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Features
November 2014
NCSSM’s
Master Plan
10 ways to cleverly
ask someone to Semi
By Caroline Liu
News Editor
Recently, a unique docu
ment has come back into the
attention of NCSSM’s facul
ty, staff, students and parents
alike. Written in 2008, the 22
pages detail improvements
throughout the school’s infra
structure from creating campus
quads to renovating current
buildings.
i
Map of the NCSSM campus showing Reynolds addition, which '
the 2008 Master Plan, with Hill,
Bryan and Reynolds additions.
identified as part of the Dis
covery Center project, which
includes the construction of
additional classrooms, labo
ratories, student dormitories,
office spaces, and extreme
renovations of common spaces
such as the dining hall and the
library.
Phase two includes needs
identified during the master
planning process but are not
considered part of the
Discovery Center project.
This includes a “Bryan
Addition”, “Hill East”,
and “Hill West”.
Lastly, Phase three
is comprised of a site
identified as a future de
velopment opportunity
which includes additional
dormitories listed “Hill
North”. The total budget
amounts to $137,673,976
with renovations total
ing $60,582,583 and new
constructions totaling
$77,091,393..
The plan was aban
doned shortly after the
Great Recession due to
lack of funds but it still
remains a symbol of NC
SSM’s campus disparity
with other UNC schools.
NCSSM’s current
By Cheryi. Wang
Building is proposed to be
constructed in three phases.
Phase one includes assem
bling immediate needs cre
ated by the additional students
that were scheduled to come
to campus on 2012 and were
is found in the older
Master Plan.
However, the docu
ment denotes a significant lack
of common space for students
to socialize and study together,
something NCSSM has yet to
fill. The entire older and cur
rent Master Plans can be found
online.
Staff Reporter
Fall is not only the time
for sweaters and coffee, but
also the start of the much-
anticipated Semi-formal Dance
proposals, for those who want
to go with a date.
With the date of Dec. 13
quickly approaching and the
limited time available due to
Thanksgiving break, it is only
natural to begin looking into
creative semi-asking ideas.
To help inspire all of the
potential askers out there, here
are 10 fun and cute ways to
snag a date to the dance!
“I’d be fortunate if you
would go to Semi with me!”
Printed on a slip of paper
inside a fortune cookie, there
is no way anyone can reject
this adorable question. Many
Chinese restaurants are open
to printing personalized notes
in fortune cookies for a fee or
for free. A casual dinner with
takeout Chinese food is the
perfect time to both talk to and
surprise your potential Semi
date.
“I know this is cheesy...
but would you go to Semi
with me?”
On the subject of food, a
cute note on your delivered
pizza box is another fun way
to ask. Even on the pizza,
spelling out “Semi?” with
olives or pepperoni slices can
be the creative way to go.
Word Search
While this may be the school
of science and mathematics,
a little extracurricular reading
never hurts. Simply flip to a
page in your favorite book and
SG-Privilege cards coming
During past few weeks.
Student Government has
officially chartered and funded
numerous clubs, with more
clubs to be chartered and
funded in the next couple of
weeks.
Spirit week, which was held
from Nov. 11 to Nov. 14, was
also a success and the winners
of each theme day have been
selected and will receive
prizes.
Student Government is also
planning on updating their
bulletin board and vlog, as well
as hosting “Let’s Talk” booths
outside the PFM.
Privilege cards will be
released within the next week.
The purpose of privilege cards
is to reward students for good
grades, such as all A’s and
B’s. Possible rewards include
discounts at local restaurants or
at the school store. The Student
Government Facebook page,
“NCSSM Student Government
Association,” will provide
additional updates.
highlight the words or letters
that would make up your
question. Alternatively, you
can grab a sheet of paper and
cut out spaces to reveal your
message when the paper is
plaeed on the page.
A more drama-tic way...
What’s a more dramatic
way to ask your potential
date to Semi than giving a
performance for that special
person during luneh or after
school? A witty arrangement
of lines, plot, or even posters
taped to shirts may just win
that special someone over.
Hallway Serenade
For all the talented singers
out there, grab your guitars
or keyboard. Singing their
favorite song or an original
composition featuring your
question may be the most
romantic way for your
potential date to get asked.
Whether in front of your
friends or in a quiet part of
school, showcasing your voice
while posing the question can
eliminate a lot of the much-
dreaded awkwardness.
Flowers and Chocolates
Sometimes, the best way
to ask that special someone
is hy just being traditional
with flowers and chocolates.
However, to make this less
boring, you can deliver the
flower bouquets at various
intervals, such as between each
of your potential date’s classes.
Each bouquet would have a
note on it that has one part of
your question written. Then, at
the end of the day when your
potential date has received all
the bouquets, the question will
be complete and you will only
need their answer.
“Semi would suck without
you.”
What’s a sweeter way to ask
someone than with a bouquet
of lollipops? Simply grab a
flowerpot and a Styrofoam ball
or sponge ball that fits on top,
and stick as many lollipops as
it takes to cover the surface of
the Styrofoam ball.
At the top of the ball, insert
a notecard that poses the
question. Presenting this gift
to your potential date not only
shows that you are creative but
also refleets just how mueh
time and thought you have
dedicated to your ask.
Posters down the hall
The Reynolds breezeways
are perfect for this way of
asking your potential date. By
pasting posters on the floor
along the hall, you can spell
out your question as your
potential date walks down to
meet you at the end.
Scavenger hunt
Designing a map of the
campus labeled with various
stops where you have hidden
notes that make up your
question may be perfect for
those fun-loving people who
enjoy walking around. With
all the perfect fall weather in
season right now, what’s a
better way to ask than to have
your potential date go through
the scavenger hunt, finding
you at the end?
“1 think we have the
perfect chemistry”
While chemistry may be a
difficult class that often causes
endless studying sessions and
sleepless nights, it’s nice to
take a break sometimes and
actually utilize those chemical
elements in real life.
Pose your question by
spelling each letter or word
out with the names of dilTerent
chemical elements. Examples
include: “Are you made
of Barium and Beryllium?
Because you’re a BaBe. Will
you be my date to Semi,
CliTeY (Carbon, Uranium,
Tellurium, Yttrium)?”
Semi asking can be both
hard and awkward, but we hope
these 10 creative and practical
ideas can serve as inspiration
for your ask. Personalized
fortune cookies, hallway
serenades, and witty chemistry
lines are just some of the many
fun ways to ask that special
person to the dance.
The Semi-formal dance is
just around the comer, so do
not wait until the last day to
pop the question.
Cultural festival committee forming
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represented by the acts, but also
the passion and collaborative
spirit of everyone who makes
the show possible.”
The show, however, might
not go on - or at least, not as it
has in the past.
“It is possible that this is
the last time Asiafest will be
presented as it is currently,”
Director of Student Services
Kevin Cromwell commented.
The two main reasons the
administration wants to shift to
a new format for the festivals
are efficiency and equity.
Historically, there has been
a disparate level of support
for the festivals: Asiafest has
been known to have filled the
auditorium for multiple shows,
sometimes to the point of
almost becoming a fire hazard,
while things did not come
together enough for there to
even be a show of Afneafest
last year.
Meanwhile, as other cultural
groups not represented hy the
traditional three fests requested
that they have their own
cultural festivals, it became
apparent to the administration
that the established model for
NCSSM’s cultural festivals
was insufficient.
Thus, this year will likely
be the last of the customary
three-festival design.
Very recently, Asian
Cultures Club, Hispanic
Cultures Club, and H.O.P.E.
(Heritage, Opportunity,
Progress, Education) have
been asked to each nominate
one junior and one senior
- and Student Government
Association has been asked
to nominate 2 representatives
- to form a student-based
committee to come up
with ideas for a redesigned
implementation of NCSSM’s
eultural festivals starting next
year. “It’ll be like a task force,”
Cromwell explained.
The plan for this committee
is to begin meeting in
December and to have a
recommendation by the end
of the second trimester. It
remains to be seen what the
eommittee’s reeommended
model will end up looking like.
“We want them to think
big,” Cromwell said. “It could
be outdoors, over multiple
days... it’s all about the
students’ creativity.’
This creativity will certainly
be on display this December.
There are common threads
linking all Asiafest shows
together but each year has its
own unique spirit.
“This year’s Asiafest will
definitely be different from
all of the previous shows
because it is the last one!” the
hosts said. “While last year’s
Asiafest set a high standard
for us to live up to, we believe
that this year’s show will
surpass all expectations and
close the Asiafest tradition
phenomenally.”
Lee put it best when she
said, “[1 love] Pecan pie. 1
love pecan pie. I love baking
it, smelling it, and, of course,
voraciously devouring every
crumb of it. However, if
Asiafest and pecan pie were
both drowning, and I were
the only bystander watching,
then 1 would struggle my
way through saving Asiafest.
Why? Because pecan pie is
not a story you can tell to your
peers. It is not a legend that
future generations can pour
their sweat into maintaining. It
is just not Asiafest.”
Asiafest will be held this
year on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7
p.m. in the ETC and will be
live-streamed by Sue Anne
Lewis.
The dress rehearsal the day
before, Friday, Dec. 5, will be
open to the public at 5 p.m.
The event will be between an
hour and a half and two hours,
with a 15-minute intermission.