Ω OMEGA
NEW ISSUE EVERY WEDNESDAY · WWW.TRUOMEGA.CA · @TRU_OMEGA · FB.ME/TRUOMEGA
A B Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω
THE
T H O M P S O N R I V E R S U N I V E R S I T Y ' S I N D E P E N D E N T S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R
VOLUME 27 · ISSUE 07 · OCTOBER 18, 2017
PAGE
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
2
PAGE
3
PAGE
5
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ A LOOK AT TRU'S TOP EARNERS
STUDENT REFUGEE BEGINS HIS STUDIES
FRESH HORSES ON STAGE
TRU addresses "myths" around parking, construction timeline Jennifer Will NEWS EDITOR Ω Parking on campus has become a hot button issue as some more popular and convenient lots close due to construction and others become controlled by TRU’s new and underused permitting system. On Oct. 12, TRU hosted a parking update and Information session in response to staff and students’ negative reactions to this year’s parking changes.
The packed event saw many upset staff, faculty and students attend. Glenn Read, TRU’s director of ancillary services, said there are myths and misconceptions around the campus’ parking problems. One thing that Read called a myth is that that all parking fees increased. “Fifty-six per cent of our parking stalls are in our economy lot, Lot N, and in general lots which are scattered around campus. So, the majority of spaces that there are, haven’t had a price change,” Read said.
Read also said that it’s a myth that construction created the parking problem. He said that Lots E and A2 are out of commission, with a loss of 260 stalls. However, with the loss of these two lots, Lot N, which has been notorious for being mostly empty in past years, has picked up the slack. “Construction didn’t create a parking problem. It has just sort of moved parking around campus,” Read said.
See STAFF AND STUDENTS BOTH Page 4
TRU claims construction didn't create a parking problem. Lot N has been bearing the brunt of changes and closures on campus, with the lot regularly full — and previously rarely full. (Juan Cabrejo/Ω)