New Parking Rules 2/17/2010 Along with the changes in the office we also have made a change to the parking lot. The Gem now has several reserved parking spaces for employees in the Southwest corner of the lot. 1 space is reserved 24 hours a day for emergency response parking. The other spaces are only reserved during office hours. Each space has a sign explaining the restricted hours. A vehicle parked in one of these spots within the restricted time will be ticketed by The Gem and if necessary will be towed. For our benefit as well as your own please keep this in mind when choosing a space.

Next Movie Night - "Bolt" 2/16/2010 Next Movie: February 23, 2010. We'll be showing Bolt, to commemorate National Dog Biscuit day. Hope to see you there!

Composting update 2/10/2010 The Gem Housing office is currently researching the possibility of onsite composting! If you have suggestions or valuable information that would help in our decision making, please stop by the housing office and share it with us. At the Gem we are in the process of reducing our resource consumption. We have started reducing our paper consumption by submitting the newsletter online. Also, we are actively working to conserve electricity. We would like to encourage you to help us reduce our footprint!

Movie night at the Gem 1/28/2010 Next Movie: February 12, 2010. We'll be showing Gettysburg, in honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Hope to see you there!

Composting at the Gem 1/28/2010 In a college environment it is easy to allow refuse to build up. One of the easiest ways to decrease your refuse is to compost organic materials. Currently we do not have composting facilities on site but you can take organic refuse to the Student Sustainability Center 738 SW 15th Street, (541) 753-4072 . For more information about ways to dispose of organic waste and other ways to become more sustainable, check out the OSU Student Sustainability Initiative.

New Event at the Gem 1/27/2010 Here is a new event for The Gem, twice monthly movie nights! It is a fun experience to enjoy a movie together with a bit of candy and snacks. Take a look at the movie schedule for the remainder of the academic year and come join us! “The Gem” Movie Nights through May 2010: *Friday, February 12th: “Gettysburg” (Abraham Lincoln’s birthday) *Tuesday, February 23rd: “Bolt” (National Dog Biscuit Day) *Friday, March 12th: “Mr. Holland’s Opus” (National Music in Schools Month) *Tuesday, March 23rd: “Music of the Heart” (National Music in Schools Month) *Friday, April 9th: “Garden State” (National Garden Month) *Tuesday, April 27th: “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe” (William Moseley’s birthday) *Friday, May 14th: “Citizen Kane” (original release month for this movie in 1941) *Tuesday, May 25th: “Saints & Soldiers” (ode to Memorial Day)