{"226681":{"#nid":"226681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Move-in Brings New Jackets, Heavy Traffic","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECampus will be jolted from its summer slumber Thursday, Aug. 15, as new students arrive to begin their careers as Yellow Jackets.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursday marks the first official open day of fall campus housing for freshmen, meaning new students will converge on campus with parents, futons and mini-fridges in tow. Heavier traffic and congested paths and roadways, as well as parking in East campus areas, will likely result and continue into Friday.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeginning at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, vehicular traffic on Techwood Drive between Fourth Street and North Avenue will be restricted only to those who are actively moving into campus housing. Those traveling southbound on Techwood will be redirected down Fourth Street toward Peters Parking Deck if they are not involved in move-in; cars on North Avenue will be sent further west on North and can access campus from Cherry Street or Tech Parkway. Access along Techwood will resume as usual at 6 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs you traverse campus, both in vehicles and on foot, leave yourself a few extra minutes of travel time and watch for new students and their families. If you see folks looking lost, take a moment to see if they need help getting somewhere and welcome them to Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome students who need to be on campus for activities or want to beat the crowds may begin moving in starting Monday, Aug. 12. Move-in activities will progress throughout the weekend, with most upperclassmen and graduate students arriving Saturday and Sunday.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMove-in activities will continue throughout the weekend for new and returning students, likely causing some congestion on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Move-in activities will continue throughout the weekend for new and returning students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-08-05 14:49:43","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:38","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"146891":{"id":"146891","type":"image","title":"Freshmen move-in","body":null,"created":"1449178751","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:39:11","changed":"1475894779","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:19","alt":"Freshmen move-in","file":{"fid":"195099","name":"movein-005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/movein-005_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/movein-005_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3782416,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/movein-005_0.jpg?itok=6LosoX68"}}},"media_ids":["146891"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/campusservices.gatech.edu\/","title":"Campus Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar","title":"Georgia Tech Calendar"},{"url":"http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/apply\/fall_move-in_transfer.cfm","title":"Fall 2013 Move-In Information"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"22501","name":"Department of Housing"},{"id":"11477","name":"Fall"},{"id":"40471","name":"freshman move-in"},{"id":"96","name":"freshmen"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dan.morrison@housing.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EDan Morrison\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDepartment of Housing\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}