▁be ▁g rac ed ▁by ▁two ▁enorm ous ▁English ▁El m ▁trees ▁that ▁were ▁ 1 8 0 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁they ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁Dutch ▁El m ▁D ise ase ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁major ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁academic ▁area ▁was ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁Hall ▁Library , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁plain . ▁To ▁help ▁with ▁over c row ding ▁in ▁the ▁cad et ▁area , ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁bar ra cks ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Davis ▁Bar ra cks ▁at ▁US MA ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers , ▁New ▁York ▁District . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁bar ra cks ▁facility ▁is ▁for ▁housing ▁ 6 5 0 ▁cad ets , ▁three ▁in ▁each ▁room . ▁This ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Davis ▁Bar ra cks ▁preced es ▁planned ▁renov ations ▁of ▁other ▁bar ra cks ▁at ▁US MA ▁to ▁provide ▁better ▁quality ▁living ▁space ▁for ▁all ▁cad ets . ▁ ▁Current ▁academic ▁h alls ▁Ar vin ▁Cad et ▁Phys ical ▁Development ▁Center ▁( CP DC ): ▁N amed ▁after ▁former ▁First ▁Captain ▁Carl ▁Robert ▁Ar vin , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁Vietnam , ▁the ▁g ymnasium ▁complex ▁houses ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁( D PE ). ▁The ▁original ▁core ▁of ▁Ar vin ▁CP