NEWS
The Pace Chronicle
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 PAGE 3
Master Plan Progress Continues Over Break
PHOTO BY JJ GENTILE
The Master Plan for the transformation of the Pace Pleasantville Campus continues to progress as winter break comes to a close and students return to campus.
TAYLOR LONGENBERGER NEWS EDITOR
The Master Plan for the transformation of the Pace Pleasantville campus continues to progress as the winter break comes to a close and students return to the campus. Students, faculty, and staff will see new changes that have occurred over the break, and they will observe more changes in the coming weeks.
As part of the Master Plan, there has been underground utility work done on Shirley Beth’s Way that began during the week of Jan. 20. Shown in the construction’s logistics plan is a temporary pedestrian pathway from Choate House and the Kessel Student Center to Miller and Lienhard Halls. There have also been preparatory conditions made for the movement of the Environmental Center to its new location. The new water main line in the location of the Environmental Center
has been completed. “Access to parking lot H, the lot between Goldstein Fitness Center and Choate House, will remain open at all times. We will work closely with the contractor and Pace security to minimize any disruption during the first week of the semester,” according to the Pace Master Plan Construction Activity Updates. With all construction relying dependent on the weather, the progression of the Master Plan may change or be prolonged at times.
The construction is not expected to cause issues or problems for those on campus, but at times it is possible for a slight inconvenience or difference in parking or with pedestrian traffic. “The contractors will maintain one active lane of traffic in this area at all times during this process. A flagman will be positioned during the duration of the work to assist with vehicular traffic. There will be no disruptions to the daily operations of Goldstein Fitness Center or Choate House,” accord-
ing to the Pace Master Plan Construction Activity Updates. Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the Master Plan, or the conditions of the Pleasantville and Briarcliff campuses may contact the developmental team or the Master Plan leader William McGrath. The master plan updates can be found on the Pace website as well as on the My Pace Mobile App or on the master plan website itself, www.paceplvmasterplan. com.
Record Low Temperatures Chill U.S., Pace Reacts TAYLOR LONGENBERGER NEWS EDITOR
Record low temperatures have been recorded throughout the United States in the past weeks, affecting those experiencing them. Temperatures dropped to new record lows as students were home for the holidays. States particularly in the northeast saw single digits and negative temperatures much lower than in previous years. The weather in New York City hit a record low on Jan. 7 at four degrees, when previously it had only been a low of seven degrees. Virginia was as low as negative five degrees on Jan. 7 in Blacksburg, and many other states experienced record-breaking lows on this day. Pace students experiencing this cold weather over the winter break expressed the affects of the weather on their lives. “The cold weather has made me start my car fifteen to twenty minutes earlier prior to driving
it, and I need my hat and gloves before I leave my house,” sophomore nursing major Joey Samanich said. “I also can’t stand shoveling snow.” Some think the frigid cold that had most recently swept the United States is causing changes in moods for those experiencing. “I personally enjoy the cold weather and anticipate the snow every year. I like to participate in the polar plunge when I can,” junior biology major Timothy Casella said. “Next Saturday I’ll be going to Long Beach Island, which will be my fifth plunge. On top of that snowboarding and sledding trips are always fun. The only bad part of the winter is the icy roads.” The weather can make one feel more comfortable in a warm place. “I would say that this weather makes me lazy and tired, but I do really like going ATV-ing in the snow,” sophomore communications major Grace Telesco said. Some see the positives and negative sides of the cold, how the good and the bad can be ex-
perienced together, and some experience some memorable stories due to the slipperiness of black ice and snow. “I went to go see Joselyn and when we were going to catch a train it ended up coming early. We began to run so that we
would not miss the train and I slipped on black ice and fell flat on my back,” junior criminal justice major Tameka Bazile said. “If it weren’t for her telling me to get up before I missed the train I would’ve continued to lay there.”
The weather is something that affects everyone some in a positive light and some in a negative light. Pace students expressed the ups and downs that they associate with the cold and the experiences that they had over the winter break.
PHOTO FROM WITHFRIENDSHIP.COM Throughout the United States, many have experienced record low temperatures, freezing precipitation, and wind chills.