University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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l-eft: On a typical day. the parking lot across from the student center was packed with commuter and staff cars. Many students who arrived at the campus after 8 a.m. found themselves circling this lot and many others while trying to find a place to park. Below: Every lot on I he campus was affected by packed and overcrowded areas. Many students risked getting tickets by parking in restricted areas in order to get to class on time. Insert: Too many cars and fewer parking space were an extra problem on football weekends. Many lots were blocked off to keep unauthorized people from trying to use them to park in. Track Gratum Trade Graham

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Fair-ly Difficult Parking 8 Uclow I hi» p.tilauy loi on Ncvlaml Avenue w.i Ucmolivtuxl and Kunder onMfue«ionasihcFunlaml Antuvemem Park lot che Vorl»r I air, C'oinmuierN U 'i K W vpaecv to park due io the lea'in ol cheloi and mav never jcci die area haek Invert: The lo: aeu Ironi Sc viand Stadium wav packed each weekday with xudents and staff member', And on iootball weekend' wilh loyal Ians. Mudeni' will have lo fifhi harder tor a place next tall av iIk lo'i over 'XK place' io park due lo the I air. • A sigh escaped from the student as he rounded the corner of ihe parking lot for the fifth time. He felt like a hunter stalking his prey as he waited for a car to leave the lot and a vacant space. The student was one of many who went through the ritual of circling parking lots daily in hopes of finding a space within reasonable walking distance of his classes. Some were suc- cessful if they had early morning classes, but for those who had the luxury of sleeping in un- til afternoon classes, the parking situation was often bleak. Just when students thought things could not get worse — they did. The World’s Fair came to Knoxville and commuters lost over 350 parking places behind Neyland Stadium to the Fair’s Funland Amusement Park. Then the University rented the parking lot on Neyland Drive behind Andy Holt Towers to the Fair during the summer and during the fall on weekdays after 3 p.m. and on weekends. Overall, commuters had a net loss of 960 park- ing places to the World’s Fair. Originally, the area behind the Stadium, where the Funland was. would be returned to a parking area. However, the much needed and controversial sports arena was suggested for the area. Even if the area was returned to a parking lot. it would not be available for stu- dent parking until the winter quarter of 1983. Commuters only had approximately 2200 parking places on the campus to begin with and the largest lot was the one being rented on Neyland Drive”, Lake Loudon Boulevard and Stadium Drive. Students also worried about the impact of a football weekend in the fall along with the Fair and the reduced parking places. The Student Government Association con- ducted a study on the commuter parking pro- blem during fall quarter. Commuter senators were especially concerned with the problem. One concern that surfaced from the study was that Fair visitors would take over lots other than those rented specifically to the l air. The administration took action and decided to hire extra security people to guard the other parking lots on campus from unauthorized vehicles. The administration said they did not think that the rental of the lot behind Andy Holt Towers would be a big problem as it was for only two months in the fall quarter. They planned to take money from the rented lots and distribute it to the various colleges on campus to be used as scholarship funds. These actions helped insure the remaining parking places for students, but the problem of overcrowded lots was not solved. For most students, it was aggravating to get to the cam- pus 30 minutes before their class began only to be 30 minutes late because they could not find a place to park their car.

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A Stirring Of Celebration During South Carriers Halloween parry. Jody Sadek. a senior in engineering and a resident assis- tant. finally go: her apple after scseral dunks, along »ith a little extra water. However. Petra Mead, a junior in engineering and also an RA did not have the same luck chomping into his apple. The lines may not have been this long at home, but the turkey and trim- mings in Morrill Hall's cafeteria were well worth the lines for those students who stayed on campus during the Thanksgiving Holidays Above: Not all love waited until the spring to blossom. Valentine's Day brought many loving looks such as the one exchanged between Cheryl Renshaw. a sophomore in accounting and Allan Beaver, a sophomore in jour- nalism in the Presidential Courtyard. Insert: The sweet smell of flowers filled the air on Feb. 14 as many sweethearts said I lose you with a red rose — bringing couples and springtime a little closer. 10 Opening