WDAM at 6:00, 8/23/05

Students to Dig Deeper for USM Parking

[Rare mention of a time Before Shelby]

..."Our master plan was completed in the Year 2001, and that master plan suggested that we have a pedestrian-friendly campus," says Gregg Lassen, chief financial officer. "And it went on to explain that our campus — given its size — is really not too much to expect people to park on the perimeter and for the center to be pedestrian-friendly."...

[Mr. Lassen has found a way to blame the previous administration for the increase in parking fees.]

[In a graphic displayed during the news story, the student parking fees for the 8 Miss. comprehensive universities were listed. USM and MSU were at the top at $50, descending to $10 at MVSU, with the comment that the student average was $32.]

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