Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Space parking tickets. A fine of such proportions may prevent a student from registering the following semester. Even though students continue to blame safety and security officers for ticketing their car, for now there is no better way of controlling the problem. - By: Tina Hamm WELCOME TO MSU! I HOPE YOU ENJOY Vow! 911W BurREMEMBER-m 'zr You PARKWOU PAW Artwork by: Jerry Miller, Senior Studio Art major from Raccoon, KY 65

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ow many times have you found yourself driving around campus feverishly keeping both eyes open looking for a parking space of any sort. Usually, if you are lucky, you'll find one after three hours of searching. Before you realize it, you are bumper-to- bumper in a spot your car was not made to fit in. Suspiciously, you look around for an eyewitness to your act of foolishness. While you sit in your car trying to figure out how you got yourself into such a predicament, you also wonder how big the owners of the cars are to which you are bumper-to-bumper with. The problem of trying to find a parking space has been around for many years now and seems to be getting worse. According to Gary Messer, the university di- rector of safety and security, The grand total of spaces for faculty, staff, students and commuters stands at 2700. This includes parking areas such as: the gravel lot adjacent to the Rice Building, the area around Jayne Stadium, all of married housing and the Eagle Lake area. Approximately 3000 parking permits were is- sued for the fall and spring semesters to stu- dents, commuters and faculty. Therefore, 300 people were left to find or create a parking space of their own. A student caught parking in a yellow zone, fire lane, handicap space, crosswalk or another such inappropriate zone will usually find them- selves with a ticket or two when they return. The University charges $5 per ticket if paid within 14 days and $10 for an unregistered vehicle. If a car is towed, then the price is $20. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, has the same ticket price policy as our university but the University of Kentucky, Lexington, is a little different. They charge $5 per ticket and if it is not paid within four working days then the cost rises to $7. The tow charge is $25. Why not get rid of the yellow zones, every- one parks in them anyway, said Kelly Robinson, a Morehead junior. No one has come up with a solution at this time to solve the problem, but according to other Race for a universities we are not the only campus who must deal with it. Mark Josefowicz, supervisor of the University of Kentucky's parking and transportation said, We also have had a parking problem for quite some time now. Our university has approxi- mately 10,000 spaces for students and faculty. About 20,700 parking permits were issued to the entire population of the university in the fall and spring semesters. Josefowicz said he feels UK's main problem is that construction of new buildings has taken away from parking places. Recently, 400 spaces were lost due to the construction of a new foot- ball training center. We have no plans or money to create more parking spaces, said Josefowicz. The students also feel parking has become a great problem. We park out at the Common- wealth Stadium which is by the football field, said Elizabeth Moore, a sophomore Spanish ma- jor. Moore added, Too many permits were issued for the available spaces in the fall and spring. George Duncan, assistant director of public safety at Eastern Kentucky University said, We have 7000 parking spaces in and around our campus and 10,000 parking permits were issued for fall and spring. Duncan said, We have a good system here on this campus and most of our parking lots are spread out so they are convenient to all the buildings. Our university needs more parking spaces, but exactly where the land would come from to construct a lot is unknown. They should clear out more of the hill behind Nunn Hall and expand that lot, suggested Robinson. Why not build a high rise building in the Rice parking lot, another student commented. Any such construction would be extremely expensive for the University which would result in raising prices somewhere. Some students find themselves receiving let- ters from the Safety and Security office at the end of the semester telling them they owe $200 in

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The 'Folly Floater ' Lands in Morehead Story By: Karen Craigo teve Hamilton, Director of Ath- letics at MSU, had two dreams as a youngster growing up in Charleston, Indiana. One was to play basketball in Madison Square Gar- den and the other was to play baseball in Yankee Stadium. Un- like most people, young Hamil- ton made both of his dreams come true through hard work and perseverance. Baseball was Hamiltonis sec- ond sport in college. He came to MSU in 1954 from Purdue Uni- versity on a basketball scholar- ship; and during his four-year career he established some long-standing records. Under Coach Bobby Laughlin, he set the school records for most re- bounds in a game, t38l, most re- bounds in a season, t543l, and most rebounds in a four-year ca- reer, 06751 Thirty years later he can still boast of the best re- bounding average in a season, at 20.1 per game, and 0f the best career rebounding average, at 16.4 per game. Hamilton also holds a fourth-place career scor- ing total at MSU of1829 points. Hamilton played baseball un- der Coach Sonny Allen, who is still his close friend and advisor. He began pitching his sopho- more year. The young man, who was elected most popular stu- dent and student council presi- dent, probably did not realize that he would end up playing as a reliefpitcher for 11 seasons in the major leagues. In 1958 Hamilton was se- lected as the second-round draft Choice for the Lakers basketball team, whose home was then Minneapolis. He played two seasons with the Lakers, and even participated in the championship finals against the Boston Celtics. A knee injury forced Hamilton out of basketball after two years, but he could not be kept away from sports. In 1961 he was picked up by the Cleveland Indians baseball team. He joined the Washing- ton Senators in ,62 and then was traded to the New York Yankees. There he Features 66 played with such prominent sports fig- ures as Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. iiMickey Mantle was undoubtedly the greatest athlete I have ever played said Hamilton. iiHis impact on his Xvi? Kvni' HQ Ring. with, f3 teammates, the crowds and the sport ite selfwas absolutely phenomenal. Hamilton has made a great impact on sports himself. Out of eight players to play both professional baseball and bas- ketball, only Hamilton and Gene Conley have played in championships for both sports. Perhaps the thing baseball fans re- member most about Hamilton is his fa- mous Folly Floater,, pitch. He refers to this pitch as being primarily a crowd Photos By: Kevin L. Goldy pleaser and not a baseball tactic. l II wondered what would happen if Il threw the slowest pitch I possiblyl could, said Hamilton about the Floater. It was about 17 to 20 feet high and only traveled at about 1 5 miles pe hour. I guess you could com- pare it to throwing an egg! Hamilton only threw his fa mous pitch to veterans of the sport, never to rookies. Hi wife, who holds an Englis degree, came up with th. name; iiFolly,i because i looked like a mistake ano iiFloater because of the mo- tion it made while travelin through the air. Hamilton pitched in tw World Series games with th Yankees in 1963 and 1964. HI achieved both of m dreams? Hamilton reflected iiYankee Stadium was ever bit as majestic as I had pic tured it. Even now when I g back for old-timers, games i get a real thrill thinking abou how the great Babe But once played there? Hamilton found his othe , dream, Madison Square Gar den, disappointing. uI remember that th locker rooms were a mess! couldnit even keep my shoe Clean. Dribbling was eve diflicult, because the 1100 W had dead spots in itfi he said. Vlj In 1971 Hamilton wa 3 traded to the San Francisco iii Giants. During his time in th i g; National League, umpires re r t 4 fused to call the Floater . strike. He spent his final season, in 1972 with the Chicago Cubs, then retired. H had a career earned-run average of3.05 and had appeared in 421 games, in al but 1 7 as a reliefpitcher. In 1'3 he managed the Yankees far team, then sold insurance for a year. H became the Detroit Tigers, pitchin coach in ,75, then returned to Morehea to take over for retiring baseball coac Sonny Allen. Coach Allen built an excellent pro