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Friday, December 7, 2001
N.C. Passes Bill to Improve Construction Efficiency
Jeff Davies, UNC-system vice
president of finance, said
the new law will accelerate
the construction process.
By Michael Davis
Staff Writer
The N.C. General Assembly passed a
bill Thursday that will consolidate con
struction procedures for state agencies
with the goal of making building pro
jects more efficient.
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it’s Exam Time, Get a Grip...
A fair amount of anxiety or tension before an
exam is natural; but exam anxiety is when tension
or nervousness around test time is so high that it
has a negative effect on your performance. Causes
of exam anxiety include: fear of failure, unchecked
perfectionism, effects of procrastination, and excessive
emphasis on academic success and grades to feel good
about yourself. Anxiety comes in the forms of:
• Avoidance and compensatory behavior - missing class
or work, afraid to he in certain places
• Feelings of dread and being overwhelmed
• Blanking out, being unable to concentrate and focus
• Overextending and pushing oneself with perfection
istic behavior
• Physical discomfort, including headaches, muscle
tension, upset stomach, dizziness, feeling flushed,
rapid breathing and heart rate, clammy hands, and
sweating
• Uncomfortable, tense, irritable feelings
• Worried, negative thoughts, apprehension, and guilt
All of these symptoms have certain things in com
mon: your body and mind are either speeding up or
constricting. Your muscles become tense and uncom
fortable, your thoughts race or freeze up, your heart
races, your breathing speeds up, and your emotions
become agitated or numb. You then either push your
self even harder or you start to avoid certain situations.
Student Health wants to highlight some possible
ways of coping with exam anxiety:
• Make sure to prepare adequately (obtain tutoring if
necessary).
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The Public Construction Law
Changes Bill will grant state agencies,
including UNC-system schools, the abil
ity to hire a general contractor for build
ing projects.
This contractor will serve as con
struction manager, hiring other subcon
tractors to complete construction on the
rest of the building projects, such as
installing electricity and plumbing.
If construction is delayed or runs over
the budget, the construction manager
will be held responsible.
Supporters of the bill say the mea
sures will save each state university time
• Devise a study schedule that paces your efforts and
allows for breaks and planned relaxation periods.
• Focus on study efforts, not outcomes. Try not to keep
anticipating what grade or score you will get and
their future implications.
• Don’t compare yourself to other students.
• Before an exam, practice a relaxation technique at
home (try the CAPS Online Anxiety and Stress
Management training session at
http ://www. unc. edu/depts/unc_caps/relaxaudio. htm)
• Notice your breathing. Take slow, deep breaths when
you start to feel anxious.
• Have rough paper handy to jot a quick outline or
checklist of points you want to cover.
• On longer written answers, be sure to have an introduc
tion ana conclusion. Take time to organize your
answers to avoid presenting information in a ran
dom disarray.
• On true/false and multiple choice questions, always
make a guess if there is no penalty for wrong
answers instead of leaving questions blank.
• If your thoughts aren’t clicking on one question, move on
to a different question where you can be more
productive.
• Spend more time on heavier-weighted questions.
• Use memory tricks (such as acronyms and illustra
tions) to help create links to remember key words
and facts.
• For tips on dealing with perfectionistic behavior and
expectations that cause excessive anxiety, go to
http://www.unc.edu/depts/unc_caps/perfection.htm
and money.
Several UNC-system Board of
Governors members, including board
Public Affairs Committee Chairman Jim
Phillips, lobbied legislators hard for the
bill, which the House first passed Nov. 28.
Impetus for the bill came from the
passage of the $3.1 billion higher edu
cation bond package last fall, which
granted $2.5 billion for construction on
UNC-system campuses.
But legislators then raised concerns
about the cost involved in implement
ing the bill. The bill will require
$738,000 out of the state budget to
State
implement.
Legislators returned the bill to a
House committee Dec. 2 for further con
sideration on these cost concerns.
Legislators said they hope the law will
lead to better management of these
building funds.
The final version of the bill also
includes a provision requiring all bid
ders to provide documentation that
proves they have made a good-faith
effort to hire minorities.
Jeff Davies, UNC-system vice presi
dent of finance, said passage of the bill
will improve building procedures on the
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system’s campuses.
“(The bill) provides important tools
to assure that we can build our build
ings in reasonable time frames,” he
said. “I’m very pleased that it has
passed."
With general contractors on each
campus selecting subcontractors, Davies
said the act will accelerate the construc
tion process.
He said, “There’s full accountability
right from the beginning.”
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Campus Calendar
Today
10 a.m. - UNC Homecoming
Queen Shayla Higginbotham and
HEELing Hearts will be collecting
handmade “Thinking of You” and
greeting cards as well as unwrapped
new toys until 2 p.m. HEELing Hearts,
the Black Student Movement and the
senior class will bring the toys and cards
to victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in New
York.
Donations also will be accepted in
the New Hope Commons Shopping
Plaza off N.C. 15-501 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
4:30 p.m. - Die Human Relations
Committee of student government is
hosting the Unity Games until 6 p.m. in
Gym A of Fetzer Gym. The games are
free and will include prizes, T-shirts, a
DJ and fun. If you would like to play, or
be a referee (faculty are welcome), sign
up in the Pit today.
Old Well Sing
Friday, December 7th, spm
Come hear the Clefs sing your favorite Christmas
carols as well as your requests!
Bring something or someone to keep you warm!
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