2008 Woodie Awards
Parking? Where? Not Here!
Jameelee Ford
Issue date: 9/21/05 Section: Campus News
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Bell Hall was built while North hall received many new renovations, but have you noticed anything different about the parking?
Well, since the beginning of the 2005 fall semester residents and commuters have new color coded registration stickers that allow them to park in certain lots.
Director of campus safety, Jim Saponaro, issued specific colors to match each students ID sticker.
North Hall has an orange sticker, South Hall is purple, New Hall is blue, Alumni is yellow, Tower Hall is green, and Bell Tower is brown. Burrstone House has a white sticker and all commuters have black stickers.
The designated parking lots for residents have also been changed.
Parking lot C, in front of Strebel, is for commuters and Burrstone residents only. New hall parking is in lot D in front of South hall. South hall parking is in lot E in front of North hall. All other lots have remained the same.
The ideas for new parking were brought to the Student Senate and other members of the UC community last semester.
Overall, there was a positive response to what was brought to the table.
"We (campus safety) got a lot of input from the students that last years parking wasn't fair," Jim Saponaro said. "Students had to park far away if they got to campus late."
A main concern for many residents is that there are not enough parking spots available for every car registered.
"Parking surveys are done every semester, so each dorm has enough spaces for all the residents." Saponaro said.
After the fourth week of school some residents are still not pleased with the parking lot change.
Commuter Lani Fineberg finds it more of an inconvenience.
"There are not enough spaces. I was late for class because there were not enough spots in the faculty center lot." Feinberg said. "I had to park all the way in the Strebel parking lot.
Although there have been some improvements such as the decrease in parking tickets, other residents find that the parking is still a hassle.
"Yes it has improved since last year," resident Steve Vizzini said. "But it's still inefficient and an idiotic way to handle parking."
Even though many of the residents are still unsure if the new parking is better, campus safety assures all students with registered cars that the new system is more orangized and effectively regulates all the cars on campus.
For further questions, you can contact Jim Saponaro at campus Safety (315)792-3046