Life in the Triangle (well, the better two corners of it) Compiled by your GSA officers
Important Stuff: NC Residency NC Residency (For US citizens/permanent residents) Needed for In-State tuition starting in 2nd Year Start now so you can apply next year Things to update to North Carolina (ASAP): 1. 2. 3. 4. NC driver s license/state ID Vehicle Registration/Insurance Voting Housing
Planetarium t e e tr S lin rs k a n B North Fra ts & n a r Campus u a t es Chapel Hill Carrboro! Weaver Street R Market Football Disc Golf BME Buildings Hospitals & Decks Botanical Garden Basketball
Raleigh Cameron Village Hillsborough Street Mission Valley Dorothea Dix Park nts ura sta Re rs Ba Main Campus Boylan Bridge & Centennial/ EB3 Lake Raleigh Farmer s Market
Buses/Transit Bus Triangle Transit BME Shuttle Chapel Hill Wolf Line Capital Area Region Entire Triangle (CRX, DRX, 100) Direct UNC/NCSU Chapel Hill & Carrboro NCSU (lines 8 and 3 go between main and Centennial) Raleigh Info GoPass Free (sticker) FREE FREE GoPass GoPasses are $5 for all NCSU students, just register here: https://ncsu.aimsparking.com/ GoPasses are processed and must be picked up / delivered by mail. Valid 1 year! You can also sign up for month to month (free) parking at the Eubanks (CH) Park and Ride!
Parking NCSU (per Semester): CC Permit: $200 Closest to Centennial/Vet School F (Fringe) Permit: $150 ~10 minute Walk to EB3 V (Varsity) Permit: $75 ~20 minute Walk/Bus UNC: BME Equivalency Pass is for S-11 Manning Lot Frequent Campus (U/RU) buses Other Option is UNC Park and Ride
Local Events Beer Festivals Food Truck Rodeos Krispy Kreme Challenge First Friday (Raleigh) Second Saturday (Raleigh) Third Thursday (Durham) NC State Fair (Krispy Kreme Burgers!) NC Art Museum Summer Film Series Bluegrass Festival (Raleigh) Outdoor ice skating rink (Raleigh) Acorn drop (Raleigh New Year s Eve)
Bars/Restaurants: Raleigh The Pit (authentic NC barbeque) Boxcar (arcade bar) Flying Saucer Raleigh Times (rooftop patio) Trolley Pub Raleigh Beer Garden (300+ beers on tap) Trophy (Pizza & Beer) Beasley s Chicken & Honey Flying Biscuit (Brunch)
Bars/Restaurants: Chapel Hill Top of the Hill / Back Bar (rooftop patio) Mediterranean Deli Bandido s Bonchon (Korean Fried Chicken) Al s Burger Shack TRU (Sandwiches and bar) Good Fellows (dive bar) West End Wine Bar Cha House (Milk/Bubble Tea!) Heavenly Buffaloes (The Best Wings) Franklin St. after beating Duke basketball (above) Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
Bars/Restaurants: Carrboro Cat s Cradle (music) Steel String String Brewery Gourmet Kingdom (Sichuan/Chinese food) Vecino Brewing Company Tyler s Taproom (try the garlic or truffle fries) Weaver Street Market Neal s Deli Esperanza (known for Tequila selection) Carrburritos (Next to Chapel Hill)
Bars/Restaurants: Durham Fullsteam Motoco Ponysaurus Bull City Ciderworks Durty Bull Dame s Chicken & Waffles Monuts Durham Bulls Baseball Alpaca Peruvian Grill M Kokko
Parks and Outdoors Close by Jordan Lake Lake Wheeler Eno River State Park Carolina North Forest Botanical Gardens (at NCSU, UNC, & Duke) Lake Johnson Umstead Park Dorothea Dix Park A little farther away Asheville! Hanging Rock Pilot Mountain Outer Banks Wilmington beaches
Community Service Habitat for Humanity (Chapters in Orange, Wake, and Durham Counties) NC Science Olympiad NC DNA Day UNC Science Expo UNC Community Garden Inter-faith food shuttle farm (Raleigh) National Biomechanics Day
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GSA Social Events??? d e v l o v n i t e g o t t n a W GSA Interest Meeting August 31st after seminar FREE FOOD