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Changes in parking lead to 834 warnings BY LIS STEWART staff writer
Parking changed from unlim-� ited restrictions to a three-�hour time limit on 800 East from 700 North to 1400 North — with the exception of parking meters — as of September to help with traffic congestion during the day, Lt. Jeff Simmons of the Logan City Police said. The street below Old Main, 700 East, was restricted to three
hours from 400 North to 600 North. “Honestly it’s about as good as we can get for what we have,� Simmons said. “Truly we just don’t have enough streets for all the people we have flowing into Logan every day.� Students and university fac-� ulty who used to park on streets around USU all day can no longer keep their cars in the same place, Simmons said. The options left
for those who drive to campus are to either move their cars before the time limit is up or purchase a parking permit, he said. A statement from James Nye, director of Parking and Transportation Services at USU, said the parking regulations were made to provide more parking opportunities for students. “These stalls were always uti-� lized by people who arrive early and stayed all day,� Nye said.
“With the three-�hour parking restrictions there is greater turn-� over, resulting in more parking availability for students.� Nye said parking permit sales so far are about the same as last year. The parking office sold 3,938 Blue and Yellow permits in 2011, and 3,930 were sold as of Oct. 3, Nye said. Flyers were posted in the areas where changes were being made when school started, and signs
went up after Labor Day. Each sign designates the parking within 100 feet in each direc-� tion. Simmons said the parking officers employed by the police department issued warnings at first in new areas, but now they are ticketing. Logan Parking Enforcement issued 834 warn-� ings and tickets around the city in September, according to
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Campuses across the state tune into ribbon cutting BY TMERA BRADLEY
staff writer Governor Gary Herbert visited the USU campus Wednesday after-� noon for the dedication of the new Distance Education Building. After a question and answer session with students, Herbert, USU President Stan Albrecht and other officials cut the virtual ribbon on the new build-� ing at 4 p.m. The ceremony was broadcasted to various distance campuses across the state. “Utah State is just one of the real jewels of our higher education sys-� tem,� Herbert said. Though the 40,000 square foot building only has 12 classrooms, broadcasts will be sent to 250 additional locations throughout the state. The building will deliver courses to more than 12,000 dis-� tance education students. “This building increases the capacity on the Logan campus to be able to broadcast more,� said Robert Wagner, associate vice provost. He said 350 courses are being broad-� casted each week this semester. Wagner said experiments are also being made with greater interactive technology, allowing students in distance education classrooms to be more connected to the main cam-� pus. The building is designated as a Cisco beta site, meaning distance students will be able to interact with the teachers through a system called Internet Video Conferencing (IVC.) Wagner said the new technol-� ogy doesn’t affect student fees, and the tuition for students to attend a broadcast course form the new building is the same as if they were to take a traditional class. “The reason we do this is so that students can experience the classroom and interact with their instructors,� said Ronda Menlove, senior vice-�provost. “I would dare say there is no
GOVERNER GARY HERBERT speaks to Angie Thomas, a student from the USU Delta campus, at the ribbon cutting of the new distance education building Wednesday afternoon. JESSICA FIFE photo
other building in the United States that’s as technology-�rich as this building,� she said. Menlove said it is a truly an inno-� vative building. “A gem, a true gem,� she said. “I hope you’ll have the opportunity to see it and experience it. Can you imagine the electricity that flows out of this building at night? And I’m told that it glows.� Angie Thompson, a distance education student and accounting major from Delta, said she was a single mom with three small chil-� dren when she began her studies at USU.
“When I found out that Utah State offered degrees that I could earn entirely through the regional campus, I was so excited because at that moment I knew that my dreams could become a reality,� Thompson said. “USU Delta and the distance education program has been the bridge to me accomplish-� ing my goals.� Thompson said the courses are flexible, and she only had classes once a week. It fit well with her schedule and her financial situa-� tion. Thompson doesn’t regret hav-�
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SENIOR VICE-PROVOST Rhonda Menlove speaks at the opening of the new distance education building. JESSICA FIFE photo
Vandalism puts damper on street painting BY KATRIEL WILKES staff writer
A PAINTED HANDPRINT is one of many spots where paint was left after street painting Monday DELAYNE LOCKE photo
USU administration and ASUSU leadership are ques-� tioning whether street painting, a more than 20-�year-�old Homecoming tradition, will continue next year after stu-� dent groups who left paint handprints on buildings, light-� posts and sidewalks around campus last week have failed to come forward. Despite careful precautions, Student Traditions and Activities Board Traditions director Sloan Bailey said handprints and paint splatters were found at several sites around Aggie Bull-�evard. These sites included areas near the Big Blue Parking Terrace, Veterinary Sciences Building, and a pole near the HPER building. Bailey said she formed a group of volunteers to clean the vandalized areas. While the group was able to remove some of the paint, there are still hand prints and paint splatters on light posts and side-� walks. She said she has avoided calling USU Facilities thus far, but will consider it if the volunteers cannot remove the damages. Bailey said the rules were tightened this year because of vandalism issue last year. Precautions included each of the clubs signing a contract that required they use water-�based paint. The contract also said a $150 fine would be issued for any group that got paint on the areas other than the street.
“We did lots of different extreme things,� Bailey said. She said no one is sure who the perpetrators are, so no actions have been taken. “We know the general area, but we don’t know exactly who was responsible,� Bailey said. A notice has been sent to the participating clubs, asking the group responsible for vandalism to step forward. It will be reported to the campus police, Bailey said. There were numerous volunteers watching the street painting, she said. ASUSU had one for every five or six clubs. The clubs’ advisors were also asked to be present during the painting. She said next year there may have to be even more — a volunteer for each club that participates. Chaise Warr, ASUSU programming vice president, said they have to get permission from Facilities to hold the event every year. Because some students were irresponsible, it could potentially ruin the event for everybody in the future, he said. “It’s so frustrating,� Warr said. “We worked so hard to prevent vandalism from happening this year.� Because of problems last year, Bailey said she had to work with Student Services and Facilities to make this year’s event as problem-�free as possible. “It took lots convincing,� she said. “I had to be ready to compromise.� See STREET, Page 2