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Tech to change parking system beginning in Fall of 2016
OUTER CAMPUS PARKING RESIDENT OR TECH VILLAGE PARKING STUDENT INNER CAMPUS PARKING INNER CAMPUS PARKING PARKING CHANGES - The map above displays the new parking zones Tech will implement beginning in the Fall of 2016. The color-coded zones demonstrate where students and faculty can park depending on the parking permit purchased.
By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor & JASON WILLIAMS Beat Reporter
Tennessee Tech University’s parking system will change beginning in the fall of 2016. Tech’s parking will transform into a zone-parking scheme, and the price of parking permits will increase for students, faculty and staff said Claire Stinson, vice president for
planning and finance. The cost of the parking project is estimated at more than $14.2 million. The new zone-parking scheme, which will be implemented in Fall 2016, will include four different zone levels: inner campus, student inner campus, residential and outer campus parking. The fee for each zone will vary depending on the proximity to campus. Students, faculty and staff wishing to receive inner campus or residential park-
ing permit will pay $155 for a parking permit. Those wishing to park in the outer campus zone will pay $93 for a parking permit. Over the course of the next eight years, an additional $15 will be added to inner and residential parking, and a $9 fee will be added to outer campus parking permits. Students, faculty and staff will pay the same fees depending on the location of parking. “Everyone who parks pays,” said Stinson.
Currently, students pay $20 per semester to park on campus, while faculty and administrative staff pay $50 a year. The parking fee has been included in the campus access fee in the past. Once the new parking scheme is implemented, students will see an additional parking fee on their accounts apart from the campus access fee. Faculty and staff will have priority choice when choosing a parking permit in the fall of 2016. The University is in the process
of choosing the order of priority for students. Elijah Fetzer, an environmental and sustainability studies major acknowledges the negative attitudes students might have to this change. “It only affects the driving population in the long run,” said Fetzer. “Only affecting the driving population now seems a little bad since the current driving population likely won’t get to use the lots built with this money.”
After the spring of 2023, parking fees are proposed to remain the same. Other universities such as Middle Tennessee State University and Eastern Tennessee State University have comparable parking permit prices to the new Tech parking fees. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, parking permits range from $136 to $321. See “Parking” >> Page 2
Adams addresses concerns at SGA By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor & JACIE BOWMAN Beat Reporter
S.O.L.O. concert tickets to be distributed By KIM BIGGS Managing Editor The Student Government Association will distribute tickets for the S.O.L.O. concert Tuesday, March 22 at 10 a.m. in the SGA office on the first floor of the Roaden University Center. Ticket distribution will continue until Wednesday, March 30 or until tickets are sold out. Two tickets will be distributed to fulltime students with a valid TTU eagle card. SGA president, Bobby Adams said SGA has about 7,000 tickets to give to Tech students. The opening act for the S.O.L.O. concert has not been announced. The S.O.L.O. concert will take place Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. in the Hooper Read More Online
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Eblen Center. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the first 200 students in line will receive floor access wristbands for free. Seats will not be provided for students with floor access. People attending the show must be a Tech student or over the age of 18 years old. Everyone attending the concert will be required to show a valid, state-issued identification at the entry doors of the Hooper Eblen Center. Without a valid ID, admittance to the S.O.L.O. concert will be denied. Adams is hopeful Chase Rice will entertain Tech’s audience. “Country is definitely one of my favorite genres, and Chase Rice has a good reputation for putting on a great show,” said Adams. All seating in the Hooper Eblen Center is based on a first come, first served basis.
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Tuesday, March 15 the Student Government Association met at 9:15 p.m. in Johnson Hall. After the University Committee report, Bobby Adams responded to concerns regarding his position as a graduate assistant for SGA during his president address. “I do not have time for drama. However, I do have time for your concerns. Some people have concerns about overlapping of authority on that. The graduate assistant is the administrative role outside of the student organization,” said Adams. “It allows me to focus more of my time on SGA than splitting it between GA and SGA.” Adams has filled this position since the beginning of the spring 2016 semester. Marc Burnett, vice president of student affairs, appointed Adams to the graduate position after Adams applied in the fall of 2015 for the graduate assistant position. The GA position was vacant during the fall 2015 semester.
The graduate assistant position for SGA serves solely as an administrative position, and the position does not have a defined role in the SGA constitution. During the president address, Adams also addressed another issue brought to his attention. Earlier in the spring 2016 semester, Adams unconstitutionally appointed two senators, Victoria Cass and Zach Crannigan, to the SGA senate. According to the SGA constitution, when a vacancy occurs, a committee shall be formed to appoint a replacement in the open position. During the meeting, the SGA voted to appoint Cass and Crannigan to the Senate. The vote passed with one SGA senator abstaining from the vote. “It was my mistake,” said Adams. “If you notice a problem, please bring it to our attention. Because if it is not brought to our attention, we can’t fix it.” Four S.O.L.O. applications were passed during the SGA meeting. “I Heart Tech Week,” Engineers Without Borders, ASCE and the E-Club presented S.O.L.O. applications for funding during the meeting. See “SGA” >> Page 2
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