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Gardner-Webb University
THE PILOT
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November 19, 1997
Issue #7
The Official Campus Newspaper
Boiling Springs, NC
Parking change affects students, faculty and staff
by Karen Brower
editor
Students returned from fall break to
find two-hour limits from 6 a.m. to 6
p.m. on the 62 parking spaces along
Main Street.
The town of Boiling Springs, following
recommendations made by the Depart
ment of Transportation (DOT), has
changed the time limits on Main Street
parking to two hours.
Violators of the two-hour limit will
receive a $15 ticket.
The town of Boiling Springs decided to
change the parking time limit because of
the results of the DOT study, completed
this April.
The study concluded that "in high
turnover areas...restrictions must be
lowered to one hour or less in order to
accommodate turnover demands." In
certain areas, the DOT even recom
mended 15-minute parking.
However, Rick Howell, town manager,
decided that two-hour parking would be
sufficient, according to Tracy Curry, a
sworn officer with the Boiling Springs
police.
"The whole idea (behind the parking
change) is that the uptown businesses
and Gardner-Webb students will benefit
because more vehicles will have the
opportunity to utilize those spaces,"
Curry said.
The two-hour limit should double the
number of spaces available over the
course of the day.
Curry emphasized that the change in
parking time is not a ploy for the town to
make money.
"The revenue will never match the cost
of enforcement and implementation," he
said.
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KAREN BROWER/staff
(Above) Vickie Traynum returns to her car to find a $15 ticket for exceeding the two-hour
parking limit. (Left) The town of Boiling Springs recently limited uptown parking to two hours.
Not all students are happy with the change. "I could understand putting parking time limits down
by the businesses, but the only people that park in most of the spaces closer to campus are
students," said Aubrey Moore, a senior who commutes from Shelby. "Students don't have time to
run out there in between classes and move their cars," she said.
Martial Arts Club offers challenging Jujitsu workout
by Richie Ellison
staff writer
RICHIE ELLISON/staff
JeffJimmo and another Martial Arts Club member practice a move at last week's meeting.
Jimmo leads the Jujitsu program with faculty sponsor Dr. David Parker
Ever feel extremely aggressive? Ever
have a burning desire to punch, kick or
choke your roommate, friends or
professors? If so, the Gardner-Webb
Martial Arts Club may be the perfect
activity for you to vent your anger, learn
an extremely challenging sport and get a
great workout.
The club focuses on Brazilian Jujitsu a
style of fighting which was derived from,-
the Japanese system of Judo. Once
brought to Brazil in the early 1900’s it
was there rendered and developed for
actual fighting.
Jujitsu is considered one of the
toughest, most brutal martial arts because
of the very few regulations, powerful
striking and deadly submissions. If you
have ever seen any of the Ultimate
Fighting Championships (UPC) or
Toughman Contests, you may understand
the intensity of the sport. As for the club
here on campus, it is more of a learning
experience, but does involve plenty of
live fighting to quench an appetite for
rough competition.
Jeff Jimmo, senior, runs the program,
while Dr. David Parker, Assistant
Professor of English, is the sponsor.
Jimmo has been working with Jujitsu
for many years, and has been competing
professionally for the past three years.
He won the World Junior Shoto
Championship of 1994, which was held
in Japan, and is a two-time Jujitsu
National Champion as well.
"I enjoy the sport because itls the most
practical form of self-defense and is the
perfect form of fight one may need to
know in any circumstance,” commented
Jimmo.
The club meets in the Bost Gym from 8
to 10pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No
experience is necessary and anyone can
See "Jujitsu” on page 3
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