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ONE HUNDRED AND tenth YEAR, Issue 98
As pre-orientation apps increase, a new program debuts Sarah Kerman The Chronicle
Duke’s pre-orientation programs can offer a sense of community, connections with upperclassmen and unique adventures—for a select number of students. This year, however, a new program will ensure that more incoming freshmen are able to participate. Project Arts, set to debut in August 2015, will focus on introducing interested freshmen to Duke’s art community and emphasize engagement with the city of Durham. The first new pre-orientation program since 2009, it joins the five programs Duke currently offers—Project Wild, Project Change, Project Build, Project Search and Project Waves. Sophomore Shelby Wailes, the project’s co-leader, said that one of her goals was to increase accessibility of preorientation programs—which have grown increasingly selective as interest has increased in recent years. “The theme we chose: ‘Art Activism through Classism’ is geared to challenge and introduce art appreciators to the Duke community,” said sophomore Steven Soto, the See Pre-orientation on Page 3
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Cameron renovations next in line for athletics Amrith Ramkumar The Chronicle Beginning in April, Cameron Indoor Stadium will undergo the first major expansion in its 70-year history. The $20 million construction project will not change the size of the famously intimate arena but will create an indoor entry space designed to improve fan traffic flow on the building’s south side. The expansion will include a new scaled lobby, memorabilia space and two areas for game-day ticketing on the first floor. A 6,000 net-square-foot hospitality area will also be added to the second floor. “We’re trying to make it look like it isn’t really an expansion,” said Executive Vice President Tallman Trask, noting that the expansion will use the same Duke stone from which Cameron was built. “We’re
hoping when we’re done, you didn’t really know what we did.” As in past athletic facility upgrades, money for the project was raised through donations as part of the Bostock Group and Duke Forward campaign. The south side of the arena will host construction for at least 15 months. One of the reasons for the length of the project is that renovations will use Duke stone and Cameron’s original doors to maintain the stadium’s authenticity, Trask said. Trask explained that, during the conception of the project, many materials other than Duke stone were considered. For everyone involved in the decision, it was clear that the expansion did not need a more modern feel. “We looked at any of the materials that are in that precinct. There’s glass, there’s brick, there’s precast, See Cameron on Page 4
Carolyn Chang | Chronicle File Photo The $20 million expansion of Cameron Indoor Stadium, which includes the construction of a new south lobby and plaza, is set to start April 20 and be completed by August 2016.
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