Cary East to open doors in fall

By Grant Fischer
Staff Writer

On the outside, Cary Quadrangle East looks no different from the other Cary units; but on the inside, residents will be living in bigger rooms with air conditioning and a shared bathroom.

The $6 million renovation by Jung-Clause Campbell Contracting, a company from Indianapolis, will have the East Unit completed for the coming fall semester.

Tom Paczolt, manager of Cary Quadrangle, is excited about the near completion of the East Unit. "We decided to start with the East Unit because it's the oldest," said Paczolt.

The Northeast Unit, followed by the West Unit, will also be renovated similarly to the East Unit.

Southeast, Southwest and Northwest Units are keeping the rooms the same size because some residents don't have a problem with the size, and others can't afford to pay more, said Paczolt.

The total cost for Cary's six-year renovation will be over $40 million.

"Currently all of the rooms are being upgraded from 20 amps of power to 50 amps," said Paczolt. The extra power is coming from the 14-foot tall transformers that were buried recently in the courtyard of Cary Quadrangle.

"We looked at a survey from the residents to see what they wanted for the dorms," said Paczolt.

Bigger rooms and air conditioning were at the top of the list. The East Unit provides both, along with a kitchenette and lounge on each residence floor. The basement will contain a new laundry area, vending lounge, music room, computer lab and a large recreation room.

"The music room will be cool. It will be nice to put on a jam session," said Jean-Luc Howell, a freshman in the School of Liberal Arts.

Howell and roommate Pat Williams, a freshman in the School of Liberal Arts, will be residents in the East Unit next year.

"We were going to get an apartment, but that didn't work out. Both of us are pretty stoked about living in East next year," said Williams.

The extra room with the walk-in closets and the nice facilities will be worth paying the extra money, said Howell.

Many Cary Quadrangle residents applied for the East Unit. The selection process was based on seniority in Cary and special needs such as students with asthma or those who need handicap accessibility, said Paczolt.

Although the East Unit is fully wheelchair accessible, there won't be anyone living there next year who is in a wheelchair because the dining halls in Cary can only be reached by stairs.

"We'll have to wait until the new dining center is completed in about six years before residents in wheelchairs can live there," said Paczolt.

There are only four single rooms in east, and fifth year seniors will occupy them. Students from other residence halls applied to live in East, but were all denied, said Paczolt.

Paczolt believes Cary Quadrangle residents should get first dibs on the new building.

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