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Parking on Campus: It Has Gotten Worse
By Joanie Tiittle
EDITOR
Recently, I returned to school as
many other students did pleased to see
the changes that are going on around
campus, the addition to the library tak
ing shape, repairs to damage caused by
the tornado are finally underway.
Unfortunately, one area that has failed
to change or for that matter improve is
the parking situation!
As a commuting student I am
forced to drive to campus in order to
attend classes, so I deal with the parking
frenzy daily. Contrary to what some
school officials believe there are simply
not enough parking space for student
and faculty alike. Last semester the sit
uation was bad but tolerable. Students
could always opt to park in the quarter
lot instead of circling around the desired
area while hunting for an opening. This
semester for some reason the quarter lot
is often so full that some brave souls are
even parking on the grass once inside
the lot.
If where to park wasn't enough, the
Memories of Streetscene
By Tanya Williams
NEWS EDITOR
The Carolina Streetscene blasted
through Winston-Salem this year and was
a big success. Every year the Urban Arts
of the Arts Council, Inc., sponsors the
Carolina Streetscene. For three days Win-
ston-Salem and Triad residents enjoy the
combination of an open-air market, carni
val, and crafts festival called the
Streetscene.
It has become something of a tradi
tion to attend Streetscene which is held
annually in Mid-September. This year the
festival ran from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 9 to 1:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m. Sunday, September 10.
The festival got an early start on Fri
day, September 8th when the Urban Arts
hosted a preview party held at the Benton
Convention Center in downtown Win
ston-Salem. The party started at 5 p.m.
and featured the lyrical talent of the Kays,
a beach group, and the Blue Notes with
plenty of food and drinks available.
There was also a Gallery Tour held
simultaneously to the preview party. The
tour, which was free, started at the Fiber
Company on North Trade Street, went
through several businesses on West Sixth
Street and ended at the Sawtooth Galleries
on North Marshall Street after passing the
First Presbyterian Church on North Cher
ry Street. There was a choice of walking
your way through the arts or taking a
shuttle van, courtesy of Cloverdale Ford.
Temperatures in the high 80's and
90's didn't keep the crowds from enjoying
the weekend performances of acts such as
Patty Loveless, a top 10 country singer;
and Urban Edge, a local rock band.
Jazz artists Phil Woods and Jean
Came contributed their talents to the fes
tivities. Others who performed were jazz
singer Maria Howell and local musical
lalents.
The entertainment was just a part of
the fun. All ages converged downtown
for the crafts and food. Vendors and
craftsman from all comer of North Caroli
na displayed their wares.
There were also areas set aside where
community volunteers taught children dif
ferent arts and crafts like finger painting
and building things with sticks. The
young boys and girls made animals, pic
tures, and little toys to take home with
them in memory of Streetscene 89.
Streetscene was a success with the
crowd turnout, as some people went both
days. It remains to be seen whether
Streetscene 1990 will be better than this
one.
driver, student and faculty alike have to
worry about whether or not their car
will be the lucky winner of a parking
ticket.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not against
giving irresponsible drivers tickets, but
please let's have a priority system. Let's
start with the driver that brazenly defies
authority by parking on the campus
without purchasing a decal. Many areas
around campus have lots that contain
cars that are lacking a parking decal. K
security would concentrate on removing
these culprits a major part of the prob
lem could be solved. Second ticket all
WSSU Recovering
From Tornado
By Joyce McMillan
SPORTS EDITOR
It Started out as a regular spring
day, the birds were chirping, the sun
was shining brightly and everyone
seemed to be in a festive mood. Then
as the early evening approached, the
sky became cloudy, the spring breeze
transformed into savage wind and the
rains descended.
Forsyth County was tom apart by
the strapping winds of a May 5, histo
ry making tornado, that arrived swift
ly and swiftly it departed. Some
knew what was happening while it
was happening, and others didn't
know until later that night or the day
after. The day after was horrifying.
Strong winds destroyed entire com
munities. Trees as tall as three even
four story buildings were completely
uprooted and thrown on top of homes
and or vehicles. Power lines were
pulled to the ground by fallen trees
which caused power outages for days
across the county. Graduation cere
monies for WSSU's seniors had to be
held outside of the old coliseum
because of the power outages. No
one and yet everyone was discrimi
nated against.
Winston-Salem State University
was also hit hard by the storm. One
look around campus is all it takes to
see the damage that the vicious winds
and heavy rains caused. Trees that
were standing tall and in full bloom
May 4th are no longer standing. Dor-
cars that are parked in ways that restrict
the safe flow of traffic, this would also
relieve a major headache.
While these are some suggestions
for the individuals that hand out tickets,
a basic thought for the driver to keep in
mind is COURTESY! A person knows
if he or she parks incorrectly that the
other guy will have problems leaving
the parking space, thus causing unnec
essary delays. The COURTESY rule
should apply to both faculty and stu
dents alike and then maybe the dreaded
parking problem will improve.
mitories, recreational facilities,
departmental buildings and the audi
torium were badly marred. How bad
were the damages? How long will it
take to restore the campus look?
Associate Vice Chancellor/Physi
cal Plant, Irvin Hodge said, "The pre
liminary damages dance in and
around the household tune of $1.5
million. Everyday we find something
new," he added.
As far as the replacement of the
trees is concerned, Hodge said the
trees wiU not necessarily be placed in
the same location. He continued,
"Since we have the opportunity to
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