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Site of the Day
CONCERT CALENDAR
Mishap, 10:30 pm, Oct 2, Pavlovs
The Bhie Dogs w/ Jack Ingram,
TBA, Oct. 9, Elbow Room
Fiona Apple w/ Hooverphonic,
TBA, Oct. 10, Grady Cole
Center (Charlotte, NC)
Elton John, 8 p.m., Oct. 15,
Carolina Coliseum
Blues Traveler w/ Jonny Lang,
7:30 p.m., Nov. 10, Township .
Auditorium (tickets on sale
Friday Oct. 3)
ETC. BRIEFS
Disk Makers accepting band demos
for prizes, CD
Disc Makers is now accepting
demos for the first Southern Independent
Music World Series. Indie bands
playing original music will compete for
prizes worth more than $35,000. Six finalists
will be chosen to showcase for
industry professionals Thursday, Dec.
11 at The Cotton Club in Atlanta.
The winning act will win prizes
ranging from the recording, mastering,
manufacturing and promotion of a major
label quality CD. This competion is
open to all original, independent acts
based in Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Alabama.
The processing fee is $15 and must
be sent with a demo tape or CD by Oct.
24 to Disc Makers IMWS, 7905 N Rt.
130, Pennsauken, NJ 08110. Visit
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ELIZABETH MEWHINEY
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with the visitation policies in their
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The noise levels in dorms are what
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l't control," Shah said. "There are
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The very popular alternative to livn
an on-campus dorm is living in
ff-campus apartment, which many
ents consider after (and some durtheir
freshman year.
Many students see a lot of positive cts
of living off campus. The biggest ^
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in off-campus housing.
Some freshmen at the University
already looking forward to living
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"You have more freedom, more
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Johnson said.
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cy. What more could a student
want?
It's not always so
nice to live off campus. In
fact, sometimes it's just really
inconvenient.
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Shah said.
The lack of convenience is some
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i it was the social aspect.
"You would be lonely," Shah
. "There might not be anyone from
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Choosing courses and choosing a
)r are nothing. Privacy and camarie
are tough.
And with this decision, there re- ^
isn't a wrong choice. Each student
has to look at their options and
se what is best for them.
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