Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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ARKING: aying the Price W Erica Gillespie here, when, and how? These are three questions asked by all stu- dents in reference to park- ing, but the biggest stump- er of all is where can I find an empty space? With 15,505 parking per- mits sold last year and this year ' s number still growing, the 7,297 spaces are over- worked. It is easy to say this 2:1 ratio causes a few problems. Many students can claim that they have driven around parking lots for longer than fifteen minutes trying to spot a car with glowing reverse lights. When this occurs, the driv- er is fortunate enough If the lines are white. The $20.19 student parking permit only allows students to park in W lots. Stu- dents can beat the system and park in yellow or red faculty parking areas after 4:30 pm when parking ser- vice staff finish making their rounds. There are also a few al- ternatives to campus park- ing. Commuters to the campus can park in the stadium lot with S stick- ers for $6.05. The Seminole Express buses run from the stadium every five minutes to drop-off points on cam- pus. This alleviates the wor- ry of if I can ' t find a park- ing space, I ' ll be late for class again! Tal-Tran, Tal- lahassee ' s bus company, has drop-off points along Call, Copeland, College, Dewey, and Woodward. I don ' t know what I would do if there wasn ' t a bus sys- tem, I use it all the time, comments freshman Re- becca Barnes. Some students solve the problem by parking illegal- ly. This can be done suc- cessfully but it usually re- sults in a yellow or orange citaiton under the wind- shield wiper blade. The fines range from $5 to $50 depending on the severity of the infraction. Last year, 81,247 citiations were is- sued during the course of the semesters. I ' ve had $158 in fines since the be- ginning of my freshman year. It ' s outrageous! ad- mitted sophomore Pat Jubard. It ' s not uncommon to see a car with four or five tickets. An evenmore unwelcomed sight is the orange boot. In order to get the boot off, the car ' s owner must pay a $20 fee and all unpaid fines. Plastic money comes in handy here. As the enrollment in- creases, new alterna- tives to the parking problem need to be found. Topics of discus- sion include the building of a new parking ga- rage and prohibiting freshman to keep cars on campus. Until the problem is solved, the best way to get to class is on foot or on bike. Matthew Campbell Boarding the Seminole Express. At Doak Campbell stadium, stu- dents save themselves the trouble of looking for a parking space. The stadium provides additional parking while the buses provide transportation to and from cam- pus. Jennifer Goff Just doing his job. Despite the chill in the air, Tony w rites down the tag numbers for another ticket. Tony ' s territory is Jennie Murphree Hall and surrounding area. Residents claim he is al- ways there. 16 STUDENT LIFE

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Passing Through. The New Union was frequently a path students chose to walk to class. They could grab a bite to eat, shop a bit in the bookstore, or check on their mail at the post office. Lorenzo Witchard Testing It out. Brett Parker tests out the sample computer in the bookstore. The Apple computer is on display for students to look at and to encourage them to pur- chase one. Lee Moore Will that be all? A student stops into the union bookstore for a last minute item. The bookstore offers more to students than just books. NEW UNION 15

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Erica Gillespie Due to the increase of enrollment, new spaces for parking needed to be created. The rigfit lane of Palmetto Drive was transformed into student and faculty parking. - • L % . Tal-Tran. Tallahassee ' s bus com- pany, operates tine Garnet and Gold Route. This additional bus service helps the students who dislike walking or those who have to commute. Jennifer Goff Just being lazy . An employee of Parking Services stretches to place a ticket on a cor whose meter has expired. A passing biker watches, glad it is not his car. Erica Gillespie PARKING 17