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Mixed reviews for Campus Corner’s “smart” meters Problems still cropping up with new parking meters
said he would bring it to the manufacturer’s attention. “It’s been kind of a growing process. A lot of growing pains along the way,” Riesland SAM HIGGINS said. “The sensors haven’t worked the way Campus Reporter we thought they would work. Apparently, After three months of the new “smart” this is yet another issue with how they parking meters outside Campus Corner operate.” businesses, business owners and parking The “smart” meters, which can be paid enforcement officers are still finding kinks with credit and debit cards as well as coins, in the system. were installed over the summer, according Parking enforcement officer Omar Twitty to the City of Norman website. said he has had some trouble with the parkWith the new meters came a parking ing meters because of an 18-second delay price increase to $1 per hour and a 2-hour between when a car leaves and when the parking time limit, which has sparked conmeter resets. cern from some Campus Corner business Occasionally, a vehicle will immediate- owners. ly take the spot of another vehicle that has Joe Gil, who has owned and operated pulled out, and the meter will still have time Joe’s Taverna for the past 20 years at 435 on it. If a person looks at the Buchanan Ave., feels the meter before the 18 seconds “The sensors haven’t new meters will drive away have elapsed, some think business, literally, because there is still time left on the worked the way we customers can only stay meter, resulting in a ticket. thought they would parked at a meter for two This is one of the biggest hours. Once that time is up, work. Apparently customers must move their problems parking enforcement has had, occurring at this is yet another cars or cut their trip short. least once a day, Twitty said. “That’s not reasonable. issue with how they People Norman Police come here to shop operate.” Department public inforand eat, and they have to mation officer Captain Tom move their car. That’s not DAVID RIESLAND, Easley said Twitty can only right,” Gil said. CITY OF NORMAN TRAFFIC prevent customers from Gil also took issue with ENGINEER using other drivers’ time on the price increase. the meters if he sees them “Why do you have to raise walking away without feeding the meter it to $1 an hour and then $2 for the second after it resets. hour? I don’t understand, because there’s “If Omar is kindhearted and believes no need to charge that kind of money,” Gil them, he will allow them to put money into said. the meter and allow them to go on their While Gil thinks the meters will take way,” Easley said. away his business, some Campus Corner City of Norman traffic engineer David merchants have embraced the new meters. Riesland said he knew about the delay Jeff Stewart, the president of the Campus when the meters were first installed, but Corner Merchant ’s Association and CHRIS JAMES/ THE DAILY he didn’t know it was still a problem. When owner of O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Grille, OU advertising junior Michael Burnette feeds a parking meter change Nov. 6 near Campus Corner. he was told about the ongoing issue of vehicles being ticketed due to the delay, he SEE PARKING PAGE 2
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OU’s College of Law is receiving a $1 million gift from the Chickasaw Nation to establish the Chickasaw Nation Native American Law Chair, the first endowed chair of its kind in the country.
New position at College of Law Chickasaw Nation’s $1 million grant used to create new chair RACHAEL MONTGOMERY Campus Reporter
The OU Law School will use a $1 million grant from the Chickasaw Nation to establish a chair position that should attract leading Native American Law scholars. The school received the money to create the Chickasaw Nation Native American Law chair in October, according to the press release.
Because the chair position is endowed with $1 million, it will allow for research opportunities and advancement in the field, thus drawing in many professors to apply for the position, said Casey Delaney, the College of Law’s assistant dean of academic affairs at OU College of Law. The professor that receives the chair will become a permanent faculty member, Delaney said. This endowment is the first of its kind in the country and will help students become specialized in Native American law, Delaney said.
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Engineering students on OU’s Sooner Racing Team will hold a live stream interactive session with Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s chief information officer on Wednesday.
Infiniti Racing to stream lecture Sooner Racing will receive interactive live stream from UT ROSALIA JAUME Campus Reporter
Engineering students on OU’s Sooner Racing Team will hold an interactive live stream session with Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s
chief information officer on Wednesday. Matt Cadieux, chief information officer for Infiniti Red Bull Racing, will discuss what it takes to build a racing machine with members of the team, said Kevin Hawthorne, the business representative for the team, in an email. Members of the racing
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team are responsible for building a single-seater vehicle to race in competitions across the country, Hawthorne said. The lecture will be held at the University of Texas, and OU is one of the few universities to have a two-way connection with this live stream SEE RACING PAGE 2
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