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The Forum
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALI 046-4242
Come and learn about
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future
An Institute
for the Future
Cathy Bonner and Lillian Murray will share information
the newest museum that is dedicated
to the history of women in the 20 th Century.
The museum is located in the Dallas FairPark area.
Monday, March 27, 2000
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
206 MSC
For more information, contact Diane K. Carr at 845-4016.
To learn about The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future,
check the web site at:www.thewomensmuseum.org
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To learn more about Women’s Week, check the web site
womensweek.tamu.edu
CAMPUS
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THE BATTALION
Wednesday, March;
Northgate
Continued from Page 1
This plan was adopted by the City Council this month along
with the rest of the parking proposal.
The parking lost on College Main will be absorbed by the
Promenade Lot during daytime hours. Mies said the lot is at
approximately 30 percent utilization during daytime hours.
Traffic — including bicycles and pedestrians — along
College Main is substantial, and is likely to increase with the
construction of the new private dormitory at Northgate,
which will house an estimated 600 students. ■
“With that many students in that area, it is going to gen
erate a considerable foot traffic by [Northgate] businesses,”
Mies said. “We have also seen plans for additional multi
family high-density development on the Mud Lot.”
Despite some concerns among merchants about the po
tential problem the shortage of parking, some do not foresee
significant loss of business.
“It is not going to affect business,” said Sean Lambert,
manager at Duddley’s Draw. “Northgate is going to be
Northgate. There is nothing we can do about parking.”
Lambert said he simply expects more complaints from
customers because they will be forced to park further away.
However, Mies said the residential parking at North-
gate will go into a permit-based system. This is an effort
to keep Northgate customers from consuming all of the
residential parking for apartments. Once the system is in
place, those parking in residential areas without a permit
will be towed.
“I understand how sensitive this area is,” Mies said. “But
parking is always going to be a problem at Northgate.”
One solution is in the works, however. A parking garage
is in the final phases of design, and construction on the pro
ject is scheduled to begin this summer.
Mark Smith, a public works administrator for the City of
College Station, said the four-story garage will have 729
parking spaces. It will be located directly north of Burger
Boy with the main entrance on College Main. The garage
will span from College Main to Second Street. Revenue
bonds will be issued to pay for the estimated construction
cost of $5.7 million.
Mies said parking revenues from the garage and the
Promenade Lot will go to repay the debt of building the two
projects, creating self-perpetuating facilities. Smith said he
hopes the garage will be online by August 2001.
“We are not trying to make this high-dollar and make a
lot of money off of these meters,” Mies said. “Our goal is
to make it where it is not expensive and will pay for itself.”
“We are trying to be as user-friendly as possible and sensitive
NORTHGATE PARKING
Garage
•PROJECTED COMPLETION:
AUGUST 2001
•729 TOTAL PARKINC SPACES
■ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST:
$5.7 MILLION
Main entrance on College Main,
north ol Church Aue.
Spans from College Main to Second St.
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•800 BICYCLES
•500 PEDESTRIANS
•2 8 00 VEHICLES
to the needs
of the citizens
as well as the
needs of the
business
while making
sure we have
the ability to
protect the
safety aspects
of the pedes
trians and bi
cyclists,”
Mcllhaney
said.
Shelby
Willett, man
ager of
Fitzwilly’s,
said there
have been
problems
with parking
in the past,
such as when
the Prome
nade Lot was
under con
struction. The parking lost while the lot was undenconstruc-
tion had only a mild effect on business at Fitzwilly’s.
“Anytime you take away parking spaces, it is going to af
fect business because there is such a limited supply to start
with,” Willett said. “I think the parking garage will help be
cause those are spaces we wouldn't have had.”
Not only will parking spaces be removed, but others
will become metered. Street parking from Boyett Street
to the Deluxe Diner on University Drive will have meters,
which will be managed and regulated by the City of Col
lege Station.
However, street parking from Tauber Street to the Dixie
Chicken is private property, and out of Texas Department of
Transportation’s authority.
“The merchants will determine how they want to manage
their own parking spots,” Mies said.
The meter system will include an debit card system,
which will allow users to electronically pay for the amount
of time they actually occupy a parking spot.
“The only way everyone is going to be happy is if all park
ing at Northgate is free,” Mies said. “Our goal is to make it
safe, as convenient as possible, and financially feasible.”
Candidates
RUBEN DELUNA/Tm Battalion
Women
Continued from Page 1
Dr. Sherry Yennello, the chairperson of
Women’s Week 2000, said she wanted to
challenge luncheon attendees to keep the
spirit of Women’s Week alive all year long.
“Every one of us can help other women
be the best they can be ... we should make
that a way of life here in Aggieland,” she
said. “We need to form a fabric of women
to work together to form a stronger
group than any one woman individually.”
Harris spoke about her work with the
Pathfinder to Mai's and the teamwork and
problem-solving involved.
“As a tl ight director of a group of special
ists, it was amazing to see how much we need
ed to know and figure out together.... Team
work and believing in the need for everyone
on the team was important,” she said.
Harris said she thought being a woman
might have initially influenced how she
was treated, but she encouraged young
women to persevere despite obstacles and
prove doubters wrong about their abilities.
Holland said she does not think she
would have gone through so many differ
ent fields of study if she had been a man.
“Women didn’t do engineering
when I was in college,” Holland said.
“1 was 30 when I went back for [an en
gineering degree].”
Continued from!
taste of diversity, Rosenbuscb;
University 'to integrate multi;
themes into the classroom.
Senior international studies
Brandon Garrett said the key ton
racially diverse campus is motet:
sive recruiting efforts to attract®
students.
Part of that involves makings
a diverse group of students stab:
ing events, Garrett said, toshowpii
tive students, many of whom com
socially segregated neighborly
race is not a divider atA&M
Garrett said he also wants toll
student panel within the Studet;
ernment Association that would
with the Admissions Department!
cruiting efforts, as well asanlm
tional Awareness Committee tom
temational students a voice in tlieSi
Government Association.
A voluntary sensitivity trains
gram for faculty and staffwouldak
minorities feel more welcomeai.tl
Garrett said.
“I’ve been in a class
fended by something the prof®
But in a class of two or three huufe
dents, you don’t fee like youb
power or even the right to go ups!
and say, ‘1 don’t believe what vs
right, and it offended me.’”Gairs:
Forrest Lane, a senior politicals!
major, said the key to getting men
norities is to communicate toprosps
students that A&M embraces dhi
“We need to make sure that tk
pie we’re recruiting understandtk
a tolerant atmosphere because we
want to give any negative ideas in
one’s mind because getting here
challenge; once you get hereyoum
stand that this is an incredible pit
Lane said.
Though the overall picture is
Lane said campus organizations must*
together on mutual problems and go
continue to increase diversity on camp
“If we can bridge that gap
and bring all those organizations Its
er, everything from Multicultural
vices to the Greek system to theCoi]
Cadets. Bring them together and full
what their opinions are, what their
corns because the more we educate
selves on all our concerns, I think it
ing to make us better when wegooit
put those people in organizations if
out and recruit." Lane said.
Wednesday, March 22
Aggies Up All Night: There will be a general meet
ing at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder 402. Contact Chelette
Austin at 695-0820 for more information.
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a Ag
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Convention
from March 23-26 in the Memorial Student Cen
ter. For more information, call 845-1515.
Reformed University Fellowship. There will be
a group meeting at 8:30 p.m. in Koldus 110.
Rec Sports Fee Referendum: informational ques
tion and answer meeting open to everyone inter
ested. Talk to Dennis Corrington, Director of De
partment of Recreations Sports, about your
questions. Meeting is from 6:00-7:00p.m. in
room 281 of the Student Recreation Center.
Thursday, March 23
Graduate Christian Fellowship of InterVarsrty Chris
tian Fellowship (Grad IVCF): Grad students meet
at 7:30 for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and snacks.
Please see our web site at http://stat.tamu.edu/~in-
low/ivcf.html for locations and more information, or
call Jen or Mark at 764-1552.
Campus Calender
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a Ag
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Convention
from March 23-26 in the Memorial Student Cen
ter. For more information call 845-1515.
TAMU Navigators: Everyone is eagerly invited to
participate in Navigators at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder
302. Contact John Scholl at 847-5884 for details.
Friday, March 24
Aggies Up All Night: There will be a 24 hour
philanthropy benefit for the Children’s Miracle
Network in the Archery Room of the Rec Cen
ter. Contact Chelette Austin at 695-0820 for
details.
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holding a
Aggie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Con
vention from March 23-26 in the Memorial
Student Center. For more information call
845-1515.
Saturday, March 25
Aggies Up Ail Night: There will be a 24 hour phil
anthropy benefit for the Children’s Miracle Net
work in the Archery Room of the Rec Center. Con
tact Chelette Austin at 695-0820 for details.
f
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be holdinga
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and HorrorConveit!
from March 23-26 in the Memorial Studentt
ter. For more information call 845-1515.
2000 Aggieland Straight Shot: There v
races to benefit Breast Cancer Awarenessa
Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater at 8:30 a.m,
Sunday, March 26
MSC Cepheid Variable: We will be
gie Con 31, Sci-fi, Fantasy, and HorrorCoiw
tion from March 23-26 in the Memorial Sturt
Center. For more information call 845-1515.
Monday, March 27
Alpha Zeta: There will be a general meetirg
7:00 p.m. in Kleberg 113.
Women’s Week 2000 Committee: We will tell
ing a presentation about The Women’s Musa
in Dallas at 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in MSC206
Tuesday, March 28
Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Join iisforabl
study, fun, and fellowship at 7:00-8:30 p.m
Savior’s Lutheran Church located near
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