Indiana State to say goodbye to Statesman Towers…

Landmark towers to fall in 2013; method as yet undecided.

Indiana State University is moving ahead with plans to demolish the Terre Haute campus’ twin Statesman Towers next year.

ISU President Dan Bradley drew applause Wednesday when he announced the plans to demolish the 15-story towers during his annual fall address.

Reports say that both buildings are expensive to maintain and operate and are neither energy-efficient nor space-efficient because of their design.

Their demolition will cost an estimated $2 million but ISU officials have not yet decided what method they’ll use to bring down the twin buildings.

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