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Page 4 Friday, September 14, 2001 Student Opinions Parking clianges on campus Mike Shade Pilot sports editor Every year something has to change on campus. It’s a rule. A new bench, a new swing, a new smell...there’s always something to look for ward to when coming back to school. This year it’s those yel low concrete structures on the side of the roads that look like oversized Rolos. But for everything that changes, other things will always remain the same. For instance, no one will ever stop complaining about parking on campus. And this year it looks as if there is more for complainers to complain about. Those over sized Rolo-looking structures mentioned earlier are called “parking mines,” and they are just one of the modifications University Police has made to crack down on the illegal cam pus parking and speeding. “The parking mines have been placed around campus to keep people honest,” said Chief Barry Johnson. “They are there to keep people from cutting through the grass and things like that. The ground crew works really hard to keep the lawn looking nice.” Along with that, all the Top ten ways to avoid getting a parldng ticlcet 10. Move your car every five minutes 9. Put a siren on top of your car 8. Cry (if you are a giri) 7. Get a DRWHITE piate 6. Killer Bees (Tommy Boy) 5. Wiiite spray paint 4. Wear 3-D glasses 3. Get chiaiic proof tires 2. Got faice boot? 1. i-iazard ilgiits whiners out there will be sure to wail about the gravel lot being closed, the eliminated apartment park ing spots and the crack-down on speeding on campus. Despite the complaints, Johnson said everything that was done is for everyone’s best interest. The gravel lot may be convenient, but it is free-for-all parking. No pavement and no marked spaces equals parking anarchy, which results in every one inventing parking spaces, which equals dings and dents in everyone’s cars. “Allowing parking there puts cars at risk, which makes for bad business,” Johnson added. In the apartment parking lots, parallel spots have been deleted around the curb of the island in front of apartments C and D, which causes many to do the unthinkable: park farther away. Over the summer, the fire marshall determined that with cars in those spots, if apartment B were to catch on fire, a fire truck could not pass through the parking lot to get there. “What both ers everyone is that we don’t have ‘conve nient’ parking; we have ade quate parking,” Johnson said. The number of parking spots on campus out number cars, yet many of them are not as close to destinations as people would like. The lots near the tennis courts seem to remain empty, even though it’s just a two or three minute walk to the center of campus. Before anyone utters another complaint about park ing, it is a good idea to look around at the problems of other campuses. At UNC-Chapel Hill, a stu dent is lucky to be permitted to have a car on campus, much less park anywhere near class. To even get the privilege to drive on campus, students must enroll in a parking lottery called “Magical parking,” named so because “a large mir acle has to happen for you to get a spot,” said one Carolina student. Do you think $60 is a lot of cash to dish out for a measly parking sticker? Go talk to some University of Nebraska students, who have to pay up to $600 dollars for a spot on cam pus. • Other changes around cam pus include new speed limit signs on Stadium Drive. “We have six major sports that draw pedestrians near Stadium Drive, so we can’t have people driving at 40 and 50 miles an hour,” said Johnson. “We need to keep every one aware of their speeds. With the influx of people around Stadium Drive, it’s just an acci dent waiting to happen.” Another area of concern is the LYCC parking lot, where Johnson cited the electronic speed tracker is located now. “The tracker isn’t there to catch you, it’s there to make you aware of how fast you are going. We are all guilty of not paying attention at times to our speed. But with kids’ soccer practice and games on the soc cer fields adjacent to the lot, a safe speed is critical.” The best advice for getting over campus driving blues may have been given by the Chief himself. “Walk to class!” he said. “You might meet your future girlfriend on the way.” “Walk to class! You might meet your future girlfriend on the way” ~Chief Johnson Reflections 2002 GWU’s Literary Magazine We welcome submissions of original poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction Submissions due by November 16, 2001 Submit to: Reflections Campus Box 7224 or submit by email to: reflections@gardner-webb.edu (no attachments please) for more Information call 704.406.3224 The Box: 5316 Phone: 3533 co-editors Shane Kohns Jessica Webb sports editor Mike Shade copy editor Erin Boyd staff writers LaDonna Beeker Christi IHaliis Leigh Harris Monica f-fouser Margaret O’Driscoll Mike Shade photographer Joy Marinelli advisor Mr Bob Carey The Pilot is the official Gardner-Webb University student newspaper, it is pro duced by students under tfie supervi sion of the Department of Communication Studies. Gardner-Webb fosters an atmosphere in which student journalists may report on matters of common interest and write criti cally about University issues, policies and programs without fear of reprisal. At the same time The Pilot adheres to high standards of integrity and journalistic responsibility. Letters to the editor must be signed, but names can be withheld if requested by the author. The Pilot is produced using the Quark Publishing System provided through a generous grant from Quark, Inc.
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