$15 M Renovations to Baker Slated to Begin in April the Athletic Complex Will Un- and Administrative Offi Ces for Men’S and Women’S Basketball
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VOLUME 104, NUMBER 14 WWW.DAVIDSONIAN.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 $15 M renovations to Baker slated to begin in April The athletic complex will un- and administrative offi ces for men’s and women’s basketball. Athletes will appreci- dergo renovations and expan- ate the expanded Basil Boyd Training room, sion to meet student needs and students, faculty, and staff will benefi t from a new cardio/fi tness room, as well as Liana Corwin a classroom for health and wellness instruc- Staff Writer tion. Baker currently sees 90,000 patrons annually. A new ticket offi ce with internal Twenty-one Division 1 varsity sports, and external windows and a new game day nearly 25% of the student body attending entrance facing the parking lot will stream- Davidson as student-athletes, over 600 stu- line the spectator experience. dents participating in 19 club and intramural The planned Baker renovations are a re- sports annually, an expanding academic and fl ection of Davidson’s impressive expansion extracurricular dance program… it is little over the past quarter century. “Being able to wonder that the Baker Sports Complex is respond so positively to the growth we’ve about to undergo a $15 million renovation. seen in the student population is the most ex- Designed to completely revamp and expand citing aspect of this project,” says Murphy. the current sports complex, these renova- These changes are expected to begin tions are a response to the growing athletic once all funds have been secured, with an and health/wellness program at Davidson anticipated date to break ground sometime College. this April. If all goes according to plan, Bak- “Baker was designed 25 years ago when er will be completely revamped by April of athletes had one season of intensive prac- 2014. A simulated depiction of Baker offers a preview of what is to come. The update will in- tice and play. Now all sports practice year clude new practice courts and dance studios, along with other added spaces. Photo courtesy round,” Jim Murphy, Director of Athletics, of Davidson Athletics explains. “This building [Baker] has had Additions include: an incredible demand put on it. There are will alleviate scheduling constraints, reduc- as well as accommodate an expanding aca- - Practice courts students in this building almost around the ing the current inconvenience of athletes demic and extracurricular dance program. - Locker rooms clock.” who must miss study groups, regular dinner Not all of the additions will be about - Two dance studios With additional men’s and women’s hours, and extracurricular activities. scheduling, however. Some are merely ways - Cardio/fi tness space basketball and volleyball practice courts, In addition to benefi ting varsity athletes, to improve both the athlete and the specta- - A new ticket offi ce as well as a dance center with two studios, this extra space will increase student partici- tor experience. The renovation will include - A main game day entrance offi ce space, and storage, the extra space pation in club and intramural sports by 60%, new locker rooms, team rooms, fi lm rooms Town Hall meeting previews Davidson 2022 Renovated options President Quillen delivers could see over the next ten years. ment and helping students lead meaning- in housing lottery Quillen cited three major aspirations: ful lives after graduation. Quillen did not long term vision of College to leadership and service, attracting talented lay out any specifi c policy changes but told Plans to gut Little and incor- students, faculty and staff students regardless of fi nancial background the audience that some changes could be poration of Irwin, Akers and and the ability to continue to perform a dis- expected. John Soper proportionate impact for good in relation to Those changes included a few differ- Knox to affect housing process Staff Writer our population. ent ideas for each of the previously laid Next, Davidson’s strengths out goals. For recruiting tal- Grace Hauser Last Tuesday during Common Hour, were discussed with an emphasis ented faculty, Quillen suggested Staff Writer President Carol Quillen conducted a Town on creating a difference between creating a hiring practice that Hall Meeting to give students and faculty foundational and distinctive focuses on what matters to the You may have noticed the huge posters an idea of her vision for Davidson ten years strengths. Quillen listed academ- candidate and how they would that lately appeared in all dormitory hall- from now. The talk was entitled “Davidson ic rigor, innovation, and effective impact the learning experience ways, indicating a timeline for the housing 2022: Realizing our Impact for an Inter- teaching, and a caring residential at Davidson. lottery. It’s that time of year; the time where connected World.” environment, among others, as Several possibilities for we must all decide our living situation for Quillen began by expressing that we foundational strengths while change were brought up in the next year. need to shape a vision for the future right citing extraordinary people, the Carol Quillen “incomparable learning sec- Housing application deadlines, which now, as “the landscape of higher education Davidson Trust, and the Honor tion.” A few include a focus begin this week and continue until March, is rapidly changing,” heightening the im- Code as distinctive strengths, or on a college experience based are already upon us. It is important, though, portance that we “move with a sense of ur- strengths that apply uniquely to Davidson. on learning by action, which incorporates that everyone note several changes in both gency in a world that is rapidly changing.” In terms of the transitions that Quillen an emphasis on research, travelling, and the lottery process this semester and housing The talk had three main components: addressed, three target goals were enumer- hands-on projects. Some other possibilities itself at Davidson. aspirations, strengths and transitions, with ated. These aspirations included continu- under the “incomparable learning” umbrel- One change in the lottery process of the “transitions” section containing all of ing to recruit gifted faculty and students, the potential changes students and faculty creating an incomparable learning environ- See TOWN HALL, page 3 See LITTLE, page 3 The Pulitzer Center liaison ex- With frigid weather dominat- The women’s basketball team is plains the dangerous child labor ing Davidson’s campus, winter on a four game win streak, put- that is taking place in gold mines fashions have emerged. But are ting them at 9 and 1 in the South- in the Philippines. Young chil- those “must-have” items really ern Conference. They will play dren handle mercury and spend practical, or will they simply their next game against Georgia hours underwater to pan gold for leave you out in the cold? Southern on February 2nd. their families. See NEWS, page 2 See LIVING DAVIDSON, page 6 See SPORTS, page 12 NEWS PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 Pulitzer Center: Mining and child labor in the Philippines Desperate families turn to men at the surface operate the compressors. Considered the most dangerous mining perilous child labor to support extraction process in the world, a small themselves fi nancially mishap with the compressors or a change in the clay walls or ocean currents can result Addie Balenger in death. Pulitzer Center Liaison In addition to the immediate risks, children often suffer from long-term With Apple’s discovery of children health problems as a result, such as lung working in its Chinese supply chain, much damage and muscular and skeletal injuries attention has been directed toward child because of the oversized loads, and a host labor in China in recent weeks. Another of neurological issues due to exposure to form of child labor, however, warrants an mercury, an ingredient used to separate the equal reaction. The Philippines ranked gold from the rock. 18th in world production of gold in 2011, To understand why parents place their producing more than one million ounces children in such perilous situations, one of gold. This high level of production, must grasp the dire fi nancial states of many however, relies heavily on young children families. Larry Price, a Pulitzer journalist and teenagers working in highly dangerous who investigated this issue, stressed the conditions. monetary impetus for involving all members Small-scale mines produce over half of the family. of the gold, and in many of them, whole “With the rise in gold prices in recent families share in the work to bring in as much years, the temptation to turn their [Filipino A young boy helps sift gold from river water using mercury. Gold mining is a profi table profession in the Philippines, but miners, usually children and teenagers, must brave very income as possible. Despite laws against families] attention to small-scale gold dangerous conditions to make ends meet. Photo by Larry Price/ Pulitzer Center for Crisis child labor, the United States Environment mining has been persistent,” he reported. Reporting Program released estimates that more than “A family can earn up to $30 a day mining 18,000 women and young children work in gold - many times more than they can Because of the illegality of privately - it’s one of the few economies there,” gold mines in the Philippines. Even little make farming rice. But for mining to pay transporting cut logs to storage facilities, Jose said. The mere existence of child hands can help by digging and hauling rock. off, entire families must participate. The haulers work in the darkness of night labor laws is inadequate. Local offi cials Teenagers partake in the most dangerous children become a commodity themselves.” since most of the loggers do not have must be prepared to implement the laws.