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Jan 23, 2012
Deltas to be demolished; replaced with new residential facility
vol. 50, no. 2
New dorms to be modeled after Stokes By patrick herring Staff Reporter
Courtesy of USA Student Housing
Construction of a new residence hall could begin as early as May. The dorms will resemble the new Stokes Hall and will feature twostudent rooms. The new facility will replace the pre-existing Delta 1 and Delta 2 buildings.
Not even a year after the opening of Stokes Hall, plans have already been put into place for construction to begin on a new residence hall on campus. starting as early as the end of this spring semester. At the most recent meeting of the University’s Board of Trustees, members approved a plan to demolish Delta One and replace it with a new residence hall. Delta One currently houses 150 students in single occupancy rooms. The new building will feature double occupancy rooms and is estimated to result in a net increase of around 200 beds. The new dorms will be double occupancy, as mentioned, with two students sharing a bathroom, but each having a personal vanity and sink. Like Stokes, there will likely be classrooms built into the new building as well. Though it is only currently in the see DELTA page 4
Humanities smoking policy enforced By Kalyn Mcclellan JagLife Writer Students coming back to classes in the Humanities Building on Tuesday were greeted with a reminder of the University’s policy on smoking. Two campaign-sized white signs with the words “No Smoking Area” written in red were displayed in the courtyard that separates the two wings of the building. The campus policy for smoking is that it must be done at least 25 feet away from a building, and small signs are posted at building entrances. However, the policy has been ignored by many students who use the Humanities courtyard as a place to relax and so-
cialize between classes. Many students seem to be ignoring the new signs, and one student who was interviewed did not even realize they were there. Freshman biomedical science major Brendan (asked for last name to be left out) is a smoker and he said, “I didn’t notice the new signs, and nobody seems to be enforcing the policy.” Brendan said he can understand why this policy should be enforced. “Many campus clubs and organizations have their bake sales and fundraisers in the courtyard, and maybe having a lot of smokers around takes away from some of their business.” Senior photography major Molly
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Phalan said “the signs are very unwelcoming and confusing because there are still ashtrays in the area.” Some students who smoke may share her feeling of isolation, having to smoke well away from the building. Kayla Trosclair, a freshman communication major said she likes the policy. “When I come out of the building, I don’t like to have all the smoke blowing in my face.” Junior Bryan Grizzard, a mechanical engineering major agrees with Trosclair. He said that “it’s actually not a bad idea because some people don’t want to be around smoke.” Three faculty members who work in the Humanities Building were asked for see Smoking page 4
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mcclellan / contributing writer
Many students still disregard the no smoking policy in the populated humanities courtyard. There is a strong effort to curb the prevelance of smoking in HUMB.
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