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Cotton Bowl
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Monday, January 13, 2014 Vol. 77 No. 11
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INSIDE Dean’s and President’s Lists announced Page 3 Animal Farm auditions Jan. 15 Page 2 Updates on Men’s and Women’s basketball teams Page 4 & 5
KC-Longview gets a
Page 6 community Page 7
facelift
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TORY VAN BLARCUM Features Editor
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any changes are taking place at KCLongview. Some parking has moved, plants have been removed, flooring has changed
IT BEGINS...
in some areas and much more. “The main reasons for the renovations are comfort, aesthetics, ease of maintenance, and more efficient administrative and student services,” Julie Fowler, executive Dean said. Most of the renovations are nearly complete, except for some small details, Fowler said. • With new positions available on campus comes the need for more offices. So one new office is being built to house the executive dean. In doing so, some exterior doors have been removed and replaced with glass windows. “The closure of the door of the new dean’s office, will provide extra seating for students,” Fowler said. • The automatic door was moved to the patio entrance to ensure wheelchair access. • Along with the automatic door moving so did some handicap parking. The handicap and visitor spots have moved to the Hendrix parking lot on the west side of campus. “The traffic flow will be changed so that it moves one way in front of the building,” Fowler said. • The KCPD office’s door has been relocated, and the office has been painted and the floors have been resurfaced. • The statue, overgrown shrubs and raised flowerbed have all been removed. “They were creating an unsafe environment since someone could hide among these overgrown plants,” said Fowler.
RENOVATIONS INCLUDE
changes to improve handicap access
JULIE FOWLER LONGVIEW
painted
DEAN
carpet with laminate
• Air conditioning systems have been redefined so that uncomfortable areas will have their own units and thermostats. • Most of the carpet around campus has been removed and replaced with laminate flooring. The changes that are being made around the campus will affect anyone who attends the campus. “I hope this will affect students in a very positive way,” Fowler said.
Enrollment down 3.3% ASHLEY MORALES Executive Editor
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Demolition of the LA Building began with the close of the fall semester and is expected to be completed by Spring Break. Nolan Street has been closed to through
KC’s enrollment was 5,983, which is a 3.3 percent decrease from the 5,782 enrolled at the same time last year, as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8. Enrollment figures will fluctuate. Students are expected to continue to enroll Friday through Tuesday. Figures will not be permanent until after the 12th class day, Jan. 29. Students may make changes to their schedules from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 13-14, by visiting the Counseling Center on the second floor of the Devall Student Center. No appointment is necessary. Those who are registering for the first
time or changing an entire schedule will be charged a $20 late fee. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, the late fee will be raised to $50. Students who have been dropped for nonpayment will be charged a $25 reinstatement fee plus the late fee. QUEST classes are offered at KC-Longview and student can enroll through a counselor. QUEST courses give students an opportunity to earn 12 hours of college credit in 16 weeks. Most are hybrid courses with half of the curriculum online and the other half in a classroom format. A QUEST schedule is available at www. kilgore.edu/quest.asp. For more information contact Frank Mosley Jr., director of special populations at 903-236-2030 or fmosley@kilgore.edu.