tl19701009-000 "Are Cook classrooms a fire hazard? See page 5 bweriight Vol. XXII, No. 4 Towson State College, Baltimore, Maryland, 21204 October 9, 1970 Parking problem held soluble - tomorrow by Gina Schulz Students at Towson State College may have noticed that it is more difficult to find a parking space this year. There are several reasons for this according to Wayne Schelle, TSC's director of Finance and management. Although the administration is aware of the problem and is taking all possible steps to solve it, the State must approve the funds for a new parking lot. This can not be done until TSC proves total oc-cupancy of the existing parking spaces. Another reason for the shortage, according to Schelle, is the con-struction of the administration building near Ostler Drive. Con-struction, delayed for a year from lack of funds, has taken 400 from a lot which once held 600 parking spaces. In addition, said Schelle, all parking lots must be approved by the only recently completed Master Plan. Listed on the Plan and presently under construction is a new 300 space parking lot, located just south of the new administration building. The cost of the lot is $70,000, which is being paid by the increased parking fees this year. The lot is expected to be complete by the end of October. Also by the new administration building is a new 200 space parking lot. The lot was constructed over the summer in anticipation of the shortage this year. Both parking lots bring the total number of parking spaces at TSC to 2300. Meanwhile, Schelle says, tem-porary measures are being taken to alleviate the shortage. TSC has persuaded the contractor of new administration building to lend construction space for temporary parking. This provided TSC students with 100 extra parking spaces. Questioned on the refusal of the administration to sell parking stickers to resident students, Schelle explained that this was a decision of the Traffic and Parking Commission. They feel that ""a parking space is to a commuter what a bed is to a resident student"". To permit a resident to have both a bed and a parking space would discriminate against the commuter. Resident students should be able to purchase stichers at the end of October, since the restriction was only a temporary measure to help ease the shortage. The completion of the new parking lot at the end of October should provide sufficient parking for all. Next fall, the completion of the new administration building, the student union building, and the new residence hall will provide even more parking spaces. For the future, there are plans for a parking garage, which, although, as yet unfinanced, will add 1000 new parking spaces. *reook,r..""Mte- .10.0,4000���?������?�?�� 7��??����,..*�������?� Pi $111 .1r 7c-rrr.-. � ' Mil ..**01tterook. .44 "" 10.��������??����?? we 4 1111111.111111rIMMIMINT IMON.10111111�11111 �M����������.���I�n photo by Lorenzo A campus officer issues ticket. one of roughly 800 issued since the beginning of the semester for parking violations. Parking regulations to be enforced Rules regarding NO PARKING areas and TOW AWAY ZONES will be strictly enforced effective Wednesday, October 14. All vehicles that park in these areas will be towed at owners expense. After 5 p.m. the circle in front of Newell Ilan and along Nice Avenue next to Prettyman and Scar-borough Hall, will have 15 minute parking only, for date pick ups. Any vehicles parked beyond the 15 minute limit will be towed at the owners expense. Section 2-J of the current Traffic Rules and Regulations states, �Any motor vehicle parked in violation of College traffic regulations or abandoned on campus is subject to removal and impounding at the expense of the owner or operator. SGA poll draws gross (of) answers The newly sponsored SGA opinion poll is an attempt for both the Student GO The newly sponsored SGA opinion poll is an attempt for both the Student Government Association and the entire College community to hear the opinions of the ""silent majority"" of TSC students. Along the line of a gallop poll, a cross section of students are approached throughout the campus on Friday. And every Friday the results of the previous week will be published in Towerlight. Ed. One hundred and forty-four questionnaires were filled in by students from various locations on campus at various times Monday, October 5. Of the 144 returns, 38 percent, or 53 students, had read the publication ""Opinion and Dissent"" distributed during registration; 62 percent (91) had not. Forty-nine percent (71) of the 144 were totally unaware ot tne regulations concerning demon-strations and/ or campus disorder. Six percent (8) strongly agreed with these regulations, 44 percent (63) agreed, fifteen percent (21) disagreed, an one percent(1 ) strongly disagreea witn tne campus regulations as published. (Five individuals who responded that they were totally unaware of the regulations still reported that they disagreed with them as published. Some answered more than once.) Seventy-five percent agreed with the suspension policy as published. Of the 144 returns, 70 percent felt the suspension policy was fair anc adequate. Of the 30 percent who felt the suspension policy to be unfair, most felt it did not adequately take into consideration individual cases. Most students felt that the suspension cases should be tried-in fact, no official judgment should be passed until calm, and nor-malcy had returned to the campus. They are afraid of rash decisions made in a time of much chaos. Yet, some felt that as soon as a person enters into any type of dessention that he must realize his respon-sibilities for his actions and suspension is the penalty for breaking rules. Thirty-eight percent (54) felt that the suspension policy would be a deterent to college disruption, 46 percent (66) felt it would not, and 17 percent (24) had no comment. Forty-seven percent (69) telt that violence could never be condoned on campus, 39 percent (57) felt it could be condoned sometines, six percent (9) gave an unqualified yes and ten percent (15) no comment. Twenty-four percent (35) felt the judicial system at Towson would function adequately in face of major campus disorder, 43 percent (63) felt it would not, and 31 per-cent (46) had no comment. Forty-nine percent (71 ) of the s,tuJents felt that the campus judicial system has a right to place judgment on students as in civil litigation, 32 percent (47) felt it did not, and eight percent (26) had no comment. Of those students who made written comments and recom-mendations, many believe that school is a place to learn to fight for the causes they believe in. ""Nonviolent dissent is the American way of life"" according to one student. It should be noted that some people stressed the im-portance of a student security force to calm the tensions rather than an outside force. A few students were very much against any disruptions on campus stating that they were here to learn--not to disrupt or destroy the learning environment. About five people reported they did not receive the publication in question and some were com-pletely unaware of the judicial system here at Towson The Club Doctors Bag. Girls! Letters The Right Way. Sports Women's Lib "
