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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
FEBRUARY 16, 1999
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IS '99 YEAR OF SKANK? Music reviews 10
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Three-tiered parking system proposed By Trent Dugas StalrAfriter f the UCO Residential Hall Association (RHA) gets their way, the current system for parking permits will be terminated, leaving less parking for commuting students. RHA and the students living in the residence halls passed a referendum requesting that UCO do away with the current system and adopt a three-tier parking system. The current system is seperate parking permits between faculty / staff and students. Under the proposed system, three different parking permits would exist. Permit categories would be for faculty / staff, students who do not live on campus (commuters) and residential students. RHA believes the proposed plan will benefit students living - Staff photos by Shauna Hardway on campus and is pleased that the proposal passed with such a high margin. One hundred eighty-two Dawn Haygood (top left) gracefully accepts the residential life students voted for title of 1999 Miss Black UCO, Feb. 6 in Mitchell Hall the new permit system with only Theater. She and other contestants were all "Black 16 votes against the proposal. Pearls" (this year's theme). Tamara Pugh (top right) "It is a trade-off for the puts on her tap shoes for a dance in the talent residential students just as it is a competition. Anesha Harrison (bottom right) appears trade-off for the commuter as picture perfect in the evening gown competition. students," Nicholas Harrison, She also won the "Most Photogenic" award. president of RHA, said. "The residential students would be allowed to park closer to their homes but they'd have to give up parking on the other side of UCOSA Work Plan and will communicate and campus. Some students may have By Stacy Brasher set forth a list of tangible items which are in felt that they would rather have Stall ricer need of repair, and will establish what order multi-purpose parking as it is he UCO Student Association and precedence should be given to each now, but the vast majority of them thought they'd rather have parking (UCOSA) Senate approved by specific project. consent the Student and Campus This could include projects such as the spaces close to their home." Harrison said the proposed Improvement Board Act of 1999 on Feb. 8. Music Building, which is currently being system would establish the north The act's purpose is to establish a board to scrutinized for its poor conditions. express to the university's president views and The UCOSA Work Plan will also address side of campus primarily for opinions of the student body concerning areas non-tangible items, such as policies of UCO resident students to park and the of campus development. that are not contained in the power of south side of the campus for commuters to park while leaving The compiled result will be called the • See SENATE, Page 2 faculty and staff parking - as is.
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The proposal would also form a committee consisting of representatives from the UCO Student Association, RHA, and the Faculty Senate under the university's supervision. This committee would formulate the proposal, deciding how the spaces are divided between residents and commuters. Sandy Thompson, who was on campus with her son visiting a friend in the halls, said she is concerned with the current parking situation around the resident halls. "There are police officers around campus, but there is not enough for security. These young ladies that have to walk so far from their cars to the halls and it is dangerous and anything could happen, especially at night. As a mother, I am concerned," Thompson said. Thompson also expressed concern about handicap parking at the resident halls. "They've got these two trash dumpsters out here that they could move across the street and give six more parking spots instead of handicap people like myself having to walk from the north forty," Thompson said. "I don't know where their thinking is but they need to
The residential students would be allowed to park closer to their homes but they'd have to give up parking on the other side of campus. — Nicholas Harrison Resident Hall Association president gAa:114',
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