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Plans to cut Cates parking discussed Cates Avenue Plan will decrease parking spaces and increase sidewalks in an effort to make the road a campus main street. Staff Writer
APPLIED: 17,686 ACCEPTED: 10,270
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APPLIED: 19,161 SAT Score 1176
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Top 10% of high school GPA 41%
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New Student Orientation is a day and a half program that is required for all first-year students. According to the Office of New Student Orientation, the goal of orientation is to “help [incoming freshmen] transition into college life as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead – intellectually, emotionally, academically and socially.” Orientation lasts from late June through the end of July requiring incoming freshmen to attend the session that corresponds with the college they are entering. There will also be one last session held right before school starts, after move-in day occurs. Upperclassmen Amanda Brooks, sophomore in FYC, and Kacy Buchanan, junior in science education and meteorology, had differing orientation experiences. “I thought orientation was okay,” said Brooks. “The only thing I was
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he incoming first-year students statistically have higher weighted GPA’s, higher SAT scores, and higher class ranks than the incoming first-year students in fall 2009 and fall 2008. Weighted GPA’s have increased from 4.13 to 4.21 from 2008 until 2010. The SAT scores, from the total of the critical reading and math scores, increased from 1176 in 2008 to 1187 in 2010. There is also a higher percentage of students that graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class attending the University in the fall. Overall, these statistics show a rise in applications have led to a more competitive freshmen pool.
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A meeting was held July 1 between Duda/Paine Architects, University administration and Student Body President Kelly Hook to discuss concerns regarding the architects’ Cates Avenue Master Plan. The Cates Avenue proposal is part of the 2008 Student Life Master Plan (SLMP). This proposal includes several different projects, such as: Cates Plaza, New West Dunn Building, Student Health addition, Thompson Theatre addition, a pedestrian bridge and renovations to Talley Student Center. According to Marycobb Randall, president of the University Student Centers Board of Directors, the construction for these projects will be staggered and gradually implemented over time. “Some construction has already been completed. Obviously, more is to come as each project component is approved to begin construction,” said Randall. Kelly Hook said one of main concerns with the Duda/Paine
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EBIII gets the University’s second green roof The new Engineering Building III will be open for the fall semester and will bring a new look to Centennial Campus.
A September 25 celebratory kickoff will honor the end of Hillsborough Street renovations.
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The new Engineering Building III on Centennial Campus features a “green roof,” which has benefits such as the natural absorption of heat and water by the grass and greenery growing on it.
The roof is also part of a campuswide campaign to reduce greenhouse emissions. According to an Office of Sustainability press release, all new buildings will be built to a minimum
of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standards.
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Deck construction to eliminate hundreds of student, staff parking spaces in West Lot A major building project affecting State students and staff that park in the West Lot began this week. Chris Boucher Correspondent
Crews started construction of the West Lot Parking Deck July 7. “The deck is scheduled for completion around June 21, 2011. It should be ready for parking at the same time,”said Steve Bostian, design project manager in the NCSU Capital Project Management Department Facilities Division. Students and staff will lose 480 West Lot parking spaces while the deck is being completed. West Work Will Displace Many Parkers The deck site occupies a large portion of the current West Lot, on Dan
Allen Drive just north of Butler Communication Services building and Grinnells Animal Health Laboratories. The structure will contain five levels for parking, which will accommodate 847 cars via two entrances. Some parkers will get a chance at a West Lot permit, as there are still some spaces unaffected by construction. A limited number of ìWî parking permits went on sale July 6 for graduate students; students with 75 or more credits can buy on July 8, and all other students can apply for a permit on July 12. Space in the West Lot, and sale of permits, will be severely reduced, however. The deck construction will force some students to go to parking plan B if they used the West Lot in the past. One alternative is purchasing a ìVî commuter permit, said Christine Klein, information and communica-
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To apply for a campus parking permit online, go to: www2.acs.ncsu.edu/ trans/. Source: university transportation
tion specialist in the NCSU Transportation Department. A “V” permit allows students to park in the Varsity lot near McKimmon Center and take the Wolfline to main campus. Klein recommended that commuting students also explore other parking options along the Wolfline during West Deck construction. Also, construction will close the Westlot/Varsity Wolfine stop by the end of July, Klein said. Commuters used to grabbing the bus at that spot can access the Wolfline at either the Wolf Village or the West Lot/Sullivan stops.
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Street revamp one of the smoothest projects heís been involved with. The Hillsborough Street Project will hold a celebratory kickoff event Sept. 25, Sudano confirmed. The Hillsborough Street renovation completion is a relief to students and Chris Boucher staff, who have had to navigate conCorrespondent struction obstacles since the project Students and staff wondering began on May 11, 2009. The cityís vision for the refurwhen the Hillsborough Street renovation project will be com- bishment of Hillsborough Street was “changing the plete got good street itself from a news this week, four-lane, congested as project manstreet, to a two-lane agers reported avenue moving veconstruction hicular and pedeswill be essentrian traffic more tially f inished Silvio Sestito, safely and efficientthis month. owner of Sylvia’s Pizza ly,” according to the The busy camHillsborough Street pus buffer will Redesign website. b e “s u b s t a nDriving on Hillsborough Street has tially completed by July 20,” said Tim Sudano, project engineer in been markedly easier in the completed the Raleigh Public Works Depart- areas, said Neal Timpe, a graduate ment. The scheduled completion student in technical communication, who praised the use of roundabouts. date was Sept. 3. “The traffic circle at Pullen and HillSudano said that after July 20, contractor Hamlett Associates sborough really speeds up traffic at the Inc. will only have to complete intersection. I used to feel like I sat at some small tasks, but the bulk of that light forever,” he said. Curran Hoffman was surprised to the work will be done within the learn of the July completion date. next two weeks. ìI thought it was going to take until “We added some stuff [to the project] since they were ahead of fall semester for them to finish. It defischedule. Weíre very happy with nitely looks better.î said Hoffman, a their performance,” Sudano said of hboro continued page 3 Hamlett, calling the Hillsborough
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Nathan Hardin The University will take another step toward innovation and sustainability this month with the opening of the campus’ second green roofed building. The 3,780-square-foot roof is located on part of the new Engineering Building III on Centennial Campus. The green roof is made up of 10 different drought resistant plants and, according to a University press release, will save the University an estimated 25 to 50 percent on heating and cooling costs. The roof will retain more rainfall and eliminate the need for weed control, reducing the need to use chemicals for maintenance.
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