May 22, 2006

SIUC public facilities set holiday weekend hours

by Tim Crosby

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Public facilities at Southern Illinois University are planning special hours of operation during the Memorial Day weekend.

The Student Center will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 27-29. It will re-open at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30.

The Student Recreation Center will be open noon to 4 p.m. during those three days. The pool will be open the same hours, as well.

Morris Library will be open during its normal hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 27. It will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 28 and closed Monday, May 29.

The library's McLafferty Annex will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 27-29.

Serving others is among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint the University is following as it approaches its 150th anniversary in 2019.