8AThe Daily Tar Heel Friday, September 2, 1988
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By BRENDA CAMPBELL
Staff Writer
Construction on the Student
Stores has been rescheduled to
begin within the next two weeks,
after being postponed last year
because of problems with awarding
contracts.
Since the end of the 1988 school
year, two problems have set the
construction back: a tight schedule
and a tight budget.
"Our plan was to do most of the
construction over the summer," said
Rutledge Tufts, general manager of
Student Stores. "But when the bids
went out to the construction com
panies, both time and finances were
too tight."
Although the plan was changed,
not signed until
was; signed,
a contract was
August, he said.
"Once a contract
every eiiort was made to nt tne
construction around the busiest
times of the season," Tufts said. "We
wanted to do what would best
benefit the store and the store's
customers."
If the construction had begun as
scheduled, it would have caused too
many problems with the beginning
of classes and book rush, Tufts said.
"If we had started the construc
tion in August, when we were ready,
it would have just got started and
the students would be coming
back," he said. "So we decided that
shortly after the first football game
we would put up the fence and begin
the project."
The $1.25 million construction
project, which will cause part of the
Pit to be closed, will be scaled back
due to a tighter budget.
"If we were to continue with our
original renovation plan the costs
would have been so high it would
have forced Student Stores prices
to be raised," Tufts said. "We realize
that the Pit is a focal point of
student life and we are making every
effort to reduce the impact in that
area."
The construction will begin
around Sept. 10 and is expected to
take nine months.
The construction will not inter
fere with book rush next spring,
though, because by that time
enough of the construction will be
complete, he said. '
The renovation will accomplish
several things, he said.
"We want to help improve the
customer's experience in the store,
improve the flow of traffic, have
better displays of the merchandise
and allow the customer easier access
to the merchandise," Tufts said.
The largest aspect of the renova
tion is the relocation of the stairs,
he said. This measure will help ease
the traffic of students going up to
the second floor.
Better handicapped facilities, a
new loading dock, a sprinkler
system and fire alarms will also be
added during the general renovation
of the store, Tufts said.
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To use Info, students or faculty can
use designated terminals in Davis
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student union.
"I went home last summer really
distressed that there was not one place
to look for information about the
events and activities," she said.
"Academic information was scat
tered. Students have to look in the
Pit, the Cube and The Daily Tar Heel.
The communications system was a
mess."
Ahlschwede sought the help of
Associate Provost John Harrison,
who also wanted a better commun
ications system. ,
"He thought about something
similar, but it was mostly academic
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"However, we decided to combine the
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Harrison, with the help of UNC
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A Dec Vax computer, pro
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Info system, is located in the base
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Directions on how to use the
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"It, (Info) is a system of menus,"
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Deciding who would control the i
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