October 18, 2010

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VOLUME 48, NUMBER 12

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October 18, 2010

Admin: Central Parking Complaints ‘Ironic’

Cameron Adkins

ASSOCIATE EDITOR cja501@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

The Central parking zone has the most available parking spots on campus during peak parking hours, according to the University’s annual parking survey. An average of 387.9 student parking spots were available during peak parking hours, which is 32 percent of the total Central parking area. Last year’s survey also showed an average of 32 percent of available student spaces in the same zone. According to Director of Facilities Management Chris Willis and Construction Process Coordinator Angela Smith, this is ironic because students complain the most about parking availability in this zone. Willis and Smith believe this is because many students are unaware of all of the parking in the Gamma lot, which is part of the Central zone, but the area is being used more heavily this year than it has in the past. The East zone has the least available parking spaces with an average of 8.3 student spaces available during peak hours, see PARKING | 3

Edward Stratton | Contributing Photographer

According to administrators who conduct USA’s annual parking survey, the Central zone has the most unoccupied parking spaces at any given time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., hours the surveyors have deemed as USA’s peak parking hours. The least available amount of parking spaces falls in the East zone this year, according to the surveyors.

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Student Group Stands for Equal Rights Alex Whalen

ASSOCIATE EDITOR alexwhalen@gmail.com

Members and supporters of USA’s chapter of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Alliance (GLBTA) gathered at last Monday’s SGA meeting for an event they called “Stand Up For Equal Rights.” The Student Government Association (SGA) heard from GLBTA President Patrick Collins, who urged the senate to support the GLBTA in an effort to amend USA’s Policy of Non-Discrimination. Currently, the policy offers protection from discrimination “on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information ….” The GLBTA wants to add sexual orientation and gender identification to this policy. Collins addressed the SGA during the student forum of the Oct. 11 meeting. In a brief speech, Collins said this change

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Police Blotter p. 2

University trustee candidate Thomas Corcoran, a USA alumnus and retired businessman, says that the University’s biggest obstacle will be meeting its financial goals (see page 3).

would protect faculty, staff, and students Dean of Students Michael Mitchell, from being terminated or removed from who was also present at the SGA meeting, an organization for these reasons. explained how the University’s employCollins also mentioned other schools ment policy works. in Alabama, such as the University of “Most University staff are at-will emAlabama and the University of Alabama ployees,” Mitchell explained. “That means at Birmingham, they can be that have made terminated these kinds of at any time don’t want to see anyone let go, either without any changes to their non-discriminagiven cause.” student or faculty, because of their sexual tion policies. Mitchell orientation or gender identification.” The speech also exwas met with plained the -Patrick Collins strong applause, flip-side of President, GLBTA both from the this policy: SGA and the these at-will 30-plus supporters at the meeting. employees could also decide to quit for any After Collins’ speech, SGA President reason without any negative ramifications. Kim Proctor told the senate this was an Mitchell acknowledged that, in theory, opportunity for them to be advocates an at-will employee could be fired for befor change. “I encourage anyone who is ing openly gay, but added that he hasn’t interested [in this effort] to be proactive,” ever heard of this happening. Proctor said.

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Arts & Entertainment p. 6

Miss De Luna Fest? Get the Highlights Inside See Arts & Entertainment., p. 6

Sports p. 10

“HIDE YO’ TRASH CANS!” Our comic artist shares some illustrated insight into the recent campus fires USAPD has determined are attempted arsons.

(See JagLife, page 15)

Houston Sets Yards Record in Victory at Lamar Read more on page 10.

Opinion p. 12

Jaguar Football Ready For Final Road Game Against UC-Davis See Sports, p. 10

Distractions p. 14

Should Children Have an Online Presence? See Opinion, p. 13


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