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T H E I N D E P E N D E N T D A I LY AT D U K E U N I V E R S I T Y
The Chronicle
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013
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ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH YEAR, ISSUE 4
BC spaces officially open for business Uni aims to increase transfers by Carleigh Steihm THE CHRONICLE
Despite traditionally admitting low numbers of transfer students, Duke administrators are seeking to slowly increase the presence of transfer students among the student body. For the 2013-14 academic year, admissions received 753 transfer applicants. Of those, 37 students were admitted and 23 enrolled in the Fall. In the past five years, the number of applicants per year has increased from an average of 500, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said. The majority of transfer students are sophomores, but every year there are some juniors. “Duke has traditionally accepted very few transfers as compared to many of our peers,” said Steve Nowicki, dean and vice provost of undergraduate education. “In the last couple of years, we have begun rethinking that.”
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A series of events marked the official opening of the Bryan Center’s newly renovated spaces.
by Maggie Hammerle THE CHRONICLE
Increasing Applications Guttentag said that the admissions department is working to expand the transfer program. “It’s hard to actively recruit transfer students the way you would a freshman, because once they are at a four-year college, you don’t want to encourage students to be dissatisfied in their current school,” Guttentag said. Transfer students apply to the University for a number of reasons. “While our social scene has quite the allure, my experiences with transfer students tell me that our academic offerings offer far more compelling reason for transferring to Duke,” Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said. Guttentag added that the admissions team is working on making information for transfer students a larger part of the website See TRANSFER, page 7
Students flocked to the Bryan Center Monday to experience the official reopening of its renovated spaces. Students flocked to the Bryan Center Monday to experience the official reopening of its renovated spaces. This event marked the official end of the Bryan Center renovations. The construction began in June and finished within three months. Students
can now visit the reopened Joe Van Gogh, a new Au Bon Pain plaza cart, a revamped The Loop and the new addition, Red Mango—a self-serve frozen yogurt store. Monday’s festivities were filled with events publicizing the eateries—Joe Van Gogh handed out free coffee, Red Mango distributed free t-shirts and McDonalds featured a spin wheel with prizes. Students were particularly excited about the arrival of Red Mango on cam-
pus. The Bryan Center shop is one of only three stores of its kind in North Carolina. The frozen yogurt chain did not receive its space until Friday but worked to move in all of its equipment for its Monday opening. The store has eight yogurt flavors, self-serve toppings, smoothies, and allows students to pay for their food by the ounce. The restaurant also offers See UPGRADE, page 11
Construction hinders student parking by Kasey Wien THE CHRONICLE
First years with cars will have to walk farther for parking than in years past. Parking capacity for students, employees and visitors has been compromised as a result of the campus
construction projects underway and increased visitor flow following the reopening of Baldwin Auditorium. Near the end of March, the decision was made to move first year parking to Smith Warehouse, which is about a five to ten minute walk from East Campus.
“We wanted to do what we could to keep freshmen as close as possible to East Campus,” said Sam Veraldi, director of parking and transportation. “Smith Warehouse was the best option.” See PARKING, page 10