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Thursday, February 28, 2002
Phase II of Union Further Delayed
By Tina Chang
Staff Writer
Officials predict that Phase II of the
Student Union renovation project will
not begin until May 13, signaling the
fifth time the project has been delayed.
Phase II includes closing the base
ment and second floor of the Union.
The construction of anew addition to
the Union - Phase I- was most recent
ly projected to end in late March or
early April. The end date has been
pushed back five times from the original
June 2001 estimate.
The second phase of construction
cannot begin until the new addition is
ready for use.
Don Luse, director of the Union, points
to a number of causes for the delay of the
beginning of Phase 11, including state
insurance, construction workers hitting
rock while digging, the weather and com
munication problems between University
officials and construction workers.
“Everything has to be looked at care-
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fully, so there were delays in approval,”
he said. “The state held this up a little bit”
The construction workers hit rock
recently when they were digging between
the existing building and the new build
ing. Luse said that problem, as well as
some adverse weather conditions, has
delayed the project more than a month.
Coordination problems between
University officials and the construction
workers have also slowed the renova
tions. Work was not done to satisfaction
and needed to be redone, Luse said.
“I think the good news is we’re very
satisfied with the quality of work that
we’ve been given,” he said.
Despite the delays, Luse said the pro
ject’s cost has not increased.
The Union Underground was closed
at the beginning of the spring semester
for storage of office furniture and sup
plies from the old part of the Union that
will be closing next. “We have to begin
storing some things in anticipation of
moving,” Luse said.
He said student organizations will be
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Dr. Andrew Zimbalist
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expected to pack their things into boxes,
but they will not move the boxes to the
new building themselves.
Student groups will have a maximum
of two weeks to move in May.
The Underground will open back up
after Phase II of the renovations are
complete, which is set to happen Nov.
13, Luse said.
He said Union officials have
informed the student body about the sta
tus of the renovation by posting signs,
and they have been communicating reg
ularly with student organizations that
have offices in the Union.
Luse predicted that students would
probably experience the most frustra
tion when they have to move.
“The renovation project was designed
so we could still be operating while work
ing on the new part so we wouldn’t be
shut down,” he said. “We’re still provid
ing everything we’ve always provided.”
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For the Record
The Feb. 27 article “Students Write to
BOG, Protest Tuition Hike” incorrectly
stated that the UNC-Chapel Hill Board
of Trustees approved a S4OO sys
temwide tuition increase. While other
schools have passed tuition increases,
the UNC-CH BOT approved a S4OO
increase for UNC-CH alone.
The Feb. 27 article “Congress Won’t
Fill Positions” incorrectly stated that
Speaker of Student Congress Mark
Townsend has failed to make appoint
ments to the the Carolina Union
Activities Board. CUAB does not have a
board of directors; Townsend failed to
make appointments to the Union board
of directors.
The same article incorrectly stated
that the board for the WXYC radio sta
tion has two seats allotted for Congress
members and that both of which remain
empty. One of those two seats is filled.
The Feb. 26 article “Committee to
Bring Proposal for $6 Fee Hike” incor
rectly stated that CUAB, Student
Television and WXYC receive 42 cents
of every dollar collected from student
fees. The three groups receive 42 per
cent of the student activity fee, a subset
of student fees.
The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors.
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Campus Calendar
Today
11 a.m. - Join the Asian Students
Association in the Pit in celebrating the
arts and crafts of Asian cultures. There
will be origami and calligraphy demon
strations and samples on display.
5 p.m. - The UNC chapter of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People is
holding its general body meeting in
Union 226.
5:30 p.m. -Masala and the
Carolina Caribbean Association are
co-sponsoring a free live reggae band,
Krucial Movement, in the first floor of
the Student Union.
6 p.m. - The Black Caucus of the
UNC School of Social Work is hosting
the First Annual Black History Lecture
Series, featuring Dr. Iris Carlton-LaNey,
a professor at the school. The topic will
the Carolina Union
Performing Arts Series
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Live in the Lounge
Thursday, February 28
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Music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and
Schubert for the piano
Robert Greenberg
For more information on this and
upcoming events please visit our website at
http://miw.unc.edu/depts/jcue or call 966-5110
The Johnston Center is located in
Graham Memorial Hall, on Franklin
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be “African-American Social Work
Pioneers.” The lecture will be held at
School of Social Work Auditorium. A
reception will begin at 5:30 p.m.
7 p.m. -In preparation for the
Carolina Indian Circle Powwow on
Saturday, the Alpha Chapter of Alpha
Pi Omega Sorority is having a Native
American Dance Exhibition in Room
104 of the Center for Dramatic Arts.
10 p.m. - Carolina Union Activities
Board’s Film Innovations Committee
would like to invite all UNC students to
the free sneak preview of “40 Days and
40 Nights” in the Union Auditorium.
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