In January 1947, the students of The Ohio State University came together and petitioned for a new union that allowed equal access for men and women. The students were so passionate about the project that the students themselves contributed both ideas and funds towards the new union. Construction of the student 'Dream Union' started in June 1949 and completed two years later in 1951. This Union housed a dining room, two ballrooms, a browsing library, music lounge, pool tables, a 16-lane bowling alley and nineteen offices used for various student organizations. As the decades passed, the Union accommodated the needs of the students accordingly. In the 1960s and '70s during the Vietnam War the Union strove to be of service to students that were going through an era of protest and warfare. In 1985, as technology was advancing and the creation of the computer evolved, a micro-computer lab was made in the Union to help students with research and various studies.