GREEN SPACES
LIFESTYLE
OPINION
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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
Does campus need any more green spaces or are there plenty for UNC Charlotte students to enjoy?
ITS TIME TO FIND YOU STUDY NOOK
Do you have a secret spot to study on campus or do you resort to your dorm or apartment?
Take a look at some of the Niner Times’ favorite places to crack open a textbook.
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NINERTIMES Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Chi Phi Fraternity is working to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of America with a basketball tournament. The tournament, called the Chi Phi Slam Jam Basketball Tournament, is a four-onfour basketball competition which will take place April 21, and 22, 2012. This is the second year that the fraternity is hosting this event. Last year the event went well, according to Drew Tweardy, a member of the Chi Phi Fratnerity. “We had 14 teams participate and we raised a lot of money. It was really good,” he said. This year they expect a larger turn out than last year for a few reasons. “Our prizes are better this year,” said Tweardy. “We expect to have more teams sign up.” The first place team will receive $300 and the top three teams will receive trophies. All participants will also receive a t-shirt. The fraternity decided to host this event as a different way to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of America, which is their fraternity’s designated philanthropy group. Last year when the event was first planned, Tweardy says it was somewhat
Students, faculty and staff work together to clean up the campus once a semester at the bi-annual Campus Clean Up Day. Photos courtesy of the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling Ciera Choate NEWS@NINERONLINE.COM
UNC Charlotte’s Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling will host their seventh bi-annual Campus Clean-Up Day Wednesday, April 4, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The organization will set up tables in the courtyard between the College of Health and Human Services and the College of Education and by the Belk Tower. “The grounds department does a great job [keeping the campus clean], but they have a lot more things they have to take care of,” said Devin Hatley with the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, about why they host the event every semester. The organization expects about 150 to 200 people to participate based on past semesters, including some student organizations on campus including the World Mission Society of Christ, the engineering fraternity Tau Alpha Phi and others. Although not all groups are able to par-
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ticipate at the specified time the recycling office has worked with them to clean up at a different time. With hopes of getting as much help as possible Hatley encourages students to come out for “just 10 minutes if you want to,” and help out in any way. To encourage faculty and staff participation Chancellor Philip Dubois has allotted 90 minutes of free time for all university employees to help out in the campus clean up. According to Hatley, the main focus will be on the parking decks, Toby Creek, Highway 49 and Highway 29 due to the litter from the commuter population driving by the school. All students, faculty and staff can participate. All individuals can stop by any time without signing up prior to the event, but all groups with over 15 people must contact Hatley at dlhatley@uncc.edu before coming to participate in the clean up.
Four apps that help you stay fit on campus
Barry Falls Jr
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Between classes and work, managing to stay fit on campus can seem like an unreasonable goal to achieve. With the arrival of some advanced, userfriendly phone applications, it has become easier and easier to stay fit on campus without having to hire a professional trainer or nutritionist. You already use your Apple/Andriod device for listening to music, watching movies and TV, taking picture and organizing your schedule. Why not use it to stay fit and healthy? Some apps can assist you reaching your fitness goals, while others are wastes of time and money. Here, Niner Times explores four of our favorite apps that have helped us stay fit and healthy on campus. APPS p.11