OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion

OUR VIEWS Consensus Opinion

ATLANTA
November 13, 1998

Parking Forever

Despite the recent uproar over parking problems, the Parking Office has taken little apparent action to correct its own deficiencies. In light of this surprising inactivity, the Technique Editorial Board thought it appropriate to provide a clear, informative laundry list of parking critiques. To maintain a sense of fair play and journalistic objectivism, we have supplied both "good" and "bad" aspects of the current parking situation.

GOOD
New parking signs
Efficient towing
Terry Sichta: Someone else to oversee parking
John Nolte's hairdo

BAD
Those orange "violation" stickers
Overly-efficient towing
Increasing permit prices (every year)
Poor customer service in parking office
Nine-hour long lines
No parking spots left past 9:00 a.m. in most lots
Overly-enthusiastic ticket distributors
No lot gates yet
No parking meters yet
Administrative incompetence
Poor customer service in parking office
A-19 lot
Wrong-zone ticket prices
Poor customer service in parking office
Archaic registration process
Um, customer service?
John Nolte's ties

Good-bye, Leanna

Leanna Piver died last Saturday, November 7, following her early morning car wreck. Leanna was driving southbound on I-85 at the merge of Ga. 400 when she swerved and ran into the back of a U-Haul truck. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Alexander Tharpe Foundation for the Leanna Piver Scholarship Fund. Please contact Mindy Hyde at 404-894-5414 for donation information. Our best wishes are with Leanna's family and friends.

Consensus editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Technique, but not necessarily the opinions of individual editors.

Copyright © 1998 by Gregory S. Scherrer, Editor and by the Student Publications Board

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