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Friday, August 24, 2001

Policy changes for parking on campus
By Jill Sutton
staff reporter

Minor changes have been made to campus parking this year that will primarily affect incoming freshmen.

TCU Police Chief Steve McGee said freshmen can no longer park on Main Campus during the weekends.

“This should make it much easier to park on the main campus for other students and visitors,” he said.

McGee said a bus shelter will be added to the freshman parking lot near Ranch Management Building. The shelter, located in the center of the parking lot, should be completed within the next few weeks.

Ashley Browning, a freshman pre-major, says she would feel more comfortable with access to a shelter and emergency phone.

“I don’t like having to park all the way out at Ranch Management, but an emergency phone would at least make me feel more comfortable when I had to park and walk in after dark,” she said.

Students with Worth Hills parking permits are asked to use the shuttle since they are living on campus. On the east side of campus, there will be no parking for Worth Hills permits from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Clark Gossett, a sophomore pre-major and Worth Hills resident, said he does not mind taking the shuttle to class.

“I like taking the shuttle,” Gossett said. “It makes it easier for us because we don’t have to battle for a parking spot on campus.”

South Drive is closed during the Rickel Building renovations, but McGee said this should not affect parking for students or faculty.

“There were not many parking spaces on South Drive anyway,” McGee said. “Most of the parking was used for maintenance.”

The parking lot behind the Moudy Building now has an increased number of faculty spaces, which leaves a limited number of spaces for student parking. Faculty members now have 50 parking spots. Student parking was downsized to 26 spots.

The brochure handed out with parking permits should be consulted for all student parking questions and parking regulation information, McGee added.

Jill Sutton
j.m.sutton@student.tcu.edu

   

 

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