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EDITORIAL
Editor-in-Chief
................................ Nick Reilly
Managing Editor
..................... Michaela Paukner
News Editor
................................ Sean Baker
Sports Editor
...................... Allie Reinikainen
Entertainment Editor
............................. Nicole Lasee
Life Editor
................................. Sam Klein
Opinion Editor
........................ Joseph Massimo
4Play Editor
........................... Dylan Dobson
Off the Wall Editor
........................ Jared Christman
Lead Copy Editor
............................ Megan Hanna
Website Manager
............................. Hailey Alfred
Multimedia Coordinator
............................... Jenny Mottl
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Center.................... Nick Reilly
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Opinion.......... Joseph Massimo
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Staff
Freshman class is most diverse
to date
With 104 students of color
attending UWGB this fall an
increase from 84 last year this
years freshman class will be the
most diverse in school history. In
all, 669 of the 6,272 total student
body come from a minority back-
ground.
Main Street bridge closed until
November
The Ray Nitschke Memorial
Bridge which runs over the
Fox River in downtown Green
Bay will be closed for the next
two months. The bridge car-
ries about 18,000 vehicles and
countless pedestrians every day.
During the closure, work will be
done to repair structural prob-
lems that have contributed to
repeated emergency closures in
recent years.
Paul Ryan campaigns in Brown
County
Republican vice presidential
candidate Paul Ryan campaigned
at the Cornerstone Community Ice
Center in De Pere on Wednesday.
The visit from Ryan followed Mitt
Romneys decision to begin run-
ning his first ads in Wisconsin
last week. Assistant news editor
Jared Christmas was at the rally
and will have more in next weeks
edition of the Fourth Estate.
Leonardo da Vinci exhibits comes
to Appleton
On Monday, 40 life-sized, oper-
ational machines designed by
Leonarda da Vinci arrived at the
History Museum at the Castle in
Appleton. The exhibit will open
to the public on Sepetember
22 and run until early January.
Museum officials said they are
expecting the machines to attract
thousands of visitors before it
continues on its worldwide tour.
Park space will connect Union, student housing
JARED CHRISTMAN
Assistant News Editor
Dont be surprised if construc-
tion crews start tearing up the
land between the University
Union and the Residence halls.
Chancellor Harden approved
plans to create a new outdoor
multipurpose gathering space
earlier this year.
The space, which is currently
covered by trees, brush and other
foliage, will be transformed into
a park-like area as a way to make
the area more vibrant and appeal-
ing and to tie together the sepa-
rate parts of campus.
It will have many new features
including two volleyball courts;
an area with picnic tables, bench-
es and grills; a large, level lawn
ideal for sports; a platform area
with electrical power for staging
outdoor concerts; and lighting
and landscaping.
The cost of this project is esti-
mated to be around $100,000
to $150,000. However, the
University Village Housing Inc.
board has agreed to cover the
expenses.
There is some concern that
clearing this space of trees for
the project is not fitting for a
school nicknamed Eco-U.
However Brenda Amenson-Hill,
dean of students, said there is
little to worry about.
We did a lot of consulting with
the Chancellors Sustainability
Committee, some of the profes-
sors that work [in] environmental
affairs and student government,
Amenson-Hill said. Basically,
were taking a green space and
creating another green space.
She explained that unlike a lot
of areas on campus, the univer-
sity never developed this specific
land. The goal is to take the trees
that are healthy and keep them.
Many of the healthy trees will
be moved to nurseries on cam-
pus, while the older, dying trees
will be removed. With a little
trimming, some trees will be left
standing to add a little color to
the new space.
Amenson-Hill also said that the
space could help bring more stu-
dents to UW-Green Bay.
The first impression of a
school is huge for prospective
students, Amenson-Hill said.
Not only the aesthetic view, but
life of campus as well. Were try-
ing to get more activity and life
outside.
Plans for the new space began
in 2010 when students proposed
the creation of a new outdoor
area close to the Residence halls.
From there, they worked with
many different committees on
campus including Student Life,
Residence Life, the Residence Hall
and Apartment Association, the
Dean of Students Office and the
Student Government Association,
among others.
SGA President Heba
Mohammad, junior history and
political science major, has been
involved with the project since
last year. Though initially skepti-
cal of the project, she said she
believes this project is the right
thing for UWGB.
After numerous conversa-
tions with everybody involved
with the project, I think they
did a really good job answering
our questions, and they did their
best to address our concerns,
Mohammad said.
She is currently working with
students to lay out a plan of what
they would like to see in this new
space.
Mohammad also praised
Amenson-Hill for making sure
that students voices are heard.
She does a fantastic job of
making sure that anything that we
want to say gets heard by those
who need to hear it, Mohammad
said. At our meetings, if we have
a concern, she asks us for details
and takes it to whoever it needs
to go to.
The space is expected to be
completed and ready for use by
fall 2013.
We're trying to get
more activity and
life outside.
BRENDA
AMENSON-HILL,
DEAN OF STUDENTS
From page 1
According to Mirkes, the hope
is the project will pay for itself
overtime.
The CityDeck will bring in
millions of dollars of economic
development, Mirkes said.
Investments like Hagemeister
Park, a waterfront restaurant
which opened in June along the
CityDeck, are optimistic signs.
Downtown has had its share of
difficulties in the past, said Jess
Miller, a co-owner of Hagemeister
Park. But he said the community
has been receptive.
Its one thing to have the
CityDeck, but also having the
backing of events down here has
made the area the hub of a revi-
talized downtown, Miller said.
Over 120 events were held
downtown this summer, many of
which were organized by Mirkes
and DGBI. Events such as Dine on
the Deck and Fridays on the Fox
took place on the deck both of
which saw a significant increase
in attendance as the summer
went on.
Mirkes said he expects the
momentum to continue. He has
heard from other entities that
want to hold more events on the
deck, including weddings, fund-
raisers and corporate outings.
The soon-to-be completed Main
Street and Cherry Street landings
will offer an additional stage area
that will seat up to 500 people,
while also providing additional
boat docks, pedestrian walkways
and open spaces with direct
access to the water.
And thanks to a generous pri-
vate donation, the CityDeck will
become a year-round attraction.
A synthetic ice rink and heated
patios will be put up outside
Hagemeister Park this winter.
Its improvements like that
which Mirkes believes will help
change peoples perceptions of
Green Bay.
Were in a city where every
once in a while our favorite team
plays on national TV, Mirkes
said. And to have our downtown
now weigh in on being a venue
that gets a national shot, people
will say thats a cool city, things
are happening there.
As for Spevacek, hes not wait-
ing for the word to get out on
urban living in Green Bay. Six
years ago he bought a condo
overlooking the Fox River in the
citys downtown and has noticed
improvements in the area every
year since. He enjoys walking to
the Meyer Theatre, a wide range
of newly-opened restaurants and
of course, the CityDeck.
The deck has become a desti-
nation; downtown has become a
destination, Spevacek said.
CityDeck/ Green Bay downtown gets a make-over
Correction:
An article in the previous issue
included a few inaccuracies
regarding clickers. The clicker
rental fee that is automatically
applied to SIS has been lowered
to $7 this semester. It was $10
for the last few semesters the
article stated it was $15. Also,
clicker availability is not contin-
gent on payment as your blurb
implied. Students do not bring
cash or check to the library the
fee is automatically applied to
SIS, and the students may check
out clickers as long as they are
enrolled in a clicker course.