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Campus Opinion February 12.1997 2 Senior parking a problem I try no( to complain about tlie parking situation liere at Meredith because I know how hellaciouiv the problem of parking can be on other campuses. For example, my friends at Carolina have to make a two mile li/ClltOr trek off campus to the lot where tliey park. At Appalaciiian State, one parking lot is clear across town, accessible only by a long bus ride. In lighiof tiiese issues, I should feel lucky tliat the parking space that is liic extreme fanhesffrom my dorm is still within walking distance. And I do feel lucky. However. I am cxpenencing a slight dilemma with the senior parkiog situation. What’s the problem? I’m having a really hard imtfmding any senior parking. Last semester, it wasn'tsuch a bigdeal.Thaeweretwoless senior parkingspacesthanthere were seniors, so occasionally I couldn’t find a space near Barefoot and had to park in tlie Pit. That wasn’t a problem. A rare afterooon (or midnight) siroil through the pairing lots was a nice diversion and, hey. I needed the exercise. But, this semester I’m geuing way too much exercise. About 20 juniors who had enough hours to be first semester seniors got senior parking stickers in January, according to the security office. Now there are 22 less spaces than there are seniors, which totally tlirows tlie system out of whack. Now I’m finding myself darting from the very bottom of the Pit more often than I’d like. Three times duringoneweek,Iwas banished to the Pitafter cruising unsuccessfully fora senior space. My friends and I are starting to get physically violent over which of us has to drive places and lose her parking space. I realize that other students have to walk a good distance to their cars everyday, but I did, too, when I didn't have the privilege of senior parking. I did my time as an underclasswoman, pailcing near Faircloth Street and waiting for the day when I could slide into a space marked “senior.” And now that I’m fixing to graduate in three months. I’m being denied this u{^rclasswoman reward? How rude. According to the registrar’s office, “very few” students graduate from Meredith a semester early, so most likely those 20 first semester seniors who just got their parking stickers will be taking advantage of senior parking privileges for three semesters. In my opinion, that’s not going to cut it. I don’t want to be denied my paricing privilege three times a week so anotlier student can have it for a year and a half. ^ 1^—] CopyWJtor., . r, D&af>iMaio Master. ........ - . LauPto Tmy Hukc, F.inilN fui^ngt. |)ah Hall. K1 !!■ ‘I h.u a:«aibcdi ’’iPeiUj'K.elly, C3ttls8«ig? tfeiietSo, ... ... TorrHoke"" . Apd|I»t»M^.fcicfiHaP(>]Mi » «-a;u|eMK.ksiy AdnNCT ^ |WjP‘P ftffided Jy Mir (ollot* 4n ‘ ilu« iij4h iThe ettuunai ^ act txncssit^ nrllect tiiast: of the^ iJtum to ihc £v^yoii6^^JritaeUitii»fiuMuiutyisinvitn}n>Wriurak'tt^^dife^(t^, Mi j>BUbh^ieumimi«i ivprv.nit«bwttbc»owct name, RMtbe^ AS-Mififcn:.acli«- Mjs!c«lbythtaudjar,but namesbe witlihdct ^ ttstnrcR iiit Jlirip Letter from the administration: response to the e-mail problems From Kmh Kaila, Technology Serrtces Kcprinted from an e-ntaU message scntto Meredttb e-mail wtm . Hus is gwng tote dwafled—but as usets trfe-nwl ycsj seed to kaow this! There are several Ibings •^at afe hs^RiftfitbatcoDtrilxitetoihc E-raail s!tu»on. I will try w explain each ot ihem. MoDeyjt^ itvslall, suf^l, ao^ uf^s»Je tt» tw»work — eatslfflg, bofcs. routers, servers, softwate, . fek6^c«Mfwtoti.ishof "unUmilfri’’'>^o*lyapomofi(rffti)tioamoncy can be speat on E-mail! W« ^^asei a^temthatifi ali honesty should be adequate. The^stem wocl» great for on-cam[>us mail many Wngs that other e-tnsul snftw^ does not —like itddres's lias, «mf an easy user-i*terface. i: Remeirawr. tSe re^lbe system was iRsiaJtert was to improve «>minunicaiions between foculty aii^ ,^ between audenis. The system to your acwJemic expericnes. ^ts Gomflicaied forotT-caii^us mail. ^iB$uff-.»inp^..mwl |oes 5 syrens ;; j:pw>»'^!RtOBS ajiiiWiidjBi;,.&Kl>iinie vt« have a aftftoent was ?i%olved;^ nee«W «> be.upp»i^-^thsi^'ant comity upwjift,a«tfutioSi money, owfering^ ■j^alliRg ™e2jch. takes titik; i.d^ntJy. ^;a« itt the {wkessftfiostaBiag fl« SMlT^G^'ay--the system ge1s.^:jnail«ady t&go off eaii^ws. "nw sofiw*^ i^.^,have now «wta — ii ts- loo alow'to b-ep ' about .^ajne ^ ijecaose of (tie^aiD ieiters (t)ai mcaas yu receive a letter, it ^ yo« ^^«(M!:ilf^d'^ your^»is—and you lo! -iDC^'^r)- laoadcasts. ami ii«servcs..oor .;yeiBmiffi;e^i^eaiang'~^j^nalicsrf}yimjeasiug. And nKSiH^ jSze jsJ^c. OHihlmas amis, tlw ;; life^^^^Ettable tOD«ions, the ktesi scam; ail tii^ maossiges get sent to pe.^c ovcrmd ova. ; }ji'.jn esK ^^i)B..The e-nuul with (he tneaa^^ |& r- {me tisy a student sent it to 2d-peoplc (1 isve iioilfa^how it was seiuktofal::^.l;^fcDow ttii&ose tecausc suiwotteshott^ it It) ;: - '^).,Tlia was —it M tinws as long as a regtslse e-mail mess^. For those 20 'i ■: roeasagMfobsiseiHofftWipastcc* thesajBetime it w«JidSavetaten 600-fe^artnei>«^ii.’I1*atls.'one. V wba so^ as«s aif use and 1 call mis-use! tbai ty^ of misuse happen.'* over ami over aad wotkfiafe Lxjaofust^susidmettjpiisof' cm'I s«kI «ii-^usiiay'lieeaise th? »tdiess^i&wrong. Bot thepttini I want lo make ' is laes^^ tisve eW been about or a:adBiitt«. Bow iBi^ money }4e^iith foe sttideiU« ta.$e^«Tmu! (o frtenJs? : Stints ©0rafJan abi^^fl^g!di^,h«tefe{4Kwe,i^ges:~-:.lfcy:inay-be higfierfliaR soinc i. COii^n^ bttt 3K no oiontttly loi^efcatsesl We lise lifeaRS m liMchargesibul mesuts w highw rales far ^ way we cofln^ to twig distance services. Otfiev sthixiils niake a.udews wi8i the 1^ phone crmpany — that means $75 wailing cath year I'of ptwne igs^ltfiia *•* wiiidl someJi^ia^ weeb. awl a monthly locaj phofie l>{li it is a traAt-off! f ■ Stot^fsccaiiplamthat they u« the e.«)a||ro place &f file ^iie—that k not tlic way er ^ loajl w^. CktctJ a n»es«agc leaves MettaJfth College, we lijjve tw comftil over it. C-mail ova &eltiter))ei::Ki>ot lil® the Piitines^ysBfH-*-itis not.adirettcoiMKciidns. tlie liHone? k based ... oAistoft Imp princjple: Your tncss^e goes ftom s|fcib.«tfr-^ picking a^th fjiar will get : ■ clo^lo its d^tinatioQ but on a path which |s,“less btef ’ — naall^S of tlw twws about the • Im^«b^it^busy, too bijsyafKiffte:i}ffeaisdfthc»tJ3pse^ihci^ente{duetaivause.Weii, ev(St,ft^:a mes-sa^ to go from Mercdilh to NCSt.l, it m^^>isevetal hops and a tnatler of wvenii h»as i: it^tw bow btt^ tte riinteM are. i; E-in#»(K«arqiJaewneniforielej*c®e,iB.siMiKcases,itisiwtevehafepi^iaBBJfarySmait It isa^^ernalef9^afct«n4nuaic!rii^- - oneiii.Jlsin{ancy,ofte.thi ts,tevel«)pij^ one wilh^Magii^. sludv^ 1t»e rafe.governing the joteniei have noguaianleeDf inailtfeHvery, am! Meredith can n>t jpwantee wliaf they dojtol,., ^ufentse-niaii actountsiis a way of inlR^ttoeing thetechooJogy. {hope it is u.set! fi)r 4cadettw f««pose^ I it iS used a^jrc^ihSy «td b« ahised. We caimoi inaintuin a system that wilt . -s^ eve^ broiadcBi. letter, and pnlctnailia minwa. We will unprove our sysiwn. Whcs we teaA ^hcr .critical pi^nt. we will Hnpn>ve.wt systeai a^n, Bvt users mits le^ to use e-mail i^qwialely ..WjuttiBKsetfltfflamevciioccasionallyafcwaa^ Ifyourtovecriiha] iBfotinaloo.piei- B^be phone, fa* it cc send it US snail. Meredith By Tory Hoke rbu'n kridng. rd piand somem laltr Pm the ran o( yourdrBam my, ITsyourcnfnmy tfraam tMuencB Nop*. LMk,iM«vw tpnk the same 16(1
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