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Stress Management
New Parking Spaces Approved Additional 500 spots will be available to commuters in the Spring
Come and learn about the types of stress, time
Director of Parking Services Angela Floyd announces that plans to improve campus parking have
management skills and nutritional caveats that
been approved and commuter students will enjoy safer, better-looking and ample parking lots start-
affect stress. Practice relaxation techniques that
ing January with completion date of next Fall.
help to manage stress during our seminar.
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 12:40p - 2:05p in the Campus Rec (GYM) Presenter: Dr. Yolanda Harper, Asst. Vice President for Student Affairs, Student Development
Parking projects will take center stage in the
semester, [and of the constructions], that will
transit of commuter students next summer.
open up a lot of spaces.”
When the Law School moves downtown next January, and “assuming every law student and professors
“I want commuters to know we are think-
”
ing about them.
have a car and are on campus every-
day,” Floyd reports that approxi- - Angela Floyd, U of M Dimately 475 parking spaces will become available on the North side
rector of Parking Services
As far as the improvement of existing parking lots, the first project will happen on lot number 37 located behind the Information Center and the Business School. According to Floyd, the existing information island will be removed so that the
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of the campus. “We also have a lot of construc-
traffic flow can be improved. The lot will also
tion going on right now and the construction
be repaved and more lighting will be added. The
vehicles and staging areas are taking some park-
second project will happen on lot 31 which will
ing spaces,” she said. “At the end of the
be designated as Honors
Read more on pg. 5
BEWARE: NEW CAMERAS AT THESE INTERSECTIONS: Reuters reports that the City of Memphis has signed a seven-year contract with America Traffic Solutions (ATS) to photo-enforcement safety program is financially self-supporting, because it will be paid for by revenues from violators and not taxpayers. The cameras will only take pictures after the light
has turned red. Here’s a list of the new camera additions: Winchester and Riverdale G’town Pkwy. and Trinity Rd. Lamar and E. Shelby Drive Winchester and Kirby G’town Pkwy. and Stage/US 64
Winchester and Hickory Hill Lamar and American Way Lamar and Winchester G’town Pkwy. and Cordova Rd. Austin Peay and Yale E. Shelby Dr. and Getwell E. Shelby Dr. and Millbranch Poplar and S. Highland