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Staff Report University Theatre is gearing up for an exciting season, beginning with its musical production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which premieres tonight. The musical is about two men attempting to fleece rich ladies on the French Riviera out of their money, leading to a disastrous partnership and a fight to see which of them is the best con man in town. The musical will run Sept. 26-30 in Stewart Theatre, with $5 student tickets and $18 adult tickets. Evening performances Wednesday through Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m., and a Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Caitlyn Duran, a senior in social work and member of the show’s ensemble, encourages students and faculty to come out and see it. “I’ve done the show before, and I’ve always heard the feedback that it’s really enjoyable for all crowds, whether you’re male or female,” Duran said. Duran said the humor is appealing to both genders, and it won’t be a bore to sit through. While the experience of daily rehearsals has been tiring, Duran said working with University Theatre is something she won’t regret. “It’s been really fun and worth it,” Duran said. “Everybody is great, friendly and welcoming. It’s a good community.” Nat Conti, a senior in biomedical engineering, and Andrew Enloe, a sophomore in communication media, will portray the two crooks in
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Centennial housing project moves forward Jessie Halpern News Editor
Wolf Ridge, the first student housing option to reach Centennial Campus, will be ready for move-in next fall and is currently under construction. Wolf Ridge at Centennial will feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units in one of six buildings, though only two buildings will be complete by fall 2013. The apartments are located on the Centennial Oval, walking distance from the campus’ new Hunt Library. Chester Burroughs, a sophomore in chemical engineering and resident adviser, said the first two buildings will house 400-450 units. The Wolf Ridge project has been a collaboration of several RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIAN different departments, but stuConstruction moves forward on the Wolf Ridge apartment complex on Centennial Campus. The project, which dent input is playing one of the includes six residence buildings, a dining facility and a bookstore, is scheduled to be completed in fall 2013. biggest roles, according to Burroughs. Burroughs said some of the ments that make it a leader in susQUICK FACTS: WOLF RIDGE • The property is on the Centennial buildings will include a loft tainable development, according to Oval, across from the new Hunt • The project is 550,446 square feet, model specifically for graduate the project’s website. Library. which includes housing, dining students, based on their feedThe focus on green engineering • Wolf Ridge will have six named and a bookstore. buildings. back. for this project reflects a University• The project features 1,195 beds. • The property will be LEED Silver • One-, two-, three-, and four“They appreciated having an wide objective. Certified. bedroom apartments and area in the community of all stu“It’s not only about the materials • One of the key focuses of Wolf graduate studio lofts are available. Ridge is sustainability. Innovation dents, but accessed by graduate we use, but also how we’re recycling Accessible units are also available. Hall will eventually house the students,” Burroughs said. those unused materials,” Burroughs Entrepreneurs Village. Students have had a say in the said. SOURCE: UNIVERSITY HOUSING design and conThese changes, acstruction of the cording to University project, as well as Housing Public Comthe furniture opmunication Special- the model is housed in a trailer, it ings, Burroughs said. tions and sustainist Jennifer Kendall, has been remodeled to reflect the The model will be officially open ability of the buildrequire more money planned living space and floor plan for viewing Monday. Students can ing. up-front in the hopes of the apartment. visit the Wolf Ridge website to make Wolf Ridge will be of big savings later on. Burroughs said the purpose of the a reservation for a 30-minute tour. LEED Silver Certi“When you’re look- model was to get student feedback “This was a student-directed prof ied and feature ing at a building that on the overall look of the apartment. cess, and the furniture reflects that,” Chester Burroughs, a green rooftop, can potentially be here “We want to know if students, Kendall said. sophomore in green spaces for chemical engineering for 50, 60, 100 years, after looking at the apartment, Wolf Ridge is modeled after the community events, you’re looking for long- would actually want to live there,” idea of Wolf Village, but with upa 50,000 gallon cisterm benefits,” Kendall Burroughs said. grades Burroughs hopes students tern (which will use rain water said. Student focus groups were devel- will appreciate. and condensation from air-conUniversity Housing has set up oped prior to building the model so The apartments come with stainditioning units to help address a model of a four-bedroom unit Housing could get a sense of what RIDGE continued page 2 irrigation needs) and other ele- on Centennial Campus. While students wanted in terms of furnish-
“We want to know if students... actually want to live here.”
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This year, the University’s various Friday’s on the Lawn: Friday, Oct. concerts will be hosted under a sin12 at 5:30 p.m. on Harris Field gle series — the Wolfstock Concert Arts NOW ($5): Tuesday, Oct. 16 Series — in a collaboration between at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy-Mcllwee Student Government, the Union Studio Theatre Activities Board, WKNC radio and Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra Arts N.C. State. ($5): Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in According to Andy Walsh, a senior Stewart Theatre in political science and student body Wind Ensemble ($5): Tuesday, Oct. president, the Wolfstock Concert 30 at 7 p.m. in Stewart Theatre Series was created to unify all of the SOURCE: WOLFSTOCK concerts and musical happenings at N.C. State in one place. “We [Student Government] went to UAB, Arts N.C. State and WKNC with Daniel Bernard Roumain and and asked all the groups to allow us Laurelyn Dossett and a 125th Anto advertise and consolidate their niversary special event known as a concerts under one central calendar Quasquicentennial Celebration — to give students one re125 Years of Holidays source,” Walsh said. at N.C. State. Students can expect A State of Brass conthree concert offerings cert is being performed in October including in December right bean Arts NOW event, a fore exams. Raleigh Civic Cham“When you put all ber Orchestra concert the offerings on one and a Wind Ensemble calendar, it shows you Andy Walsh, concert. student body president that a lot of music is ofNovember will offer fered throughout this 12 scheduled concerts, fall,” Walsh said. including a Choral Collage, the In fact, there were too many homecoming concert, a Jazz En- events. Walsh said the concert series semble Concert, a Pipes and Drums had to be broken up into two halves: concert, a Kathy Mattea concert, a fall semester and spring semester. Jazz combos concert, a Raleigh Civic “Our major concerts every single Symphony concert, a Ladies in Red year — the Pack Howl, the homeconcert, a Wind Ensemble concert coming concert, the Welcome Week and a Grains of Time concert. It concert and the All Night Bash — also includes a Connecting Cross- are well-attended by students, but roads in North Carolina concert I think the Arts N.C. State and
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A.B. da Best and Rizio perform a hip-hop set on the Patterson Stage at Packapalooza. This year, all concert events on campus have been consolidated under a single series, Wolfstock.
WKNC’s Fridays on the Lawn events will increase in attendance,” Walsh said. Rodney Washchka, director of the Arts NOW series and a professor of art studies, said any calendar focused on arts events can help improve the audience numbers for those events.
Arts NOW is a series that brings concerts, lectures and other performing arts to campus. The series often focuses on bringing new works to campus and making them available to
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