Monday, April 22, 2013
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GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Area 52 to represent environmental responsibility AMANDA MARGOZZI
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The new Center for Science and Mathematics will feature several âgreenâ improvements to achieve LEED credentials.
Semesters, growth and CP diversity Three takeaways from President Armstrongâs Thursday Community Chat with students
As construction on the Center for Science and Mathematics comes to a close, classes for Fall 2013 are open on Plan a Student Schedule (PASS) and scheduled into rooms of the brand new six-story building. Often referred to as Area 52, the building was designed with respect to the environment and will exemplify sustainability upon opening. A green roof was installed on the fourth floor of the build-
ing according to KCI Environmental, Inc. President Curt Boutwell, whose company has also installed a green roof on the recreation center. The green roof is vegetated with sedum plants, similar to succulents, and has an irrigation system which will be used at low volumes during the summer months to keep the sedum plants alive. âThe sedum plants do not require much water at all and the green roof is going to help lower the temperature of the inside and outside of the building by up to 10 degrees,â Boutwell said.
âThe roof will soak in the water when it rains and this will reduce excess rain runoff.â Intensive and extensive roof gardens will also increase the lifespan of the roof and create a new wildlife habitat. Boutwell said the green roof was not a part of the original construction package, however, the university wanted to make everything about the building as eco-friendly and efficient as possible. Among the many sustainability strategies used in construction, the structural framing on the building is made from re-
OUR HOUSE
SEAN MCMINN
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Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong spoke with students this past Friday in the second of three Campus Community Chats. Below are several of the key topics discussed: 1. The semester debate isnât over just yet. What he said Thursday: Armstrongâs âcampus community conversationâ opened with three questions â one from an Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) board member â about quarters and semesters. Armstrong emphasized his support for quarters, but said it wasnât an issue for which he would âfall on his swordâ to challenge Chancellor Timothy White. He said he doesnât want Cal Poly to be a single-issue campus in the eyes of White, but would advise him again to stay on quarters if the chancellor is still undecided. âIf the door cracks open, Iâm going to be there pushing on the door,â he said. White will visit Cal Poly in early May, where he will further discuss semesters at Cal Poly along with other challenges in the California State University system.
OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND
Prospective students and families flocked to San Luis Obispo during the weekend for the 20th Annual Open House, and the community showed up in force to show them what it means to be a Cal Poly Mustang.
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Orfalea College of Business Dean Dave Christy will be leaving Cal Poly for Baruch College in New York City DAVE CHRISTY this summer, where he will be serving as the provost and senior vice president of student affairs, according to a Cal Poly press release. Christy, who has worked at Cal Poly since 2004, will act as the chief academic officer at Baruch, and will oversee operations at all of the universityâs colleges, including the Zicklin School of Business, which is recognized as the largest collegiate business school in the nation. An interim director of the Orfalea College will be announced in the coming months while the college begins looking for Christyâs replacement.
Green club gives students ways to make a change
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ERIN ABZUG
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Fliers around campus and recycling bins in every building encourage students to âgo green.â But there are more proactive ways to understand what this means and how to actually make a change. Cal Polyâs business club Net Impact is beginning to build itself as it aims to inspire and empower students about corporate responsibility and green business. âAt the current time, (Net Impact) is focusing on efforts to help fellow students not only
The semester debate burst onto campus one year ago when Armstrong introduced the idea to faculty in a special meeting of the Academic Senate. He said then that he believed the university should convert to semesters, but was open to discussing it with students, faculty and staff. Following a quarter-long review by the presidentâs Semester Review Task Force and another quarter of pushback from students, Armstrong
CHECK OUT
see AREA 52, pg. 2
NET IMPACT
The presidentâs record so far:
see CHAT, pg. 2
cycled steel and fly ash is used in the concrete. Regional materials, such as stone from local quarries, were also used. High efficiency plumbing fixtures and waterless urinals will conserve water and storm water will be reused. âLEED credits have been obtained,â Boutwell said. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) consists of an array of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes
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Tomorrowâs Weather: high Sunny sunny
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