tl20030915-000 "m. m. 10 � ay he :he )se T, I ed aat tdy ys Ito mt ov- )n-nd Ii'- for ib-ed se, at-id-ist tst el-d. to ae of is it St [e fl S. ie The Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com 71111E/1 Nfiftft Monday, 9/15/03 Council decides buses have to go 5 'PICK' passport to new activities 6 'Moons' fest casts light on culture 13 Cage shows split sides in 'Men' 14 Departments Opinion 2 News 5 Campus briefs 8 Nation 9 Arts 13 Backstage Pass 14 Sound Bites 15 Sports 20 Athlete of the week 17 In this corner 20 Classifieds 16 Prime parking in short supply Commuters still come up short in morning hunt for close spaces; revised policies allow residents to park in garages Jenny Lehman Tracy Silwick The Towerlight Even with the recent addition of 1,100 new park-ing spaces to Towson's campus, senior economics major Joe Stavely still finds parking to be a hassle. ""Sometimes it makes me 10 minutes late to class looking for a spot,"" he said. With the completion of the Glen Garage last fall, many commuters expected the campus' parking problems to be solved. But as parking restrictions loosened, more and more premium garage spaces are occupied by resident students, leaving com-muters circling the lots. Jim Mctygue, director for auxiliary services, said he doesn't think resident students parking on cam-pus poses a problem to commuter students who need to find parking in the morning, explaining that every year convenience is an issue. ""Convenient parking is very desirable to people,"" he said. ""However, you can't expect to park like you are dropping off dry cleaning."" He acknowledged that even with the new garage, many commuter students spend the majority of their time before class searching for a parking space in one of the garages. ""I continue to request students to not search for an open space [in the garages], but to park at the Towson Center,"" Mctygue said. ""Another option is if they come early, the probability of finding a space in the parking garage is much higher."" The Parking Services Web site recommends stu-dents proceed to Towson Center parking lots after 8:30 a.m. ""to avoid wasting time searching for core campus parking."" Megan Scully, a junior business major, said stu-dents shouldn't have to park at Towson Center for the amount of money they spend on a permit. ""The garages are always clogged. You always wait for a spot for forever and it's always backed up,"" Scully said. Emily Weiseaum, a sophomore English major, said she used to commute, but this year walks to campus because of the parking situation. ""When I have to walk further than my house, that's when I stop driving to class,"" she said. Prior to last year, permits were sold for resident students and commuter students restricting park-ing to separate lots. Resident students could park only near Towson Run apartments and in certain spaces near Residence Tower, and a majority of garage parking was reserved for commuter student and faculty parking. This year there is no distinc-tion between commuter and resident student per-mits. See PERMITS, page 7 Saul Stoogenke/The Towerlight Freshman elementary education major Christina Scalzo arrives early to campus to find a space. Hip-hop acts to headline show Mike Vandermause The Towerlight Hip-hop acts Black Eyed Peas and Gang Starr will headline the annual pre-Homecoming con-cert Oct. 9 at Towson Center. Campus Activities Board, which announced the line-up last week, expects a large turnout. ""We're hoping for a large crowd since it's in the Towson Center, and Black Eyed Peas has a very popular single,"" campus activities chair Marissa Kaplan said, referring to the group's hit ""Where is the Love?"" Assistant director of student activities Jason Heiserman added that Black Eyed Peas has one of the hottest songs in the country and Gang Starr has a huge following. ""They're party groups. They get people involved. Black Eyed Peas has a very universal appeal. They appeared at the MTV video awards and have a very diverse following. Also, Gang Starr does not tour that often. They're a studio group for the most part, so we're excited to get them,"" he said. Heiserman said another opening act could be added to the bill ""if ticket sales go nicely."" ""One neat thing about this tour is that these two bands don't tour together,"" he said. ""They're a separate package. Normally you're not going to get Black Eyed Peas and Gang Starr on the same bill."" CAB considered several other bands before finally signing the two groups. See CONCERT, page 15 Photo courtesy of yahoo.com Black Eyed Peas will play at Towson Oct. 9. Today High 77 Low 62 Tuesday High 76 Low 59 Wednesday High 76 Low 64 Thursday High 75 Low 63 Friday High 72 Low 61 "
