UNC-Charlotte Construction

[Niner National]

really blows my mind that the one part of campus that is 50 years old has virtually no trees in it. Those trees would be pretty big now if they'd planted them in the 60's or 70's.

[AuLukey]

Notre Dame may have accidentally given a shoutout to UNC-Charlotte (who, might I add, is referred to as "Charlotte" on their Facebook post.)

"Charlotte" finished tied for 8th in the nation for Graduation Success Rate.

 

I must thank my cousin MaryBeth, a Notre Dame alum, for this information.  In bragging about her private school, she accidentally promoted the best school (in graduate success rate) for the buck in the nation.  Go niners!

Edited November 9, 2015 by AuLukey
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[Niner National]

Notre Dame may have accidentally given a shoutout to UNC-Charlotte (who, might I add, is referred to as "Charlotte" on their Facebook post.)

"Charlotte" finished tied for 8th in the nation for Graduation Success Rate.

 

I must thank my cousin MaryBeth, a Notre Dame alum, for this information.  In bragging about her private school, she accidentally promoted the best school (in graduate success rate) for the buck in the nation.  Go niners!

We are referred to as Charlotte because these rankings are only for athletics, not the school as a whole. For athletics, we are Charlotte, not UNC Charlotte. Our graduation rate for non-athletes is not really very good at all. We get a lot of older, non-traditional students that start school, then never finish because of life obligations. Urban public schools tend to have low(ish) graduation rates.

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

Progress on the takedown of Belk Tower...

As far as I know no one was around to take pictures when they took it down over break.

[Third Strike]

1 hour ago, StuckInASuburb said:

Progress on the takedown of Belk Tower...

As far as I know no one was around to take pictures when they took it down over break.

Sad. Guess the students couldn't save it.

I do hope we get an ample replacement for the needle, especially one that will last more than fifty years. What I liked most about the needle is how it contrasted with the rest of the campus.

[Matthew.Brendan]

Another notch in the belt. 

[Miesian Corners]

Phil Dubois is a real tool for doing this.

[DavieNative]

I hear Phil wants a fountain to replace the tower. Great we can look like a mall from the 90s.... On the bright side there are some nice renderings of a decent looking tower on belktower.com

[Miesian Corners]

The thing that really pissed me off was when they asked those of us who are alums if we wanted to purchase a piece of busted up concrete as a way of remembering the tower. Sure, Phil, tear down the one single item that gave an uninspired campus some character (albeit a bit kooky). Tear down the one thing that all graduates remember about the physicality of their time at UNC Charlotte. Replace it with a bland plaza that can be found in any suburban office park throughout America and sell us our "memories".  

Yeah, he's a tool of grand proportions.

[tozmervo]

Oh look. The proposed replacement is brick with cast stone banding. So glad it can conform to everything else now.

[Miesian Corners]

No doubt, tozmervo. I looked at that rendering and had to take a xanax. What passes for architecture and design at a university that has a college of art and architecture is laughable (yet also terribly depressing).

[jednc]

an homage to the reactions about this...

via giphy.com

Edited January 14, 2016 by jednc
I was too dumb to get it to work the first time...

[Miesian Corners]

Phil, is that you?

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

Update: It looks like they are just going to brick it up to get rid of the giant fences in the quad. There was a port-a-potty in the fenced off area too, it feel nice knowing I'm going to school at a construction site. (sarcasm)

Edited January 14, 2016 by StuckInASuburb

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

It's not all bad news on campus though! The Levine housing building is going well, although it's only going to be available halfway through next semester. 

[SgtCampsalot]

I remember the day I realized that a University campus is like a city: If you see never-ending construction and repairs being done, the place is doing pretty well. If you don't, probably not.

[jednc]

21 hours ago, Miesian Corners said:

Phil, is that you?

Yes, and I want your diploma back.

[Miesian Corners]

^ Sorry, Phil, can't have it. You already got my money, along with some blood, sweat and tears (and I'll never forget the time I was mugged in the Cone Center garage one night after a late class--literal blood, sweat and tears).
 

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

Not sure how late the campus paper is on this but they have a very early design and confirmation that the place the tower was will just be bricked up for now.

http://ninertimes.com/2016/01/pictures-of-possible-replacement-to-belk-tower-emerge-online/

[ah59396]

It looks like a damn Saturn V rocket.

[uptownliving]

Quicken Loans Rocket Mortgage Bell Tower?

[SgtCampsalot]

As a UNCC alum I am so happy to see this design. I have all the feels for Belk Tower (and frustration at how little ceremony they gave it) but this is a HUGE improvement. 

[Niner National]

1 hour ago, SgtCampsalot said:

As a UNCC alum I am so happy to see this design. I have all the feels for Belk Tower (and frustration at how little ceremony they gave it) but this is a HUGE improvement. 

I disagree personally. The old Belk tower needed some work done to the base, but the actual tower itself was unique to us. Now we are going to end up with a generic clock tower like every other campus has. Halton Arena already has a clock tower built into it.

[dcharlotte]

That looks like a sterile office park plaza from 1970. I guess the original design will be complete.

That's an insult to Whitehall's art which is heads and shoulders (pun intended) above this boring brick clock tower. 

 

Edited January 29, 2016 by dcharlotte

[15895]

I love it. I would like it even more if it had a spire with a globe on the top of it that lit up.