Archive for April, 2008

Front Entrance Construction Progressing Quickly
April 16, 2008

The work on UNC Charlotte’s new front entrance is moving fast. Current plans include an aggressive time line that will hopefully allow two-way traffic before graduation on May 10th. As you can see from the photo below, the roundabout is already complete and the traffic pattern for the new entrance is ready to go.

April 2008 Update on Football at UNC Charlotte
April 14, 2008

Charlotte 49er Students,
I am writing today to update you on football at UNC Charlotte as of April 13th, 2008. The Chancellor appointed a Football Feasibility Committee last February after you turned out in force, voting in the Spring 2007 SGA football poll to say that you wanted football and that you wanted to pay for [...]

Students Really Do Use Benches
April 13, 2008

Recently benches were placed in the Education/Woodward Hall/Health and Human Services Quad (from now on referred to as the Student Union Quad) and the area has finally taken shape as a quality spot on campus.
As you can see from the photo above, students use the benches. However, often overlooked is the contribution that these benches [...]

The Truth About Campus Architecture
April 9, 2008

Bill Clinton at UNC Charlotte
April 4, 2008

What a miserable event. Clinton gave a good speech but the speakersbefore he came out were just plain horrible. The event was plannedgreat on the universities end, however the campaign had no clue whenClinton was coming and the guy with the t-shirts who started everythingoff was so obnoxious I almost left.
Everyone thought they were [...]

UNC and UC Systems Heading in Different Directions
April 4, 2008

The University of California system recently appointed its 16th chief administrator in Mark G. Yudof who was the former president of the University of Minnesota system and University of Texas systems.
One major thing that really struck me about some of the initial comments made by Dr. Yudof centered around the policies that his administration would [...]