[quote=“919R, post:100, topic:29896”][quote=“NewNiner, post:99, topic:29896”][quote=“stonecoldken, post:93, topic:29896”]Isis destroys historical buildings.
Dubois & the BOT destroy historical buildings.
Does that mean Dubois & the BOT are members of ISIS?[/quote]
FoxNews, is that you?[/quote]
Lame[/quote]
Say what you will, but that’s pretty much a Glenn Beck special, right there (I know he’s not on FN, anymore, but work with me).
clt says clt saw megyn KELLY at the belk tower interviewing students.
[quote=“NewNiner, post:101, topic:29896”][quote=“919R, post:100, topic:29896”][quote=“NewNiner, post:99, topic:29896”][quote=“stonecoldken, post:93, topic:29896”]Isis destroys historical buildings.
Dubois & the BOT destroy historical buildings.
Does that mean Dubois & the BOT are members of ISIS?[/quote]
FoxNews, is that you?[/quote]
Lame[/quote]
Say what you will, but that’s pretty much a Glenn Beck special, right there (I know he’s not on FN, anymore, but work with me).[/quote]Sure it is…I bet you just love MSNBC and CNN don’t you.
I think what disturbs me most is that this is just another piece of Charlotte history being torn down. This entire town likes to rid itself of anything meaningful and historical.
This isn’t the same as upgrading a basketball arena. This is a landmark (regardless of aesthetics) on campus. I could pick it out from the air as I landed today. Campus has become a cluster of boring brick buildings. The Belk Tower is a unique piece of the school’s landscape.
Don’t replace it, enhance it with upgrades to the quad.
Being an old grad, I’m surprised and a little amused with all the “nostalgic” outpouring of support and “love” for the Belk Tower. That thing has been mostly the butt (dick?) of jokes ever since it was erected (pun intended).
I personally have no sentimental attachment to it, although I love this school with every fiber of my being. I do hope it’s replaced with something most can approve, like, enjoy, etc.
So, if it goes, it goes. I won’t be as bothered as I was when they removed the seats from The Mine Shaft. But, then again I never got a blow job in the shadow of the Tower, as some seem to have, to be so sad about it’s proposed removal.
Fencing going up now, they’re enclosing the entire quad. There’s two police officers guarding the tower, I guess so people don’t chain themselves to it.
It’s not coming down until Christmas break, right? They’re fencing it off two months early?
It’s not coming down until Christmas break, right? They’re fencing it off two months early?[/quote]
Correct on both counts.
Ugh… I was hoping to grab some pictures with it this weekend. Why on Earth is it being fenced so early? Maybe just some prepping for demo?
Phil says he’s establishing a “pedestrian safety zone” I guess so chunks of concrete don’t fall off and kill a preacher.
[quote=“trickynbc, post:97, topic:29896”]Did you read the 2nd paragraph? Or did you stop reading after the first part you disagreed with?
If you don’t believe money runs everything then you are in a state of denial.[/quote] Thing is, though I’m sure you believe you are in position to judge what is and isn’t of historical significance on campus, fact of the matter is that you are no more qualified than I or anyone else. Personally, I don’t miss the barn because I wasn’t there to see it in the first place. Unless we plan of keeping livestock on campus, it would be of no intrinsic value. I don’t see it as a tourist attraction nor would it fit well with the overall aesthetics of campus. In other words, the mofo would be useless.
Money running everything implies that the actual reason the tower is coming down is Phil’s stated one that repair costs are excessive rather than his personal and arbitrary dislike for the structure.
Sorry, I don’t believe it.
[quote=“emf, post:106, topic:29896”]Fencing going up now, they’re enclosing the entire quad. There’s two police officers guarding the tower, I guess so people don’t chain themselves to it.[/quote] Are they preaching? I hope no concrete falls on them as part of the ongoing War on Police.
From Phil:
[font=arial][size=1.35em]{As described in my letter to the campus, we are going to create a broad, inclusive, and participative process to re-design the Belk Plaza. There may be many ideas that we’ll want to consider and, like you, I would aim for something dynamic and not something commonplace on other University campuses. The process we are setting up is going to allow for three phases of public input and I would encourage you to be part of that process once it is announced. The idea of doing something to honor Miss Bonnie could be aired at that time. We are going to form a committee and I’m sure it will have alumni representation on it. However, as we consider the membership on that committee, we are trying to find folks with experience in architecture/landscape design who are able to help us synthesize and integrate any ideas we get from the public meetings we will hold with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and others.}[/size][/font]
[font=arial][size=3]we are trying to think through ways to memorialize the presence of the tower either in the quad or at another location, such as at the Harris Alumni Center. It is certainly possible that a portion of the physical structure can be preserved. We’ll let our re-design of the quad dictate where we come out on that decision}[/size][/font]
that’s a brand of canned shit I’ve grown accustomed to being served by CHP
“Broad” “Inclusive” Participative" “Dynamic” “synthesize” Integrate"
Thats a master class in pure bullshit buzz word nothingness. Throw in a little synergy and you’ve hit all your bases! Nice work Phil!
[quote=“casstommy, post:115, topic:29896”]“Broad” “Inclusive” Participative" “Dynamic” “synthesize” Integrate"
Thats a master class in pure bullshit buzz word nothingness. Throw in a little synergy and you’ve hit all your bases! Nice work Phil![/quote] Throw in “upwards of” as in “repairing the tower would cost upwards of $1 million” I believe that is how the email was worded.
[quote=“4ever niner, post:116, topic:29896”][quote=“casstommy, post:115, topic:29896”]“Broad” “Inclusive” Participative" “Dynamic” “synthesize” Integrate"
Thats a master class in pure bullshit buzz word nothingness. Throw in a little synergy and you’ve hit all your bases! Nice work Phil![/quote] Throw in “upwards of” as in “repairing the tower would cost upwards of $1 million” I believe that is how the email was worded.[/quote]
Do we know why CHP does not like this masterpiece work of art, design, and engineering?
[quote=“casstommy, post:115, topic:29896”]“Broad” “Inclusive” Participative" “Dynamic” “synthesize” Integrate"
Thats a master class in pure bullshit buzz word nothingness. Throw in a little synergy and you’ve hit all your bases! Nice work Phil![/quote]
$5 on its brick walkways with a shit ton of brick planters, brick benches forming a big brick FU in the middle of campus.
In all seriousness it’ll probably just look like the space across from the student union leading to the SAC.
Yes. Safe design, blend with established aesthetic, appeal to lowest common denominator. I don’t mind the design aesthetic we have, but I would not be opposed to some uniqueness and complementary standout areas of campus.