{"id":823,"date":"2008-09-15T15:32:06","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T20:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=823"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:41:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:41:32","slug":"makeroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/makeroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees, Students Asked to ‘Make Room’ for the Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 More than 3,000 media representatives, vendors,
\ncampaign workers and other visitors are expected in town for the Sept.
\n26 presidential debate, putting a squeeze on campus parking resources.
\nThe University of Mississippi is asking faculty, staff and students to
\nhelp by “making room.”<\/p>\n

The university is contractually obligated to provide parking for our
\nguests. An effort is under way to provide shuttles for employees and
\nstudents to get around campus, but shuttling from multiple lots across
\ntown is impractical and likely to result in long wait\/ride times, said
\nNoel Wilkin, interim associate provost.
\n

“We need everybody’s help,” Wilkin said. “This is a great opportunity for faculty, staff and students to help us be gracious hosts to the many visitors who will be on campus that week. If you are willing and able to make room for the debate, it will help ensure that those who have to drive to campus will be able to get to class and to work in a timely fashion.”<\/p>\n

Beginning this week, faculty, staff and students are invited to commit to an effort to free up parking spaces during debate week. The project, dubbed “Make Room for the Presidential Debate,” asks participants to commit to: <\/p>\n