The Carolinian [November 29, 1984]

              Leonard Baskin will give a free
slide lecture on his print making
at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 4
in Room 28. Mclver. Free.
Friday evening Ann Deagon and
Charles Tisdale will give readings
at St. Mary's House.
8:30 p.m., Free
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International Students Association
Will sponsor a discussion on the
Political situation in India
Tonight, Alexander Room, EUC, 7:00 pm
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Long-Range Plans Made
BY ERIC IIAl !SE
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Long range physical plans for ma-jor
construction on the UNC-G cam-pus
are in the process of being ap-proved
by the University of North
Carolina system. Under contract
with John Carl Warnecke and
Associates Architects, the work is
designed to expand and renovate
campus facilities to meet the
demands of the years ahead.
Several key projects have already
received funding and are due to
begin construction this year.
The projected cost for the entire
plan exceeds $100 million dollars, ac-cording
to the Master Plan Report.
The completion date for most of the
work has been targeted for 2003.
Major proposals in the plan call
for a new Art Center and Physical
Activities Complex, several new
parking lots, renovations to Elliott
Center and the Dining Hall, a facili-ty
for the Performing Arts, Greek
and off-campus apartment housing,
a Conference Center, and a new
residence hall.
The University also plans to pur-chase
nearly 40 acres of land sur-rounding
the campus to be used for
construction purposes. The plans
also propose major landscaping
work and the closing off of several
nearby streets.
These projects are divided into
three funding status areas: funded
or active planning; under active
study; and pegged for exploration.
Among those projects already
targeted for funding and active
planning are the Physical Activities
Complex, a renovation of the
Coleman-Rosenthal Gym; major
renovations to the Petty Science
Building; a new Art Center to be
located at the corner of Tate and
Spring Garden Streets; complete
Dining Hall renovations; a new
wing to be added to Elliott Center;
and several new parking lots.
Physical Activity Complex con-struction
has already received fun-ding,
and construction was due to
begin this year. But construction
bids far exceeded the available fun-ding,
so the project has been
delayed until new funding can be
allocated. The new complex will
house several new wings which will
include various recreational
facilities.
$360,000 has been allotted to
build a new Art Center at the Cor-ner
of Tate and Spring Garden
8treeU. Total construction costs for
the Art Center are estimated at $7
million with half of that coming
from private funds.
The Art Center will house the
Weatherspoon Art Gallery and
related instructional facilities. The
date of completion is set for
sometime in July, 1987.
Perhaps most extensive of the
building renovations will concern
the Dining Hall. New food prepara-tion
facilities will be installed along
with a new look for the seating
areas. On the exterior, a large cen-tral
staircase will replace the cur-rent
walkway, and the area direct-ly
in front of the facility will be pav-ed.
A portion of Gray Drive facing
the Dining Hall will be closed to
allow freer pedestrian access.
Wiring and physical restoration
highlight the plans for the Petty
Science Building. Modifications to
heating, ventilation, and air condi-tioning
systems are in the works, as
well as replacement of electrical
wiring and light fixtures.
Elliott Center is also scheduled to
have a new wing addition. The wing
will be built at the northeast side of
the existing structure. In addition,
major renovations will reconstruct
the interior of the building.
Longer range plans under con-sideration
at this time promise to
expand campus facilities con-siderably.
New off-campus housing
and Greek housing are being con-sidered
for locations along Spring
Garden Street near the Aycock
Street intersection. A new building
for the Performing Arts is propos-ed
to be located on Highland
Avenue directly south of the
Graham Building. This facility will
house the School of Music and the
Broadcasting/Cinema program.
In order to house the library's ex-panding
collection, proposed plans
for a new wing are also under con-sideration.
The Foust Building will
undergo major renovations, and
several new parking lots will be add-ed.
A new residence hall is targeted
for construction beside Cone dorm
as well.
The university is also attempting
to have several area streets block-ed
off to allow for more defined
campus entrances and better
pedestrian access. College Avenue
will be converted into a tree-lined
mall for its entire length. The same
will be constructed along Spring
Garden Street, with several defin-ing
features at the Tate Street En-trance
to identify it as a major en-trance.
Part of Highland Avenue
will be blocked off, as well as the
drive in front of the Foust Building.
Dorm Improvements Planned
By Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren
Staff WriUr
The UNC-G Office of Residence
Life, under the direction of Robert
Tomlinson, is currently effecting
many physical improvements in the
campus dormitories, including addi-tions
to and renovations of the
buildings, and is exploring the
possibilities of program changes,
such as Greek housing and Special
Interest dorms, in the near future.
In addition to the installation of
smoke detectors and emergency
lights in all the dorms, the bricks in
Jamison Dorm are being cleared
and the windows replaced. Similar
work will be done on Bailey, Shaw,
and Hinshaw. Work on Cone Hall
will begin over the Christmas break
to install air conditioning. These
changes will be completed by Fall of
1985.
By Fall of 1986, Spencer dorm
will be completely renovated with
air-conditioning, new plumbing,
heating, and painting. In addition
five percent of the rooms in Spencer
will be altered for use by the mobili-ty
impaired. Ramps and elevators
will also bt installed. (Rooms in Cot-ton,
Phillips, Hawkins, and Mary
Foust are already accessible to han-dicapped
students).
Another change includes the wir-ing
for telephones in all the dorms.
As a result students will be able to
have phones in their rooms if they
so desire and are willing to pay for
them. Dormitory telephones will re-main
available.
Although these changes have
been needed for some time, the
lengthy process involved in enac-ting
these physical changes takes
about three years. Initially, a com-mittee
of various administrators
and area and student represen-tatives
meet and establish a pro-gram
statement of what they think
needs to be accomplished. The
statement is then taken to an ar-chitect
who develops a blueprint.
After the architect and committee
come to an agreement on the
blueprint, the plans must be for-warded
to the state government in
Raleigh to be approved for funding.
Only after such approval can the
plans then be carried out on
campus.
An additional major concern of
the Residence Life Office is the
establishment of the need for fami-ly
housing on campus. If such a need
exists, Residence Life is interested
in constructing on-campus, apart-ment
style complexes which could
include day care facilities in the
residence hall and cost ten to twen-ty
percent less than at large com-munity
charges for similar hoiising.
The Office will be distributing a
survey second semester to establish
interest. It is extremely important
that students respond to the survey
because in order for the school to
get a special loan from the govern-ment
for such a project, the school
has to prove there is a definite need
for the money. The government has
limited funds and will only
1 distribute the money to cases which
show the greatest need.
The process for effecting pro-gram
changes, such as the sug-gested
Greek housing, follows a dif-ferent
line than that for physical
changes. This past September a
committee formed to explore and
establish preferences for dormitory
organization. The committee has
compiled a list of proposals for
various changes, such as Special In-terest
dorms, single occupant
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WILLIE NELSON
Willie Nelson will appear with
guests Kris Knstofferson and Billy
Swan Sunday night at 7 p.m. at the
Greensboro Coliseum. Nelson is
popular for his film appearance* as
well as his musk. Tickets are $14.50
and are available at the Coliseum
and at all Ticketron outlets.
Prince, singer and star of the movie Purple Rain, appeared
for three nights in the Greenaboro Coliseum. For a concert
review and photographs, see page 3.
floors, and Greek housing. Next
semester, discussion and feedback
about the proposal will be sought
through forums, meetings in the
residence halls, and student
government.
A concern about this type of hous-ing
organization centers on whether
it would lead to too much
homogeneity. In part, Mr. Tomlin-son
considers it the choice of the
student. Dormitories organized
around subject majors could allow
students to intensify their efforts
and work in their field by making
resources available in the dorms
themselves. Mr. Tomlinson hopes to
iron out problems and protocol
desired in these kinds of changes in
the discussions next semester.
At this point, co-ed housing in
Coit will be retained. Mr. Tomlinson
remarks that co-ed housing has
worked out very well, and the
students seem to be satisfied with
this living arrangement. He is very
interested in meeting the needs of
the students in their living situa-tions
and hopes also to establish fur-ther
the continued demand and in-terest
in other sorts of living
situations.
Senate Tables Resolution
For Handicapped Action
Mark A. Conun
Eattor
Tuesday night's Senate meeting
started the evening's business with
Judicial Chairperson Ricardo Rodri-quez's
report, which included
distribution of a list of nine
Senators who had missed two or
more Senate meetings and the war-ming
to Senators that excessive
absences, defined in the constitution
is 3 without excuse, could lead to
the vacating of the absent Senators'
seats. It was brought up that
several members had accumulated
six absences, but no action was
taken on this matter.
In old business, a resolution man-dating
that the Chancellor should
spend money from the recently
completed Prospectus III fund rais-ing
campaign to make the campus
more accessible to the handicapped
was submitted by Senator Tim
Casstevens and presented by
Legislative Committee chair Bill
Snedden. Senator Michael Stewart
objected to the resolution on the
grounds that it was founded on in-sufficient
premises and then offered
a series of amendments clarifying
the resolution. These were not ac-cepted
by Casstevens. Senate ad-visor
Cheryl Callahan told Senate
that a planning process on the sub-ject
was currently underway in the
university and that it would help if
Senators could submit a specific list
of issues to be discussed by those
studying the problem rather than
such a broad resolution. Senator
Chuck Murph also objected to the
lack of research and asked that the
motion be tabled until more about
the problem could be learned. The
motion passed, tabling the resolu-tion,
prompting Senator Casstevens
to hurl his copy of the resolution in-to
the gallery in disgust.
Next, Casstevens made a motion
for Senate to follow their constitu-tional
bylaws and remove Senator
Dan Bryson from the appropria-tions
committee. Murph said that he
thought the bylaws were inap-propriate
and shouldn't have been
written in the first place. The mo-tion
was voted down with 1 absten-tion
and one in favor-and the motion
to suspend that bylaw to allow
Bryson to remain on the committee
passed with 2 abstentions and one
against.
Finally, Murph made a motion to
get a page for Senate so that he
wouldn't have to act as a "carrier
pigeon" for messages. The motion
passed with 3 abstentions.
Speech Contest
The Communication Studies Divi-sion
of The Department of Com-munication
and Theatre will host a
COM 105 Speech Competition on
Thursday night, November 29, 7:15
to 8:30 p.m. in the Arts and
Sciences Building Lecture Hall,
room 100.
Lhiring this week, the outstanding
speaker from each of the COM 105
sections is being selected within
each class. Classmates cast ballots
for the person they believe has done
the best all-around job of giving an
assigned persuasive speech.
The six finalists will repeat their
speeches on Thursday night. Dean
Robert Miller, Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences, will serve as
the judge to determine which of the
six speeches and speakers he con-siders
the most effective. A twenty-five
dollar cash award will be
presented to the student Dean
Miller selects, while all six speakers
will receive certificates noting their
accomplishments.
Ethel Glenn, Division Director,
hopes that this competition can be
repeated each semester, creating an
opportunity for outstanding
speakers to further tone their skills,
while also giving all students the op-portunity
to listen to these models
speakers.