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WCC rents some EMU parking spaces

From the Washtenaw Voice comes this news, “WCC offers shuttle from Eastern to ease parking.” Here are the opening paragraphs:

In order to free up parking spots on campus for the Winter 2010 semester, Washtenaw Community College will rent the parking lot located across the street from Rynearson Stadium at Eastern Michigan University, at a [...]

Imaginary crime fighter

I saw an announcement about this from EMU DPS the other day, but here’s the article in annarbor.com: “Eastern Michigan University student’s carjacking claim was fabricated, police say.” Basically, the student who claimed there was someone in her car who she punched out in order escape made the whole thing up. Why? [...]

Dear woman who rudely cut me off in the student center parking lot because “I have to go to work:”

I hope you got my note.

I was the guy pulling into a spot in the EMU Student Center parking lot this afternoon, fair and square, when you cut me off by going the wrong way and took it. My jaw appropriately dropped onto the steering wheel, I pulled up next to you, rolled down [...]

“Unfit for students” (or, parking woes at WCC)

This is a little off-topic, but it came up in my Eastern Michigan University Google feed today: “Unfit for students: College prohibiting students from parking in Fitness Center lot,” from the Washtenaw Voice (which I presume is the student paper at Washtenaw Community College). A snippet to explain what this is all [...]

You think YOU have got parking problems….

From the Chronicle of Higher Education “blog” of sorts: “Kent State U. Dean Resigns After Police Say She Defaced a Parking Sign.”

When the dean of Kent State University’s Stark campus resigned abruptly last week, a press release issued by the university, in Canton, Ohio, said she was leaving for personal reasons.

But according to local [...]

Parking updates in Ann Arbor; wouldn’t it be cool if we could do something like this at EMU?

I’m trying to catch up on some Google Reader RSS feed reading this evening (more final project reading and grading tomorrow), and I came across this site, which shows real time availability of parking spots in lots in downtown Ann Arbor. I found this via the blog TheOrangeSlayedTheRake.

Now, this works because these are all [...]

EMUTalkbacks

President Fallon releases statement concerning the court of appeals ruling, basically saying he’s disappointed in the ruling. He says he supports the appeal and that they will continue to provide support through the end of bargained contracts or through the end of the year – whichever is longer. He says EMU remains committed to providing [...]

Parking Parking Oh My

As usual, the first week of classes are interesting for parking, since no one is set into their ways and try to park really close to their classes before they realize it’s futile.

However, I thought that the McKenny Union lot was supposed to be turned into a commuter lot. I noticed today that it’s still [...]

EMU Survey

One of the e-mails I ignored for a while was one sent out about a survey being conducted by EMU. I finally went through all of it tonight and some of the questions perked my interest. I figured I’d share them with everyone:

On the whole, the campus is well-maintained.
Channels for expressing student complaints are readily [...]

City hearing on College Place closure plan, Nov. 8, 7:30

The City Council of Ypsilanti is having a public hearing on the EMU-city government plan to close College Place (the street in front of Pease auditorium), this Wednesday night, at 7:30. The hearing is in the City Council chambers of City hall, at One South Huron Street, just south of Michigan Ave.

Come [...]