Common occurrence

Construction workers wait in the early morning while equipment and supplies are lifted toward the second floor of The Commons, future home to the Newcomb College Institute, as well as a modern dining facility in the heart of the uptown campus. Not far from Freret Street, the site is flanked by Jones Hall, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Dixon Hall, the Berger Family Lawn and the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life.