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Slip irnly alar Uppl New Residence Hall Construction Nearing Completion By Eshanthi Ranasinghe Staff Writer Clouds of construction dust and early morning wake-up calls soon will come to an end as the new South Campus res idence halls approach their final stages of exterior construction. According to a timeline listed at the Department of Housing and Residential Education Web site, construction of the structure and outer shell of all four buildings will be completed between March and April, ending most of the vis ible construction that has disrupted stu- £ a&fe! \W 1 51 E. Rosemary Street ' '• J VfIP 1 ■' ii iffc -. . M Thur 10-9 •Fn 9 7 • *. 1 I • New Merchandise Arriving Daily! j f A - '** •Clothing.Formal Dresses, | j9h '■" pi Mon-Fn 10 7 - Sat 10-8- Sun 12 6 j hl^^B * , .; t 'lB - IH >j,^. n I t jhr ■* sn A l t . ‘ T,w "’ tl $ 14" i *> .* >BL&KirtNMMttMMßß"gdMHgi^^ dents’ lives for the past two years. With little more than landscaping and generators left to add, contractors will soon be working on the halls’ interior features, housing department Director Christopher Payne said. Details that will receive attention inside the halls include lighting, fire safety systems, the interiors of rooms and ceilings, he said. Construction of the buildings is sched uled to be completed by early June. The rest of the summer will be devoted to adding furniture and placing the finish ing touches on the halls just in time for the beginning of the fall semester. University “Right now, residence hall comple tion dates are still on time," Payne said. Payne said keeping construction on schedule was mainly the result of coop eration between the housing department, construction management and the con tractors. But with construction still going on around sidewalks and walkways for the next few weeks, officials maintain that students should keep out of con struction sites to ensure their safety. “We continue to encourage students to use designated sidewalks and cross walks just because there’s a lot of con struction traffic along with the regular traffic," Payne said. “We’re making sure that a sidewalk is passable at all times." Despite attempts to keep students safe, many South Campus residents said they are displeased with the inconve nience and the noise that construction has caused in the past few months. “Sometimes it’s hard to get to class because there will be trucks and machines parked on the sidewalk, forc ing pedestrians to take alternate routes, which are sometimes very muddy," said Roslyn Johnson, a freshman living in Hinton James Residence Hall. But inconveniences are not unusual, Payne said. “Whenever there’s construc tion, there’s going to be inconvenience," he said. “That is why we are concerned with pedestrian access and safety issues.” To many students, the greatest nui sance has been the early morning dis ruption of noisy machinery. “Earlier in the year, my roommate and I were woken up every morning before 8 a.m. due to construction,” said freshman Zach Rosner, who fives in Morrison Residence Hall. “It was so loud, it sounded like they were dropping bricks from 100 feet for the hell of it." Although attempts to limit construc Tuesday, February 26, 2002 tion noise before 8 a.m. have been made, occasionally it is unavoidable due to the work schedule, Payne said. Payne emphasized the importance of dialogue between students and the hous ing department. He said by students contacting the housing department through e-mails and phone calls, the department can better meet the needs of students and keep them safe. “It’s helpful when students utilize the network communication system.” The University Editor can be reached at udesk@unc.edu. 7
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