Michelle Obama To Visit Capital Friday, Oct. 24

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Capital University
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Michelle Obama To Visit Capital Friday, Oct. 24

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 – Michelle Obama is expected to speak at a Change We Need/Get-Out-the-Vote Rally at Capital University on Friday, Oct. 24.

The event, organized by Obama ’08, will be held in The Capital Center Performance Arena from noon to 1 p.m. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m., the program will start at 11:30 a.m., and Mrs. Obama is expected to speak at about noon. No one will be permitted to enter The Capital Center during the program.

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required but an R.S.V.P. is encouraged. To R.S.V.P. please visit www.oh.barackobama.com. For security reasons do not bring bags or umbrellas and please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed. Thousands are expected to attend, and space is limited to approximately 2,500, so plan to arrive early. The campaign will arrange for an overflow area, likely in the field house, where sound will be provided. Minimal seating will be available; most will have to stand.

Media Coverage
The event is open to the press. For credentials, please visit http://www.barackobama.com/mediarsvp.
Throw: 50 feet
Cable run: 500 feet
Live Truck Parking: Mound Street on the south side of the gym.
Press entrance: doors on Pleasant Ridge on the west side of the gym
Workspace will be available on site.
Wireless Internet will be available on site.

Access to The Capital Center
To allow time to set up and secure the building, The Capital Center will be closed early Friday morning through Friday afternoon. Some athletic practice schedules have changed, so student-Athletes should check with their coaches for the latest information.

Students who have classes scheduled to meet in The Capital Center during that time should contact their faculty members or the Registrar’s Office for details on whether their class has been moved or will meet at the regularly scheduled time and place. The elevator and restrooms and classrooms on the second floor will be closed during the event.

Those attending the event should enter The Capital Center from Pleasant Ridge Avenue. Members of the general public should enter through the north entrance on Pleasant Ridge, and members of the media should enter and pick up credentials at the south entrance on Pleasant Ridge.

Road closures and parking
Pleasant Ridge Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Mound Street and Main Street from 3 p.m. today through Friday afternoon to allow the setup crew to load and unload equipment, to secure the area, and to accommodate satellite trucks. Mound Street also may be closed temporarily in front of The Capital Center during the event.

From early Friday morning through the afternoon, the parking lot on the north side of The Capital Center (near Anthony’s Family Pizza) will be closed. There will be no street parking on Pleasant Ridge Avenue between Mound and Main Street; the north third of C-lot will be reserved for handicap parking; and visitor parking on Mound Street will be reserved for special guests.

Because campus parking is limited, students, faculty and staff traveling to campus are encouraged to car-pool, take public transportation, bike or walk to campus, if possible.

Capital spirit
All Capital students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and friends are encouraged to wear purple! All eyes will be on Capital University, so show your Capital pride and wear your purple.

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Posted by D. Nichole Johnson on 10/23/2008 10:40:00 AM

Michelle Obama To Visit Capital Friday, Oct. 24

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