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. NC driver’s license/State ID2. Vehicle Registration/Insurance3. Voting4. Housing

Chapel Hill

Disc Golf

Planetarium

Hospitals & Decks

Carrboro!Weaver StreetMarket

Franklin Street

North Campus

Restaurants & Bars

Football BME Buildings

Basketball

Botanical Garden

Raleigh

Restaurants &

Bars

Cameron Village

Centennial/EB3

Mission Valley

Main Campus

Hillsborough Street

Boylan Bridge

Lake Raleigh

Dorothea Dix Park

Farmer’s Market

Buses/TransitBus 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!

● 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

Parking

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)• Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen

Franklin St. after beating Duke basketball (above)

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 OutdoorsClose by• Jordan Lake• Lake Wheeler• Eno River State Park• Carolina North Forest• Botanical Gardens (at NCSU, UNC,

& Duke)• Lake Johnson• Umstead Park• Dorothea Dix ParkA 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

How to Find Fun Things to Do!• Offline• Meetup• Subscribe to your local

newsletter!

GSA Social Events

Want to get involved???

GSA Interest MeetingAugust 31st after seminarFREE FOOD