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WEDNESDAY | 9.25.2013 | MaceandCROWN.COM | Vol. 59, Issue 5
FUTURE
IN FOCUS By: Jessica Scheck & Derek Page News Editor & Editor-in-Chief Mace & Crown
Old Dominion University’s mysterious moves toward the future will soon be unveiled in a series of ODU public forums held over the next six weeks. The plan will be a draft of the Campus Master Plan, which will propose new projects for the future campus community. The first forum took place on Friday, Sept. 20 for faculty and staff members. ODU’s chief operating officer David Harnage said the conceptual plan wont see ODU expanding beyond its boundaries, but rather in the way of building taller structures. To achieve this, the university will demolish several existing buildings such as Webb Center and S.B. Ballard stadium. Powhatan Apartments, Gresham Hall and Rogers Hall, Koch Hall, the chemistry building, planetarium and alumni center will also be demolished. Mills Godwin will receive a major renovation. The university will increase on-campus housing capacity by 50 percent, from 5,000 to 7,200 beds, by building dormitories on both sides of Hampton Boulevard. One dormitory will be on the site of Foreman Field. The plan also calls for additional parking garages capable of accommodating 3,600 vehicles.
The University Bookstore will be redesigned as a recreation center and food service building and Webb Center will become a student center that includes a bookstore and supplementary dinning services. Other proposed structures include a complex of science and engineering buildings, a performing arts center and additional research buildings. The maglev will remain for research purposes, but ODU envisions the existing eastwest walkway will become a “multi-modal transportation corridor” that will accommodate pedestrians, bicycles and a ground-level tram system. Harnage hopes to see Norfolk’s light-rail system extend to campus where the university would build a transfer depot connecting the two systems. In addition, the university will construct two overhead walkways crossing Hampton Boulevard. A 200,000-foot expansion of the Virginia Beach auxiliary campus is included in the plan. The student forums will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10 in North Café. In total there are 12 scheduled meetings that will address various departments within ODU such as the Student Engagement and Enrollment Services, ODU Athletics and each ODU college.
Attendees are encouraged to partake in the discussions as a way to give ODU feedback on its draft. The final draft of the master plan and precinct plans won’t be released until sometime in July 2014, leaving more than six months for adjustments. All members of the ODU community are especially encouraged to join at least one of the forums over the course of the next month. All projects outlined in the proposal will meet increasing academic and athletic needs to support ODU’s future. *Information for this article was partially compiled from the Virginian-Pilot
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SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF UNDERDOG By: Brian Jerry Sports Editor Mace & Crown Three local small business owners will get to keep their companies after the state Supreme Court ruled that the Norfolk Redevelop and Housing Authority did not have the authority to take PKO Ventures LLC’s 10-unit apartment building near Old Dominion University. The outcome also means that the other two companies, Norva Plastics and Central
STORIES INSIDE Red Bull Flugtag
Radio, get to keep their properties in the same locale. The decision reversed a twoyear circuit court ruling that triggered the longstanding battle between Old Dominion University and the companies. In PKO Ventures v. the NRHA, the court ruled that the university failed to seize the properties prior to the strict deadline from 2010. The university and NRHA continued with expansion plans, threatening local businesses on 41st Street and Hampton Boulevard. (See A1 for more)
Washington D.C.’s first Red Bull Flugtag was a huge success despite poor weather.
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The popular financial literacy program is back full speed with the addition of a subsesquent course to better prepare graduating Monarchs.
A2 Gaming in the Classroom By: Brian Saunders Staff Writer Mace & Crown The Old Dominion University faithful were treated to an edge of the seat, heart aching and thriller Saturday evening as the Monarchs survived a 59- 58 win over The Citadel Bulldogs at Foreman Field at SB Ballard Stadium. The popular opinion in the press box prior to kickoff was an ODU win but a defensive struggle covering the read option [run]. ODU struggled to stop the run and gave up
453 rushing yards, including a career high 227 yards from senior Darien Robinson. The Monarchs found themselves in all too familiar territory Saturday, being unable to stop a triple option offensive attack, similar to the two playoff losses to Georgia Southern the last two seasons. That is exactly the threat The Citadel possessed. The Bulldogs carried the ball 59 times, 24 carries a piece between Robinson and quarterback Ben Dupree for rushing 376 yards.
(See C1 for more)
Professors Kevin Moberly, Richard Landers and Amy Adcock discuss new technologies that make stride in the relm of pedagogy.
E2 Monarchs Make Comeback Women’s field hockey turned out a much needed second win for the season against Michigan State on Sunday.
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