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Show CtmoNiclE FskiAy, January Pacje Two 22, 1935 U. $Judeintfsr of Climax U. parking suggestion in 1970 came activism leaves frosh on outside rallies were common By Ellen Garff Chronicle staff writer A suggestion requiring incoming freshman to park on the outskirts of campus may become an issue again at the University of Utah. The Parking System and Public Transportation Advisory Committee asked ASUU to consider implementing an alternative parking plan last winter and may do so again this year. The plan proposes that incoming freshman park on the outskirts of campus, allowing upperclass students to fill lots close to the inner campus. However, parking committee members are skeptical of the plan's implications, although they will study the issue again. Under the proposal, parking would be restricted to students who have earned more than 45 credit hours. Freshmen would be unable to park in "U" lots and would be required to park in "E" lots or on the outskirts of campus. Due to the negative response from ASUU last spring, however, the committee ended discussion about the merit-typ- e parking. Then in November, the committee opted to address the issue again and a new subcommittee was formed to study the pros and cons of implementing the idea. Although the subcommittee has not yet studied the merit-typ- e system in depth, committee members have spoken openly about the plan's plausibility. Gene Blackwelder, director of Auxiliary Services, said he has concerns about implementing such a system because the U. has not reached an "oversaturation" point. "Currently the U. does not have a problem with oversaturation of parking," he said. "There is adequate parking on campus and it really isn't too much of a concern right now." He said, however, that when the U. reaches a point where there is no parking, it will have to look at other alternatives. U. student and committee member Clay Christensen said he opposes the plan because making freshmen park outside the campus won't automatically free inside parking spaces. Committee member Dan Adams pointed out that the U. needs to provide services to all students and not require those who are younger to get the bad end of the deal. John Wright, director of parking services, said the issue is not a matter of finding a place to park, it's a matter of how far students have to walk to get to class. radio from page one Crocker said he can understand Gabler's firing him to smooth things over with the Union managers. But he doesn't think Gabler should have used the Federal Communications Commission as an excuse. Gabler told the Chronicle Wednesday that profanity is a direct violation of FCC regulations, and he doesn't consider it an acceptable form of communication. "We don't follow FCC regulations. No one in the station even has an FCC license. We don't need them because we're not a real radio station," Crocker said. O THE TOP 10 ACTS TUTtisfED DOWN FOR TGIF Bombings, By Darren Tucker Chronicle staff writer The spirit of the Civil Rights Movement was alive and thriving on the University of Utah campus in the '60s and the early '70s. Much like other students across the nation, U. students became involved with issues such as civil rights, clean air and Vietnam. Capt. Dan Waters (then lieutenant) of the U. police remembers the time well. He said protest activities reached a peak the first week of May 1970. During that week, the normally quiet campus erupted with bombings, rallies and protests, sparked by events such as the Kent State killings and the growing U.S. involvement in Asia. Early that May week, the National Guard Armory on Guardsman Way was bombed. The entire front of the building was destroyed, Waters said. Shrapnel was driven of metal filing cabinets through seven rows 1 inside. On May 5, a group of U. students, street people and high school students stormed the offices of the Chronicle, intending to take over the publication of the paper that day. They felt the paper wasn't properly representing their views. The attempt to take over the Chronicle offices failed when Waters and other police officers talked the group out of it with bullhorns. "They were ready to storm in and destroy the place," Waters said. Also on May 5, someone threw a homemade fire bomb through a window of the ROTC offices on campus. No one was hurt, and only about $200 damage was done. On May 6, activists held a rally on the Union lawn where more than 3,000 students heard speeches encouraging them to unite against the system. The same day, students picketed classrooms and held small rallies all over campus. President James Fletcher was given a list of five demands from the students that evening. These included no restrictions on speakers, literature or meetings and no state 10. An annoying mime, a dull kitchen knife, and a man with short temper (draw you own conclusion). 9. KUTV's Rod Decker and Mark Eubank performing selected dramatic scenes from the stage play "La Cage police or firearms on campus. The students threatened to stage a sit-i- n at the Park Building if their demands weren't met. Fletcher refused the students' demands, and the next day 1,800 students and residents of Salt Lake City marched on the Park Building. A group of 400 to 500 people participated in the sit-i- n, which was held in the foyer on the building's second floor. The group sang, chanted and heard speeches. President Fletcher appeared and made a short statement, and then Capt. Elroy Jones of the campus police asked the demonstrators to leave. Most of them did, but about 85 remained and were arrested for disrupting business. Capt. Waters said the arrests went very smoothly and took about four to five hours. "They all cooperated very well and didn't give us any problems," he said. Waters said all in the group were given plenty of opportunities to leave. He said the main concerns of the police at that time were to give the students protection and not to violate their rights. But he said the students were breaking the law. "If something like this happened on campus today, we would probably respond in the same way," Waters said. On May 11, the last major event of the week occurred. At about 12:35 p.m., during a rally being held in front of the Union, The Intercultural Center caught fire. It burned to the ground. "It was right in the middle of a big rally," Waters said, "The whole building just went up in smoke." Police concluded the fire was caused by arson, but the investigators never found out who did it or why. , t Waters said most of the students on campus didn't approve of the violence that "was going on, and the fire was the straw that finally broke the protesters' backs. "The students at that time were good, honest people fighting for a cause," Waters said. "Most of them wanted no part of the violence that happened during the first week of May." a Aux Folles." ; Newsbreak selects new anchors : 8. A philosphy major named Joshua who plays a flute with no holes . . .or is it? Newsbreak, the University of Utah's campus news program, has chosen Kent Rupe and Deanie Wimmer to be the anchors for winter quarter. Both are majoring in broadcast journalism. Rupe is a senior at the U. and will graduate after winter quarter. He has filled internships with KUTV andhas reported for KUER. 7. Elvis Presley's ghost (a new, slimmed-dow- n version.) 6. A coed who graduated from BYU without a marriage proposal. 5. Some trashy looking blonde chic named something like that (ok, so we blew it.) 4. Two nude fat guys who rub lard on squeeze under pay toilet stalls. Madonna-o- r Debate team fares well in tourney their bodies and. The University of Utah debate team recently competed at the West Georgia Invitational Tournament. The debate team of Brooks Amiot and Todd Gabler compiled a record of six wins and two losses in the preliminary rounds. Their six victories included wins over teams from Dartmouth, Emory, Baylor, West Georgia and North Carolina universities. Gabler and Amiot were seeded eighth in the elimination rounds and eventually lost to Kentucky's top team in the octofinal round circus geek with 12 toes, 3 thumbs, and an American Express gold card. 2. The Gary Hart "How to meet boadacious chics" 3. A seminar. 1. Full contact celebrity wrestling featuring: Chase "The Crusher" Peterson vs. Norm "Capitol Hillbilly" Bangerter. This week ASUU presents AZURE noon union deli Wimmer is a junior minor ing in French and is a native of Salt Lake City. She is a feature writer for the Chronicle, and has worked in the past for KUER. Newsbreak is shown seven minutes before each class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Programs began airing Jan. 20 and will run through March. in a 2-- 1 "This decision. new pairing and the team did well extremely considering the difficult competition. I'm very pleased with their is a showing," Duane Fish, director of forensics, said. The U. debate and forensics squad is hosting the 1988 Great Salt Lake Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament on campus Jan. 23-2- 5. Seventy schools from 27 states well be in attendance, making it one of the largest tournaments in the country. Group to protest Israeli repression A asuu a protest calling for the end of Israeli repression of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is planned for today at 3:30 p.m., in front to the Federal Building, 125 S. State. The protest, is being sponsored by the Islamic Association for Palestine. During the past six weeks Isrealis have killed over 75 Palestinians and have wounded hundreds more. Besides the protest in Salt Lake City, the Islamic Association for Palestine is holding public rallies in Washington D.C., New York, Detroit, Pheonix, Tuscon and New Orleans. |
