FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT PRESS
www.fsuvoice.com
FOR Students, by Students
August 24, 2011 • Vol. 3, Issue no. 1
State grants FSU funds to pay for new
science and technology building
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image by Facilities Management-Planning & Construction
A three-dimensional rendering shows the new Science and Technology building which is currently under construction.
Campus parking reassigned for construction
by Charnell Harris
Interim Editor-in-Chief
In late July, students arriving for their
summer classes were greeted with mas
sive fallen trees where the Greek plots
once stood. As Fayetteville State Univer
sity prepares to construct its newest build
ing, drastic changes have come underway.
New construction projects include erecting a
new science and technology building, reno
vating the Lily Gymnasium and beautifying
the area around the Chestaut Library.
FSU is in the process of constructing the
science and technology building on the west
side of campus. The complex, which will
cost an estimated $18 million, will house the
science, technology, engineering, and math
program (STEM). It will be four stories tall
and will include classrooms, labs, an outdoor
patio and a cafe. According to construction
plans the building is scheduled for comple
tion in late 2012, and will be open for classes
in spring 2013.
An open forum took place last school year
to see how students would react to the con
struction and changes. During the forum stu
dents agreed to relocate the plots, although
initially various members of sororities and
fraternities denounced the plans.
To ensure compliance with the American
See CONSTRUCTION, page 4
Do you know
about the
Debt Ceiling?
page 3
What would
you tell your
Freshman
self?
page 8
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