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Residents adjust to renovated dorms The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, September 24, 1987 Cy JENNIFER FROST Staff Writer ome people may say that nice .curtains, matching bedspreads 'or even innovative displays of beer cans make a dorm a home. - But for those who lived in Everett and Lewis residence halls before last year's renovation, pet cockroaches, name-the-rat contests and at least 20 years of graffiti on the bathroom walls gave their dormitories the homey atmosphere students seek for their residence halls. "The dorm was kind of gross," said Carrie Acitelli, a junior who lived in Everett her freshman year and is back in it again this year. "But we got used to it because we didn't know any better." "The place was basically a hole," said Betsy Borland, a junior who also lived in Everett before the reno vation and has returned. . . . our heater leaked and it made the whole floor rot and come up, the showers were moldy, and the kitchen was full of grime." Parking Lewis current dormitory presi dent, Eric Landis, said, "It was junky because everything was so old. but it was nice." "People were pretty creative," Landis said. "We used to stamp cockroaches and put them on the walls, and people would stuff trash in the holes in the walls instead of into the garbage." According to junior Shelley Den nis, last year's renovation has created a tremendous change. "There's carpet, a big bathroom on the first floor now, kitchen cabinet and counter space that wasn't there before, an ice machine on the first floor instead of the base ment, blinds instead of shades, and new tile and paint," she said. The renovation, however, affected more than just the physical appear ance of the dormitory. "It was wild before and a lot more relaxed. We didn't care what we did. We'd completely trash the dorm, and it didn't matter," said Toni from page 1 original list of projects is approved by state officials in the spring. "How it's administered is out of our hands," she said. Rutherford said the Facilities Planning Office is responsible for authorizing payments to the contractors. Although Clayton said she had never seen copies of the contractors bills, Rutherford said, "The records are here if they want to come down and look at them." Rutherford said a private engineer ing firm estimated the original list of projects to cost about $804,000. The firm, Bigger and Agnew, was hired by the University to estimate the costs, draw up designs and oversee construction. i ASSaiiit from Page 1 the incident, Pendergraph said. ; Although University police con centrate their patrolling efforts on campus, they are currently sworn in by Chapel Hill and share jurisdiction of the town with the CHPD, said Lt. Walter Dunn. The University officers who patrol the campus area near Raleigh Street, which becomes Hillsborough Street on the north side of Franklin Street, will be notified of the incident, Dunn said. University patrol cars traveling to the CHPD on Airport Road fre quently make, the trip viaHillsbo-. rough Street, he said. Because the construction firms that were awarded the contracts bid below the $804,000 estimate, the additional work is still within the original budget, Rutherford said. Clayton said the cost of the Insti tute of Government lot has been eased because the Institute is contributing about $15,000 to the estimated $41,000 project. Complaints about the added pro jects weren't the only ones voiced by traffic office officials. John Gardner, transportation planner, said the University's man agement system didn't draw clear lines of responsibility. For example, the construction firm that resurfaced the 25 lots often failed to block the area before arriving to work, Gardner said, and ended up calling the traffic office to clear the lots. He said the calls were a burden to the office, and could have been avoided with better planning. Also, Gardner said, if paving of the P lot had been completed by the start of school, the office could have avoided paying $600 to $800 to shuttle P lot permit holders from University Mall to campus. Rutherford said this summer's Olympic Festival caused delays in several projects, because construction workers had to adjust their schedule to avoid conflicts with Festival events. "It was our.intent to get the thing done by the 15th of August," he said. loo:d;:g for a place to amnciHii? THE BODYSHQP i 1 "i- ' 1 ' i For New Customers We Offer One Free Week Anytime! Try Our New Classes! Something For Everyone. 933-9281 Kroger Plaza Smears, a junior resident returning to the residence hall. "Now panic sets in if anything happens. Things wc used to do that were a part of Everett we don't do any more." Celeste Bruce, a returning junior resident, credits the number of fresh men in the dormitories and the raised drinking age for the current lack of spirit among the residents. "Our freshman year we had a lot of good friends, and we're still living together," Bruce said. "We felt about the dorm the same way one would feel about their sorority or fraternity. "It's not the same this year," she said. "The renovation has made the dorm nicer and the people more careful. Plus there's a lot of fresh men and they don't know each other. The raised drinking age has also changed dorm functions. "Basically, before the renovation, the dorms were a wreck," she added. "We took them as they were and had a blast Now everyone's afraid to ruin something." 'When I was a freshman " Landis said, "I was impressed by the spirit in Lewis. There was always a poker game going on and guys from other dorms hanging around. It's a lot quieter now. "I liked the old Lewis, but would prefer living in the new Lewis," he said. "I just wish we could get the spirit back." Although the residents who have returned to Lewis and Everett like the improvements from the renova tion, there are some complaints. "I dont know why they put a handicapped bathroom on the third floor with no elevator or handicap access in the dorm," Landis said. "There are just a lot of little things that dont work that better planning could have prevented," he said. "Like they put a knob instead of a handle on the kitchen door, so when your hands are full you can't open it. Also, the study room is too small. There's only six seats for a dorm with over 100 guys." 1 11 " 11111 1 iimiiiiiinriiiinMin . 'tptmmmmmmiH ' i $ f j : rn ' x ; - .. ho Mm Vs? ' I y . . , if Campus Calendar Thursday 3:30 p.m. Career Planning and Placement Services will sponsor an informa tional meeting for industrial relations and sociology students on how to use the UCPPS Office in 151 Hamilton. 4 p.m. Career Planning and Placement Services will hold a resume writing workshop for industrial relations and sociology students in 1S1 Hamilton. Women's Forum will meet in the Campus Y lounge. Everyone is welcome. 5 p.m. Elections Board requires all potential candidates to attend the candidates1 meeting in 206 Union. You must bring a petition with at least 25 signatures. The Catalyst, a new student newspaper of political commentary, will hold an organiza tional meeting in 210 Union. All are welcome. Association of Interna tional Students will have a presentation of "America's Neighbor: Canada" given by Brock Dickinson in 211 Union. 6 p.m. Presbyterian Campus Ministry will host an undergraduate dinner at 110 Henderson Street. All are welcome. Students for the Advancement of Race Relations will meet in 220 Union. 7 p.m. UNC Scuba Club will meet in 303 Woollen to discuss plans for fall break. UNC Water Ski Club will hold a general meet ing in 226 Union. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship will meet in Great Hall, Union. Speaker David Chad wick will discuss "Lordship." UNC Outing Club will meet in the Union. Money for the hang gliding trip must be paid in advance. 9:30 p.m. UNC Men's Lacrosse Club will meet on the Astoturf for an infor mational meeting and practice. Bring your equipment, please. '' "W- f . . "v;v:. V IS l.v Heart will perform on Oct. 30 in the Smith Center Heart concert tickets go on sale tomorrow Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. for Heart's Oct. 30 Smith Center appearance, a stop on the band's tour promoting the album Bad Animals. Ticket price is $17.50, and as always there will be an eight-ticket limit imposed. 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