TL20050922_001 "^Corpse Bride' lacks Jack Skellington spirit Arts, page 18 Author Ernest Gaines draws crowd from Towson and beyond News, page 7 Published by and for the students of Towson and Baltimore -- twice weekly Parking problem persists TU administration devises plans to tackle Towson's parking predicament; options include more shuttles Kristi Funderburk News Editor Think parking's bad now? It's going to get worse. With enrollment expected to increase, available spaces are expected to decrease. A long-term plan, composed by Parking Services and under consideration by the President's Council, hopes to prevent parking pandemonium. The plan includes a possible combination of new garages, expanded shuttle lines and specialized parking permits. Joe Oster and Pamela Mooney joined Tuesday evening's Student Government Association meeting to discuss their plans for improving the chaotic parking situation on campus. Mooney, the director of parking and shuttle services, explained the sensitivity of this issue because the arcane details of parking go unnoticed. """"Parking is a self-support organization. We don't get money from anywhere else [except] fees, fines and meter revenues,"""" she said. """"With the cost of $16,000 to $18,000 per space and, say, [1,000] spaces, we're looking at $15 million to $18 million for a garage."""" """"We get a huge, huge bill in year one and 20 to 30 years to pay that off,"""" Mooney added. """"If we're looking to build two to three garages, that's a lot of money. And if we have to build a garage, the permit rates would probably double."""" """"One of the biggest challenges we do face most often is cost of parking,"""" Oster, the associate vice president for auxiliary ser- / vices, said, adding also that / the planning of parking arrangements also proves difficult. Permit prices increased from $200 to $212 this year. The jump was approved, in part, because of the University's tentative plans for an expansion of the Towsontown Garage. The addition would accommodate an additional 500 parking spaces. The need for new spaces was going to be addressed """"through con struction of a 1,000 space parking structure for joint use by S t Joseph's Hospital Towson University property, as approved by the Board of Regents last year,"""" according to Tows on University's FY 2006 Operating Budget and Plan. But St. Joseph's abandoned the joint use plan and decided to build its own garage. Construction on the Towsontown expansion may begin in September 2006, if the plan is approved. On campus, there are currently 7,200 spaces to accommodate 18,000 students, along with 2,000 faculty and staff members. """"With the enrollment projections, See SHUTTLES, page 9 Ryan Wecker/The Towerlight Parking Pandemonium * To build a new garage, Towson would pay $16,000 to $18,000 per parking space * Towson would spend approximately $15 million to $18 million to build a new garage * This fall, parking options will be presented to the campus community. A new parking initiative may be implemented by next fall * There are tentative plan for an expansion of the Towsontown Garage, which would provide 500 additional spaces Thursday, 9/22/05 Sunday Concert Howie Day returns with fresh face Carlile Elizabeth Malliakos Contributing Writer Towson University will play host to popular musicians Howie Day and Brandi Carlile on Sunday night. Fans will gather at the Towson Center at 7:30 p.m. for the concert, which is part of the Verizon Wireless """"Music Unleashed"""" Tour. """"Howie Day was chosen because the students voiced to have him come again, as he played [the Towson Center] four years ago,"""" David Hamburg, the Campus Activities Board's music chair, said. Day's album, """"Stop All The World Now,"""" includes the popular single """"Collide."""" Tickets are still available for the show. They can be purchased for $11 at the University Union Box Office or online at Ticketmaster. Day, Carlile take on Towson Center Sunday Ever since Columbia Records released her self-titled debut album in July, Washington native Brandi Carlile has taken the music world by storm with her music, which mixes both country and pop rock. Carlile, who will open for Day on Sunday night, performs with a band that consists of twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. """"I love the twins,"""" she said,"""" they've got the great twin brother vocals. I love working with them."""" Carlile grew up in Ravensdale, located about a half hour south of Seattle. Her love of music growing up there began with making music with her brothers. Once Carlile decided that she wanted to be a singer, she began finding places and various ways to perform. When she was only eight, See TRAINING, page 17 INSIDE: Perspectives....2 Beyond 11 Movies 18 Sports 24 News 7 Arts 15 Classifieds......19 Coming In Monday's Towerlight. News: Louisiana college student talks about her post-Katrina transition to TU Arts: Towson's Recher Theatre: what students can expect from landmark venue?"
