East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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ny way you can ge it! Despite efforts to im- prove the situation the parking problem just seemed to get worse this yeon The first big sign of trouble come when of- ficiols ot the Johnson City Foundry warned that they would have to start towing students' cars that were parked in the plonts' parking lot. Dione Groves, manager of office services or the foundry, said that students parking at the plant had been 0 problem before but this year seemed to be worse. The students and Chief Robert Mossmon of public safety agreed that the problem was worse than before. Mossmon attributed the problem to the dorm residents keeping their cars. He said they did not need their cars after the Labor Day breok. Mossmon said the univer- sity was short about 400 parking spaces and en- couraged students to carpool. What ever the reason for the growing problem, 0 group of angered students held a protest in front of the Administration building on Friday, Sept. 20. Guy Trowick, Student Body president, was the main speaker for the protest, which brought out more than 0 hundred students. Asking for the stu- dents' support, Trowick said the SGA wanted to work with the administration to solve the problem. TThe tSGAy needs your support Together we can show the administra- tion we're con- cerned, he We've got to work to solve the problem e not just to think it's going to go away. Severol ideas for eos- ing the situation were suggested. As 0 result of the protest, 0 meeting between the SGA; Dr. Dormon Stout, dean of Student Affairs; and Mossmon was scheduled to discuss the solutions. Kim Reece In an effort to alleviate the parking problem, this lot was reserved specifically for those participating in cor pools. This student voiced his complaints about student teachers. after return- ing from 0 teaching job, being unable to find a parking place soon enough to get to class on time. The local media arrived to film and report on the parking protest. This comeromon gets on overhead view of the scene.

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All Photo: By Photo Lab Celebrating ETSU tradi- tions, the annual fireworks display enter- tains students as well 05 the community. The Fireworks wete held dur- ing homecoming week STUDENT LlFE 1 1

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m;z;.s;:::::g Kim Reece On behalf of the SGA's attempts to deal with the parking problem, SGA president Guy Trowick was also present or the parking protest. Senior Richie Gray discusses the parking problem with Vice President Dormon Stout.