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Hilltop Views | Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TXDot cautions student travelers
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Construction on I-35 is set to be completed in 2015.
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population is ignored,” Law-
son said. "APU brings SEU
students to Asia for not
only a Japanese experience,
but an Asian experience.”
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week to the University Police
Department, and UPD bills
according to the court’s deci-
sion.
If the Student Court of Ap-
peals decides to dismiss or
reduce the fine amount, the
court will notify the Office
of Student Financial Services
and remove the hold.
construction will take place
at night.
"We understand I-35 is an
important corridor for stu-
dents, business commuters
and freights,” TXDot spokes-
woman Karen Amacker said.
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room.”
Students from APU will
also be able to study at St.
Edward’s, which Evans said
is beneficial to campus life.
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the hearing, he or she is now
notified within three business
days of the court's decision.
The Student Court of Ap-
peals then sends the students’
“Drivers should use caution
when driving in construction
areas; set cell phones down
and stay safe. Watch out
for the orange construction
blocks, barricades and con-
struction workers on the side
of the road.”
For students planning to
travel on 1-35, updated bor-
der road conditions can be
viewed at http://www.my35.
org/.
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Austin to where the road
splits in Hillsboro.
The expansion and road im-
provements are meant to help
transition the population and
traffic increases in the short-
term Waco residents are cur-
rently considering a plan to
increase the number of lanes
from three to four.
“TXDot’s overall commit-
ment is to eventually widen I-
35 to a minimum of six lanes
from San Antonio and Hill-
sboro," TXDot spokesperson
Jodi Wheatley said. "Land
is being purchased now for
the projects’ right-of-way in
the future, but as of now we
are working on reaching four
lane expansions in both di-
rections.”
Construction is currently
taking place on a stretch of
1-35 from Williamson and
Bell Counties to the split at
Hillsboro.
Lane closures will be kept to
a minimum during daytime
hours during the holiday sea-
son. Construction will take
place 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. during
the week and 10 p.m. - 7 a.m.
on Sundays; the majority of
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recently reduced to 272.
this new relationship with a seed, Evans said. St.
APU is a step in the right Edward’s will also have the
direction. He said APU opportunity to receive stu-
gives students interested dents from APU, helping
in Japanese and Chinese the university internation-
culture and language an ex- alize its student body and
perience that classes at St. bring new perspectives into
Edward’s cannot give them. the classrooms on campus
“Connecting with APU in Austin.
will allow students who are St. Edwards students
truly interested in study- studying abroad at APU
ing Japanese, and Chinese will not only experience Jap-
as well, to actually learn anese culture, but they will
Japanese language and cul- also interact from students
ture since our Japanese and from around the world.
Chinese classes here only Classes at APU are com-
introduce students to these prised of students from
languages,” Lawson said. “It Korea, Thailand, Indone-
will allow students who are sia, Malaysia, China, Tai-
interested in learning about wan, Philippines, Australia
doing business in Asia an and numerous other Pacific
actual opportunity to live Rim nations — even Africa,
in Asia and study how busi- Lawson said. It is like a
ness is done. It demon- mini-UN.”
strates that SEU will not
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All fines must be paid at the
Office of Student Financial
Services.
Even if only a partial pay-
ment is made, the holds on
students’ accounts will be
automatically removed if the
outstanding amount is re-
duced to below $100.
Beilharz said those students
that cannot pay off their full
balances have options avail-
able to them.
“Students can work with
our office,” Beilharz said.
"Usually if a student just
comes to our office and asks
about the fine, the hold is re-
moved and arrangements can
be made to pay off the whole
amount. We know some-
times things just happen.”
--------------7 T . paid their fines. in an undesignated parking To begin the appeal process,
Melissa Garcia The list started off with spot or the incorrect lot. the student must first fill out
mgarciaw@stedwards.edu 1,000 students but was re- The St. Edward’s Universi- an appeal form in the SGA
When registration times cently reduced to 272. Of ty Police Department has the office within 10 academic
came earlier in the month, those 272 students, 187 have ability to look up whether a days of receiving the ticket,
some St. Edward’s University fines of over $100, according student has a parking permit The Student Court of Ap-
students were shocked to find to Peter Beilharz from the that was not visible or if they
that they wouldn’t be able to Financial Aid Office. never paid for one in the first
pick classes until they paid It is up to each department place.
outstanding parking fines. to report fines to the Office In many cases, students had
Meanwhile, classes began to of Student Financial Ser- ordered and paid for park-
fill up, reducing the chances vices, which in turn puts the ing permits but had not yet
of students getting the sched- amount of fines to appear on picked the permits up at the
ules they want and the classes EdWeb as part of the stu- Student LD. office in Holy
they need to graduate. dent's outstanding balance. Cross Hall. The fines are
In October, the Office of "Students were first e- then reduced to $25 - the
Student Financial Services mailed about their outstand- equivalent to a fine for not peals then schedules that stu
created a list of students that ing fines and urged to pay displaying a permit. dent for a court hearing on a
owed money to the school. them off before registration Removing the Hold first come first serve basis.
The fines included anything time," Beilharz said. Students with parking tick- The student will receive an
from library fees or parking Parking tickets depend on ets can either go to the Office e-mail with his or her court
tickets to missed payments whether the student receiv- of Student Financial Services hearing date, time and -0ca
on monthly payment plans. ing the ticket did not have a and pay the full amount of tion. The student must at
The students with out- parking permit, did have a the ticket, or they can decide tend, as failure to attend a
standing fines were notified permit but did not put it on to contest the ticket to have court hearing results in an
that they would have holds the front mirror of his or her it dismissed or the fine re- automatic no contest and an
on their accounts until they car, or if the student parked duced. upheld fine.
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