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April 85, 8018 | issuu.com/fsuvoice In The Know The Voh For Students, By Students 5 Fashion Show Safety gone Eco-friendly From Left to Right: Shaneica Taylor, Wynesia Sarbage, Leteshia Mercer, and Jessia Young members of Bronco Women, who sponsored the show. Ada^^rella^membe^t BlacK Millennium Modeling Club By Bamm Jamet Green While the Global Electronic Motors vehicles, the pod cars around campus, are small, their contribution to the Fayetteville State University community is not. The GEM is a lightweight all electronic car that was invented to take the place of small off road vehicles. It averages about 26 miles per hour when patrolling around campus. FSU owns 15 GEMs that are utilized by multiple departments across campus . While it looks like something from the future, GEM vehicles actually have many characteristics similar to traditional cars, such as wipers, alarm brake lights and turn signals. GEMS also have multiple storage compartments along the vehicle including a glove box inside the car and a large compartment on the back of the cars. The larger compartment is used when hauling materials less than 100 pounds across the campus. “The GEMs are ideal transportation on a college campus,” said John Mckoy, the chief of the FSU campus safety department. The state-of-the-art transporter saves money on gas since it is powered by batteries. However, they need to be charged just like any ofter rechargeable battery. This takes time and could be improved for performance. The average charging time for a full charge is usually all night, said Mckoy. However, a charging time of about two hours will provide enough power for a brief patrol around campus. A fully charged battery typically lasts about six hours. In addition to cost savings, GEMS provide an unprecedented level of safety for drivers and students, Mckoy. The older golf carts used at FSU didn’t have doors. lights, or windshields. Furthermore, the GEMS operated by the police department have to be registered through the state and inspected much like the car you drive, unlike golf carts. GEMs also offer protection to drivers from Mother Nature’s harsh days while simultaneously improving the ozone layer. Mr. Mckoy said he loves driving the GEM in the summer but not so much in the winter because GEMS don’t keep people as warms as traditional cars during cold temperatures. Campus safety and other departments, including Williams Hall, Bronco Hall, as well as landscapers have GEMS. Some departments use the vehicles more than others. Chrishonda Ham, FSU business/ special operations manager, said her department uses the GEMs only a couple times a month to deliver materials around campus and to travel to meetings. FSU landscapers and Williams Hall coordinators utilize GEMs to transport cargo, deliver dinner to theater, post office deliver mail etc. GEMs come in all shapes and sizes to accommodate the user’s needs. One series is the passenger car series which consists of the E2, E4, and E6.The E meaning electronic, and the number meaning the number of passenger’s you can carry. The second series is the utility series which consists of the ES, EL, and EL XD. These models vary by the amount of cargo they can carry safely. The ES is capable of 3301bs of cargo, the E4 is capable of 770lbs, and the EL XD is capable of llOOlbs of cargo. These vehicles are available online at www.polarisindustries.com and can be purchased by anyone with interest. Mose Harris IV, Administative Support Associate-Technical for the Office of Career Services. \bice Photos by SWtley Townsned \ Voice Photo by Jennjler Lucas Traffic Enforcement GEM vehicle parked outside of the Butler Building. Spring Elections Results Student Activites Council Program Director Naadiya Hopkins; Business Manager Darius Willis; Admin Assistant Bar bara Henry Council Members Ronald Blanks Jr., Jamille Jackson, Daia Colon, D'Aysia Gilchrist, Courtney Lowery, Tyson McDowell, Jerraye Daniels, Trashaun Johnson, Brianna Lane, Brandon Moton, Tristin Rainey, Kyanna McCall, Michelle Morman Student Government Association President Jermian Coble; Vice-President Jes sica Norflett; Secretary April Love; Treasurer Tristin Rainey; Senator at Large Motavian Bratton, Jalynn Jones, Calvin Craig, Marquez Moore, Shaunece Smith, Montavious Holder, Chelsea Hunter, Donna Artis, Kyanna McCall, Gabrielle Braswell; Off Campus Senator An drea Alexander, Erica Hargrove, Patrik Kirsch, Draey Quaries Student Judicial Board Members Megan Graham, Trashaun Johnson, Tiara Walker Sophomore Class Vice-President Ashley Artis; Secretary Dara Colon; Treasurer Veronica Hill Junior Class President Patrice Sease-Bey; Vice-President Brooke Vann Senior Class President Brandon Moton Millennium Mile By Rollsha Williams “The Millennium Mile” is an expansion of the university that will reach to the Washington Drive School site and all the way down the southern Murchison Road corridor. Nothing is finalized, “it is still ip the works,” Emily Dickens, Director of Government and Community Aflfairs, told the FSU Board of Trustees at last month’s meeting. However, Dickens mentioned that the expansion of university’s campus could be a great way to create a “gateway to downtown”. The first step towards an expansion will be the demolition of the old Washington Drive school site to make way for a particle accelerator. A $500,000 grant from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development will pay for the demolisiiing of the old Washington Dnve School. This particular land vrill bwome home to the particle accelerator being donated by the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington.
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