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New halls attract upperclassmen
BY LAUREN HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
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beginning of the 2002-03 school
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of South Campus.
The addition of the new resi
dence halls has drawn a number of
students to the area, particularly
upperclassmen, who are attracted
by the quiet, studious atmosphere
and the promise of a four-person
suite in which one large private
bathroom is shared.
Unlike the older high rises on
South Campus, the relatively new
residence halls feature hall-style
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floors similar to those found in
North Campus residence halls.
Ellen Jones, resident director of
Hinton James-North, said this
infusion of North Campus-style
residence halls onto South Campus
as well as the quiet atmosphere, is
convincing an increasing number
of upperclassmen to remain in the
area rather than move to North
Campus or into apartments.
“These buildings are more aca
demically focused,” Jones said.
“You’re focus changes completely
when you become an upperclass
man.”
Different social atmospheres
also exist in old and new residence
halls on South Campus.
Many South Campus residents
said that there are more parties
and better opportunities to meet
people in the high-rise residence
halls.
Meghan Smith, a sophomore liv
ing in Morrison South Residence
Hall, attributed this social variation
to open balconies in the high-rise
residence halls that facilitate more
mingling among residents.
Also, many students living in
the new residence halls said that
most of their hallmates keep their
doors closed all the time, which
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Officials aim to curb
construction woes
Most say benefits outweigh negatives
BY JACKIE RANDELL
STAFF WRITER
When perusing the Princeton
Review college search Web site, one
can read student input on UNC.
Recently, students have com
plained most consistently about the
perpetual construction on campus.
This year is no exception. The
UNC Housing and Residential
Education Web site states that stu
dents living on Stadium Drive can
expect additional noise, dust and
shifts in pedestrian access through
out the 2003-04 school year.
Students are complaining again,
but the construction doesn’t seem
to be driving them to consider off
campus housing.
TVends in recent years indicate
that there actually has been an
increase in both the retention of
students in on-campus housing,
and the amount of incoming stu
dents choosing to live on campus.
These promising trends might
be attributed to the fact that the
UNC Housing and Residential
Education Committee has taken
care to accommodate the students.
Christopher Payne, director of
housing and residential education,
said the committee works hard to
often prevents the students from
getting to know each other.
However, some residents of the
new halls said closed doors do not
prevent social activity.
Asia Carter, a junior and resi
dent of Craige North, said many of
the upperclassmen in her resi
dence hall already have established
peer groups and do not feel the
need to seek new friendships.
But, Carter said, many under
classmen tend to venture out of
their rooms to meet people since
they can’t prop their doors open.
Despite more frequent partying
and social activity in the high rises,
many students still aspire to live in
the new halls.
“Everyone wants to live in the
new dorms,” Smith said. “The new
dorms have encouraged upper
classmen to stay on campus and
particularly on South Campus.”
Many said they prefer the new
residence halls to other housing
options both on- and off campus.
“I really love the South Campus
feel,” Carter said. “I would like to
stay on South Campus for the rest
of my life.”
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advocate for the students.
For example, the committee
tries to keep noise to a minimum
during study or sleep hours.
“We work very closely with con
tractors to be reasonable about
when they start and when they
stop,” Payne said.
The committee also keeps the
students aware, informed and
involved. Students have had a say
in the design of renovations and
new construction. Students are
responding to the committee’s
attempts at accommodation by
extending their tolerance of the
construction’s inconveniences.
For example, despite the fact that
he had to relocate to Grimes
Residence Hall this year due to a
leaky ceiling in Joyner Residence
Hall, freshman James Wolfe has
decided to live on campus again
next year. “If you live in a dorm,
you’re going to have problems when
things need to be replaced,” he said.
Wolfe also said that he didn’t
mind the construction because the
noise wasn’t bothersome.
“It doesn’t really affect me much
besides the occasional having to
walk around taped-off areas.”
This year, Mclver and
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Chase Dining Hall, located on South Campus, affords the variety of
students who live in the area’s residence halls the chance to interact.
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Alderman residence halls are
under complete renovation, while
others such as Avery and
Carmichael residence halls are
under less extensive construction
that allows for residents. Joyner
was slotted for renovation this
year but due to housing needs, the
construction had to be delayed.
The committee has a housing
master plan that dictates the reno
vation and construction of new
buildings until 2009- Payne said
that soon, it will draw up plans that
will look even further into the
future to accommodate increased
enrollment.
He stressed that the immediate
inconveniences of seemingly per
petual construction are outweighed
by the long-term benefits. “A great
example would be the Ramshead,
and the Student Union.”
The UNC Housing and
Residential Education Committee
has made a valiant effort to keep
students informed of construction
progress through its Web site and
minimizes the inconveniences to
students, faculty and staff.
So far, its efforts have been
enough to keep students living on
campus.
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