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

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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

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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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OUT ON THE TOWN -Brenda Lopez residence halls or in the nights were 19+ nights at entertainment some tried B-Brenda Lopez ored? Not in Talla- hassee! If there was no excitement on campus stu- dents were bound to find entertainment some where in the college town. Nighttime is the right life, nightlife is for me ... Pop- ular words sung by the group Pretty Poison reflect- ed the philosophy of many students at Florida Slate University. And, certainly no one waited for the weekend! Contrary to what some may believe, many enter- taining activities were available to students. At- tractions ranged from off campus night clubs to ac- tivities on campus in the residence halls or in the Student Union. When students felt like relaxing they could walk in the park. Lake Ella was among the most common because of it ' s closeness to campus. Or, better yet, no one could beat that $1-a- movie deal at the Varsity Theater. For those looking for more excitement, night clubs reached their peak on Hump Day (Wednes- day)! The ever popular Ladies Night was spon- sored by almost every ma- jor club in town — The Moon, Clyde ' s, and Studebaker ' s to name just a few. Underagers had no fear; Tuesday and Thursday nights were 19+ nights at Clyde ' s, and Fridays and Saturdays were 18+ nights at the Moon. If that was not enough, a popular teen club in Tallahassee was the Late Night Library. If transportation was a problem, excitement could be found closer to home. The Phyrst had a special almost every night. There was a new attrac- tion on campus — The Club Downunder — revis- ited and remodeled! An added advantage was that it had no cover entertainment some trie the dances held on week- end nights at the Union Ballroom. There students could find the typical nigh1 club atmosphere with one exception, no drinks. Yoi could however, dance th€ night away and into the morning, 2:00 in the morn ing, that is. Of course, not everyone enjoyed the lime light. The had other options. Study ing, believe it or not, was clever, frequently consid ered way to pass the timel How students spent theil charge as long as you had nightlife was certainly theiii a student ID, along with Its choice. The choices defi-l convenient location in the nitely were not limited but middle of the campus in one common philosophy the Ogelsby Student Union, was to relax and have c For different source of good time!!! Hae Min Koo La Bamba . The crowd gets down to the sounds being spun by the D.J. at Studebaker ' s, a pop- ular night spot for Tallahassee lo- cals and students. Chock him out. Local students watch the dance floor at Late Night Library, a popular night club near campus. Hae MIn Kc Saturday Night Live at Clyde ' i Patrons gather around the bar t drink and share a few laughs. 18 STUDENT LIFE