"At least we have a studio," she said of the new location, pointing out the bright side. "And it's right next to the liquor store." Kang said she probably will make use of Cellar Wine and Spirits next door.

As Kang sat in the studio waiting for class to start Wednesday, she said she liked it better than the old one in Gould Hall. This one has huge windows across the front, allowing lots of natural light in. Last year, Kang's studio was in the basement and all she could see out the window was the feet of passersby.

"It's really nice to have windows," she said.

But Harm said those windows are just one of the surprises that came with the new building.

When the college first looked at moving to the Main Street location, there were no windows there. But at some point the landlord decided to bring back the windows that had been there before it was a Hobby Lobby. Now the college administration is trying to decide how to dress the windows, Harm said.

Another surprise in the new building was the power supply, he said. Orders got lost and the electrician ended up installing only one 20-amp circuit in the computer lab that was supposed to house 20 computers.

The university is ordering more circuits and plugs in several of the rooms, Harm said in the faculty office space across the street.

A few minutes after he said that, another staff member passed by Harm and told him another fuse had blown.

Another big issue that came up this week is parking. Many of the students have been parking in areas that should be left open for neighboring businesses. Harm said the owner of Cellar Wine and Spirits was outside Wednesday spray painting parking spaces with a wine bottle figure to delineate which ones were for his customers.

Harm said the parking situation should be sorted out in a few days as students figure out where to park. He decided to look on the bright side of the crowded parking lot.

"If there is an upside to this," he said, "it looks like a thriving downtown now."

Another challenge related to the new space is the fact that the faculty offices are across Main Street from classroom and studio space, Graham said.

"So the faculty have to go back and forth and if the students have to go over there for something" it can be difficult, he said. Fortunately, there is a crosswalk at the stop light in front of the buildings.

But aside from the small challenges, Graham said the move is for the best.

"I think the students like it down here overall. They've never been all together like this," he said.