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Show Day-to-day account of the vollyball team's road trip Confessions of a formerly illegal immigrant SPORTS B3 Local photographer captures a creche - a - day THE V MAGAZINE ITU EV I EW" - THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE Parking Overlooking addiction at UVU Anyone you pass at UVU could have an addiction to something. Parking Services questions are finally answered BY YVETTE CRUZ News Writer It's either happened to everyone or everyone knows someone it has happened to. Unless a student has a class at seven or eight in the morning, parking is a struggle at UVU. Students sometimes are left with no choice but to park where they shouldn't. "It's a mad dash to get a spot," said Alex Rivera, sophomore. There are over 30,000 students enrolled at UVU and as of spring 2010 only 7660 parking stalls. 5,291 are for students and 1,458 are for employees leaving 911 stalls for visitors, motorcycles, disability/handicap and meters. While there are many students who take other measures to get to school such as the bus or carpool, there aren't really enough parking spaces for all students and faculty. "That's not good enough," said Zach Riddle, senior. UVU is aware of the problem many students face in finding a spot. This year, an effort has been made to address the problem. A new parking lot has been developed at the Hal Wing Track adding 450 parking stalls. "I think they should make a multi-level lot," said Cheryl Karr, instructor in the Communications Department. For the Fall 2010-Summer 2011 school year, 30,651 parking permits of all kinds were sold totaling $936, 549. In addition to that 26,036 parking citations were issued including warnings-2,999 which were unpaid—totaling $244,734. Over $60,000 of that amount accounts for warnings and appeals. Still, there was $96,185.50 in unpaid citations. According to Systems Manager Jim Innes, parking services is completely self-funded. The money they get from permits and citations goes towards maintenance of the lots and shuttle services. Parking services doesn't take anything out of student fees. When a student feels they were given an underserved parking citation, there are ways they can fight it. Students can request an appeal online or in person with Tina Medina at Parking Services. 4kd BY NATHAN EVANS Asst. News Editor * name changed due to sensitive topic While some weaknesses and diseases are easy to spot, one group of Achilles' heels is being overlooked more and more: addiction. Amelia Jergens* was shocked when she found out her boyfriend of two years had been hiding his smoking addiction from her. Once she found out, he continued to smoke, despite being diagnosed with a rare form of "IR T boot -Amelia Jergens cancer. He was also addicted to pornography and video games, often spending up to 12 hours a day on them. "He missed cancer treatment appointments for these things," said the UVU sophomore. With Addiction A6 AM. ■•• Students around the world face all kind of addictions. GILBERT CISNEROS/UVU REVIEW Kappa Sigma becomes the first fraternity on campus Kelly Cannon/UVU Review Andrew Collett, Nefi Acosta, Chris Woods, John Lorz and Rhett Dailey were the original founding brothers of the fraternity on UVU campus. I t was an important day for UVU history. On Nov. 20, the Kappa Sigma colony received its charter from the Kappa Sigma International Fraternity, changing the organization's status from a colony to an official collegiate chapter and being the first fraternity on campus. But for the small group of exemplary men, the day meant the culmination of over a year's worth of planning, patience and determination. READ MORE ABOUT THIS ARTICLE BY KELLY CANNON ON B5 Faculty scholarhsips created for students Living in the Cone Zone Square Feet per Full Time Equivalent (student) by Uah System of Higher Education (USHE) BY JEFF JACOBSEN Online Content Manager 140 UVU is bursting at the seams with a growing student population, earning it the lowest squarefeet-per-student ratio in the state. "We've got all these students, but we just don't have enough space for them," said Director of Facilities Planning Jim Michaelis. Michaelis explained that continual efforts are being made to reduce the stress this puts on the facilities. While students take a break for the holidays in be- Cone A4 1/ 130 120 110 100 90 80 10 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 U oth USU WS U SUU SNOW DSC UVU SLCC The scholarship these students have received is in place to help non traditional students in their times of financial need. Of the 44 students who applied this year for 4 PACE, eight fit the criteria; and of the eight, two were chosen and awarded money. him Ray Amy Baird, the new PACE BY TIFFANY THATCHER scholarship and service comAsst. News Editor mittee chair, helps to make this decision. Two students have come Baird said the fund was back to school to finish Pace A4 what was started years ago. Awesome HP Laptop $549 V i Holiday Special! Ask us about our great dealsion tablets 593 South State Street Orem, UT. 84097 sales@compute 801-765-0721 monday - friday 9:00 - 6: 0:00 - 2:00 like us on facebook COMPUTER LANE Salon 4. Service • support |