By Bessie King

For weeks, visitors of the Student Center have heard someone at the keys, playing away. Eyes drift to the second floor landing of the Curry Student Center to the grand piano that used to be locked away in the Ballroom. Students stop and listen while untapped musicians and even passersby play their own tune. But the pianists are never officially scheduled.

Student Center officials are wondering if the positive response to these spontaneous recitals could trigger a scheduled performer for the fall.

“As long as I didn’t have to pay extra I would love to have a piano player or jazz band in the student center during activities period or weekends,” said Jon Brideau, a middler marketing major.

The piano was moved out of the Ballroom because of renovations. The revamping effort includes installing new sound systems, new wall paneling, ceilings and achieving an overall new look to make the most of the Curry Student Center space.

Sometimes a student, a parent visiting the school, or even a faculty or staff member stops by the piano to play and delight the audience around, said Gail Olyha, associate dean and director of the Curry Student Center and Activities.

Some even believe it would be a good idea if the university added live performances in the student center outside of afterHOURS’s scheduled events.

“Two or three years ago we had a pianist right next to Starbucks caf