ɪt klˈoʊzd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv ˌʌndɚ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi ænd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi bˈʌdʒɪt kˈʌts, ænd wʌz mˈoʊstli dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, sˈeɪv fɚðɪ æθlˈɛɾɪks wˈɪŋ, pˈɑːɹt ʌvwˈɪtʃ wʌz ɹˌiːpˈɜːpəst ˌɪntʊ ðə jˌuːˌɛnˈaɪ tʃˈaɪldhʊd dɪvˈɛləpmənt sˈɛntɚ, pɹˈiːviəsli hˈaʊzd ɪnðə bˈɪldɪŋz ˈiːst wˈɪŋ.
It closed in July 2012 under controversy and university budget cuts, and was mostly demolished in June 2013, save for the athletics Wing, part of which was re-purposed into the UNI Childhood Development center, previously housed in the building's east wing.