stacked up past the windows of some bar Tion. You can t move a whole University Racks rooms and mortar dust seemingly in one  everywhere. And for Young people the greater on tuesday trucks were still ferrying Mannheim Region has a livelier concert equipment to the music and drama de scene than the rustic cities of Southern apartment from Augsburg. The classrooms Bavaria said Nick Philpitt a returning were completely empty except for chairs Sophomore. Still he added i like aug the science lab had yet to be unpacked. Burg because it was a More traditional the renovation Crews Are about 10 bavarian City. Here it s More  Days behind schedule said John Dono the move has been a hectic one wit Van programs coordinator for the Cam Down to the wire scheduling Baron said pus residence life office. But he said but she said we re going to make it. And we re going to do it in style. Aca Striction or drilling. Demic  Airlift operation to remain at Rhein main until Spring by Wayne v. Hall staff writer Rhein main a Germany operation provide Promise flights which had been expected to move to Ramstein a in october instead will stay at Rhein main a into next year the commander of the 435th Airlift Wing disclosed. Because of the runway closure and construct ongoing on at Ramstein operation provide Promise will remain Here until Spring said col. Edward f. Mcphil lips jr., who commands the Airlift Wing at Rhein main. The operation however will be run by Ramstein s 86th Wing with Rhein main providing base support for the Mission he said. Provide Promise delivers Lood and other humanitarian Aid by air to isolated regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mcphillips said in May that if the operation remained at the level it had reached then it would Proba Bly shift to Ramstein in october. Because of its ongoing draw Down Rhein Mai would need to be augmented with base support activities to continue the operation Mcphillips said. These would include transportation billeting dining facilities and Security police. This assistance would come As it has during the height of provide Promise from various Active duty and Reserve units from the states and other units in . Air forces in Europe. In order to meet an increase we would need significantly More augmentation than we needed last year Mcphillips said. We have less people and assets than last  at this Point it is in Krown whether the operation will expand As it did in mid january when Winter food needs in the Balkans reached critical Levels. It All depends on the political scenario that plays out Down there Mcphillips said. We re preparing Todo that but it All depends on what