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Park and Ride expanding lot access
Students and faculty can officially begin using Park and Ride lots in August, even if they do not have a Park and Ride permit, the Parking Department announced this month. The move is aimed at reducing campus congestion.
Lots now open to all permits in effort to reduce campus congestion
By Maggie VanBuskirk mvanbuskirk@kansan.com
Park and Ride has opened its lots to all KU parking permits officially beginning in August.
Parking Department officials said accepting any permit will encourage students to utilize the lot and help decrease congestion on main campus.
Campus parking is becoming increasingly difficult for students especially with construction on lots 91 and 94 near Memorial Stadium said Danny Kaiser, assistant director for the parking department.
He said opening the Park and Ride lots is a viable alternative for students and faculty having trouble finding open parking spaces.
"You don't have to hunt for a place to park," Kaiser said. "You can park immediately and hop on a
bus to go to campus."
Kaiser said Park-and-Ride lots hold 1,400 spaces. The parking department has sold only 900 Parkand-Ride permits this year.
Park and Ride permits are still available for purchase. They cost $205 and include a KU on Wheels bus pass. Kaiser said when the Park
and Ride permits begin to sell out, the lots will return to only accepting Park and Ride permits.
Students and faculty must have a KU parking permit to park in the Park and Ride lots or they can park in the meters, Kaiser said. He said violators will be ticketed.
Edited by Joe Caponio
China joins list of 2008 study abroad locations
The University plans to start its first ongoing study abroad program in China for Summer of 2008.
The program would allow University students to study at Central China Normal University in the eastern town of Wuhan, which is located about 300 miles inland from the port city of Shanghai.
The program would run every summer for five to six weeks.
William Tsutsui, director of the Confucius Institute, said that a good deal of the program's expenses will be covered by scholarship funds, making it relatively inexpensive for students.
Tsutsui said that having an ongoing study abroad program in China available to University students was vital because of the importance of China in today's world.
"There's so much interest in China now that it's important to promote the language and culture, especially in an area like Kansas City where it's hard to find good information about the country," he said.
Tsutsui said more information about the program would become available to interested students in the fall semester.
— Joe Caponio
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