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Show Km&r.Kxiwim do things wrong or that the violator told them the ticket was not deserved, 'and my child never Kes,'" Appeals pte 1 from blame Parking Services, and the appeals officers must play a role, keeping the guests Gram being angry at the department for not warning them where not to pa- ; ; " Hearing Officer Janice Eliasen said one visitor who got a ticket asked why visitors should have to pay park? ing meters, given that a nearby sign said "visitor parking." According to Bills, the parents and even grandparents of violators will call Parking Services and reprimand whoever answers the phone. They tell the employee or appeals officer that, for one reason or another, their son or daughter does not deserve a public-relatio- . ns ticket "Sometimes the parents handle it worse than the one who got the ticketthey tell us that their kid doesn't ' BiSs said. - Once a man came in to appeal a ticket that he felt he didn't deserve because he had been abducted by a spaceship and was not returned by the aliens in time to put more money in the meter, Bills said. ' "The fellow was dead serious, so I told him to see if the aliens might not pay the ticket for him," he said. Sometimes people teO him very ' personal, embarrassing things to get out of paying a ticket. private, Bills said. "It's amazing how some people will forego their dignity for a $10 ticket," he said. "I have heard of every illness, affliction, disease and malady conceivable from people who believed they shouldn't pay the ticket." Bills said one person tried to show him a sack containing some s unknown bioharairlnm gibsranrr or piece of removed anatomy, in order to make a case for' needing to park illegally at U. Health Sciences. - Others have shown him scars and deformations or demonstrated some form of malfunction in hopes of gaining his sympathies, he said. ' "I would much sooner pay a $10 ticket than go to some of the extremes that I've seen; however, they are rare," he said. Some people admit the violation and only ask for leniency or time to pay the fine due to financial circumstances, Bills said. "It's very refreshing to hear honest and sincere requests like that" With so many appeals on a daily basis, Bills said it would seem like there must be a lot of tickets being written. Some time ago, a survey asked U. personnel and students how many, parking enforcers they thought there were. , Most of the people surveyed . believed there were between 200 and 300 parking enforcers, according to Bills. Actually, there are only 10 to nd between the U. campus, die U. Health Sciences area and University Village, they have a lot of ground to cover, he said. The public mispcrception may arise from the high turnover rate for parking spots, Bills said. Since many different cars may occupy the same space within one day, there can be many tor just one small area. Bills said one reason there arc so many appeals is that k's easy to da Some people have even thought they could get their fines dismissed simply by coming in. "Sometimes k's obvious they don't ., have a case they just came in to give Events 15-a- EXHIBITS Arts of Utah is proud to "Beyond Reslty," sat alsk of oi paatmgi byJuJacobsen, through June 14 at Arts of Utah Gallery, 2107 vio-latio- ns ir,gavcrneatkketancrSsatthere. Call tion. , ' Othedral of die Madeleine ; restoration. PERFORMANCES The U.'s Modem Dance . . - . Final Hgfend Drive. Selections from the Decorative Arts CoDectioas of the Utah Museum of Fme Arts are on display at the Museum of Fme Arts through Sept 21. Also on display through Sept 21 are photographs by Jim Frankoski of the Finally they said they wanted the tick- was." SL for more informa- 467-747-7 " et excused and they hadn't even looked at it to see what the violation nt pse-se- tam Question The Collect Call - Student Concert will be presented in Studio 240 of the Alice Sheets ; Marriott Center for Dance, Thursday and Friday at 730 pjn. This concert is solely produced and run by students-rangi- ng from freshman to gradu--" ate students, not all of them dance majors. The musical selections range from opera to rap and everything in between. Tickets arc $2 general admission at the door. FORUMS Toby D. Main, a U. graduate student in chemistry, will present a chemistry department seminar TODAY 4 pan- - in HEB 2006. Dr. Curtiss will host Women's ; Resource . The Center Power ; . Lunch for - Tuesday, held from noon to 1 p.m. in Union 293, will be "Chicana Thought in the Issues of Race, Qass and Gender," given by Theresa A.; Martinez, an associate professor in the department of sociology. of . The Hinckley Institute Politics presents "Americ- a. Democracy or Oligarchy?" a journalist and former , KSL vice president of public affairs, will give the- address ' Tuesday at 11 a m. bOSH 255. H Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, is house open having S: an in from 255 OSH Wxmesday 1130 am. to 1 pjn. rood and .drinks will be served. Any wishing to join the society is strongly encouraged to attend; v however,. aD students arc welcome." For more information please call Howard at . What's the only number to use for all your collect calls that could instantly nin ycu cool stuff (li&e classy Ray-Ba-n' sunglasses and Oxy:--n states) in-li- ne ercry tour, ercry day? : Life-Cycle- - . Wes-Bowe- - a) ccpc stu-de- nt b) n:pe - c) nepe 581-624- or Seamus at 6 322-197- 4. Eta Sigma Phi, the classical honors society, is proud to announce "Using the Past: The Macedonian Question, a lecture presented by Professor Eugene N. Bora, a distinguished expert on the classical and contempo- "" d) 1 800 ff' V r CALL ATT - e) go bad ens rary setting of Macedonia. The lecture will be hdd Thursday at 730 p.m. in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Auditorium. Admission is free. Call Tun Soran at 463)794 for more information.'.''VjN f , V- Institute Politics of Hinckley presents "NATO Enlargement ' and the Madrid Summit in July" a discussion wkhLt Col. Jerome ' W. Church, United King Army Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and CoL John Watson, U.S. Marine Corps Allied Command ' Atlantic, Thursday at 11 a m in OSH 255. 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