Hhr Saily fctr Urri Bored in Chapel Hill this summer? There are plen ty of things to do. The Daily Tar Heel provides a list of some of the top things going on in the town and University. Check out karaoke nights in bars Summer Events Calendar • June I Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday O O O O 5 6 7 Musk on the Transact os Pieta Brown Market Lawn Improv 25! Concert \ \ \ \ Weaver 5f The Arts Center TheArtsCenter X 6 p.m to 8 p m. Bpm 830 pm 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sunday Music Triwja Njght Uye Mujk Long Leaf Karaoke Night Fridays on the Long Leaf ~?**•*„ Skylight Exchange La Residence °P* r * Bub O’Malleys Front Porch Opera Southern Village 8p m tolo p m 5 The Arts Center 10 pm. to Carolina Inn Memorial Hall J p.m to 8 pm ; 7 pm. 2 am. 5 p.m to7pmi 8 pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Jazz & More Karaoke Night Uye Music Starry Summer Karaoke Night Long Leaf Summer Solstice Sunday Brunch Fuse La Residence Nights Bub O’Malleys Opera Forest Theater Weai/er Street 10 pm. to spm M Planetarium 10 p.m to Memorial Hall 7 p.m. to II a.m. to 1 p.m.; 2a m t:3OP.m. to 9 p.m 2a m j Bpm ; B:3b pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sunday Musk Trivia Night Long Leaf Look out for Long Leaf Cyril Lance Long Leaf Senes Skylight Frihanoe opera CUAB events on Opera Concert Opera Southern Village 8 % , Q JJ! Memorial Hall campus every Memorial Hall TheArtsCenter Memorial Hall 7 pm, to 8p m 8 p.m Wednesday Spm . 8 30pm [ 8 p.m. 29 30 Jazz & More Open Mic Sunday Brunch Night Weaver Street The Library 111 a.m. to 1 p.m,' Bpm SOURCE STAFF REPORTS DTH/BUSS PIERCE Students must now have higher GPA to progress Goal of new system is graduation BY MIA MOORE STAFF WRITER By increasing the grade point average required to progress the class of 2011 through their years at UNC, administrators hope the tougher standards eventually will decrease the number of students who are academically ineligible. And though the standards were raised, no fewer students remained eligible this year. Effective for this year’s sopho more class, students who do not hold a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 will be placed on academic probation. Prior to the change, students were held on a graduated system of eligibility': to be a sophomore a stu dent needed a 1.5; to be a junior a student needed a 1.75; to be a senior a student needed a 1.9; and to grad uate a student needed a 2.0. Though the system has changed dramatically, progress has not been fully realized. The same number of students who needed to come to summer school last war came this year, said Bobbi Owen, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Sarom? Special! | One Month FREE! i Better Ingredients. [Better Pizza. Sgr | ■ Accepts UNC OneCanl g 1 LARGE MHHd'Mhln 3 Toppings *jj TOST WHEAT 'IIW 1 DITTA I I oJnu.o^! I Ifcfcnl • " V J $ | spicily $ jt“ *l7” | IF M “■*•*"*“ amanwjj on Franklin Street most Tuesday and Thursday nights. Head down to the Forest Theatre for the summer solstice June 21. Or take a break for a concert at one of the Sunday series at Southern Village or Whole Foods Market. Figures have remained stagnant, but administrators said they find the new system beneficial to students. “I think it’s a good idea because that’s what students need to gradu ate," said Jan Yopp, summer school dean. “If students know what they need to graduate, they should keep it there all four years so they don’t get behind." In the old system, it was relatively easy to progress from one war to the next, said Stephen Farmer, director of undergraduate admissions. Some students were placed in an uphill battle toward graduation. "The raising of the eligibility was designed to keep students out of a trap," Farmer said. “It’s always risky to raise standards with anything, but the hope was that students would rise to the occasion." To a degree, some students have risen to the occasion. For Summer Session 1, only 9 percent of stu dents are enrolled because they are academically ineligible. For these students, summer courses are an opportunity to boost their GPA through focused learning. "I think the reason students News do so well in summer school is because classes are smaller and more focused." Yopp said. “I think for some students, summer school really fits their learning style." With the implementation of this new system, administrators are looking to retain graduation at higher rates than previous years. The Carolina Covenant schol ars program and the extension of the drop deadline to eight weeks instead of six are two additional ways Chancellor James Moeser has looked to increase graduation rates. This year’s graduating class was the first class to graduate with in the Carolina Covenant. Good graduation and retention rates are one of many factors that help Carolina in its recruitment process. Farmer said. The real payoff in this will come when these students walk across the stage at graduation." 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