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Springhillian March 30, 2017

Volume 104 Issue 4 ∙ Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

HAZARDOUS PARKING BECOMING A PROBLEM Camryn Nethken | Reporter Public safety is being more cautious about students parking in illegal zones due to emergency issues during the current academic school year. Spring Hill College students are notorious for parking in illegal spots such as handicap and fire lanes. This has become an issue for the emergency vehicles coming to aid those in need. There are fire zones in front of every building and around 15 handicap parking lanes on campus. Public safety officers have been taking precautions to clear these zones in problem areas, such as Walsh Hall and New Hall. According to Public Safety’s Administrative Assistant, Donna McSweeney, 660 students have

purchased a regular parking permit for the 2016-2017 academic school year. School-issued handicap permits are issued through Spring Hill’s Wellness Center. “If they are in handicap and they don’t have a handicap tag, whether it be from the state or one the school has issued them, we do give them a ticket,” said McSweeney. Multiple students understand that the illegal parking has been a problem to others. Sophomore Hannah Martin says, “I see student parking illegally daily. One thing I have noticed has been students parking in the area between two handicapped places causing parking to be very cramped.” The main problem area that public safety has

Students have been parking illegally in fire lanes and handicap parking spaces all year. | Photo: Camyrn Nethken focused in on is the handicap and fire lanes around Walsh Hall. These are marked with blue lanes signaling a handicap zone. McSweeney says that “our [handicap] signs get stolen all the time, and we haven’t been able to keep up with it. So then the students will say ‘well it’s not

marked handicap.’” Throughout the current year, students have received multiple notices from public safety about parking in the fire lanes. However, it continues to be a reoccurring theme. McSweeney explained that there are fire lanes in front of every

building on campus because that area needs to be clear in case of an emergency. These designated red lanes are reserved for any ambulances or police officers that are trying to help Spring Hill students.

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DELTA CHI PIE IN THE FACE FUNDRAISER

Spring Hill College’s Delta Chi fraternity hosted a fundraising event called “I Pie Delta Chi’ last Thursday benefitting the Jimmy V Foundation. For $1 per pie, students had the opportunity to pie their favorite Delta Chi Associate members with shaving cream.


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