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Show ·r1 I l 'l\ llERBI RI) 11-IETIIUNDERBIRD• SOUIHERNlITAHUNIVERSITY · TIIURSDAY,SEPTEMBER23, 1993 • PAGE -4 VALET PARKING NOT AVAILABLE ... DJ hange and progress are the two words that the unjversity is wrapping itself in, but both the administration and the students are missing a lesson. Parking for faculty and students at a growing university is an is ue that nmst continue to be considered. Perhaps the only reason the university is -currently under fire fur a supposed lack of parking is because students are thinking of convenience more than practicality. The primary complaint of most students is that there is no place near class to park. While the possibility of more tudent parking near the center of campus seems at this time remote, some type of shuttle bus leaving from one end of campus to the other may well be our best option for the future. It would easily be funded by raising parking sticker fees· and violation citation assessments, if not student fee . · Shuttle buses are used on many college and university campuses. At SUU, a similar system would provide the convenience and the practicality m~ny are looking for. If there were a bus circling the campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every wrekday, more students would have easier access to their classes without having to drive, and this might well include nearby apartment dweller . There wouldn't be a need to find more pace for parking lot , and such a system may free a little extra time for studying, or just relaxing before class ecause the question of traosporration across campus would be solved. With no current plan for a shuttle bus, SUU is attempting to deal with the lack of centralized parking as best it can fur the present. Just west of the heat plant in the central plant operations area, there is a red tin shack sitting on some 45 student parking stalls that will be in place in the late fall. In the meantime, designated parking is an excellent idea, for it may decrease some of the chaos, but in refining the new program, ever)'One mu t be consulted, and all opinions must be considered for the best solutions. Designated parking may be part of, but not the whole, solution. If the university is unable or uriwilli.ng to encourage people to walk to class, if should be prepared to institute the heretofore infrequently mentioned hutcle bus service between the lower and upper campus. It is hard to imagine a time in the future when cars will be extinct. But now, because cars are man's best friend, parking stalls, or temporary kennels, are needed to keep them comfortably close. Since there are no definite plans for a shuttle service, many problems would be solved if students and faculty would leave their dogs at home, and walk to school. Unless, of cour e, a daring entrepreneur were to provide valet parking service for 4,000 plus students. THE THUNDERBIRD SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • CEDAR CITY, UTAH Edit.on Ja,nili!r Morley and Beady H. Pecrnon Opi ion Director Heather Green l'1loro Edilon )milier Begay Opinion ~ Jad.o Shonu Jahn OUfflia Alu Editor Bc.mdon Schntnd Adw-rtlolns llq,nocmatm Trm1 Newman Spo.u Edmw John Mcaoslcq FK11lty Adv....- l..ony .Balcer Al.. Editor Bill Galvan Aloocl.te Advioe-r Lvnn S. 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If tdll unmok...!, rhe gri<van« mould h< du-.cad"' di<: SUU l'uhbati<>n, CounaL 586-7110. n, Tlui..!t,bml, Offi«s In SUU Ttthnok,wr 8uildl0ll OOJ. Mail at SUU Booe 9384, C.d.n C,tv, UT 8-4720. !'bone (801) SS6-7757, S86-7758. 586-7750, 586-~- FAX 586-5187. G,AL'IA#I '13 ACCESS White addresses future campus issues 'Access' is a m ;urring column through which members of the campus communir:, ma:, addrm themseltieS to topics of concern and interest. Toda:(s column is lry Jason White, the current SUUSA Prelil.lent. It is the beginning of a great year and l want to remind the srudents - you can change anything with an i ea and a plan t0 accomplish the idea. When I chose to run for president the most challenging aspect of the campaign was to figure out how we were going to aa:omplish the task. When the campaign was over I could sense a real need for informing the srudents th.e imponant issues facing th.em. lt was oa this notion th.at I decided to have a Strategic Plan of Action. I have been gathering as much information as possible from th.e srudents, administration, and from my position as a member of the Board of Trusrees, to give the students insight as to where we will be now and in five years. With this goal in mind I will be approaching d1e issues racing students with three principles l feel give us a broad base to work with. Anticipation: We can anticipate the con truction of the new library within 18 months of groundbreaking, the challenges with parking and how we solve those problems, the need fur information and the need for an information center, the needs for those with disabilities to have access to the same p ~ , w e can anticipate a larger growth to d1is university - around 7,CXlO by the year 2CXlO, and we can anticipate the. need for a diven;e food service. Innovation: When we. can anticipate what will be affecting us we then can take step to innovare ideas for helpi ng us along the way. According to Dr. James C rupi, in th furure we will see our elves constandy bettering products. He said we will go school to learn how to make a product or develop a skill, produce the product and then return to school to learn how to make a new product or learn a new skill. This makes specialization in a rigid field useless and thrusts a wellrounded education into the forefront. As President Gerald R. Sherratt has said, we need to focus more on leadership abilities and communication skills. rather than learning one specific field, because in several years that field may n t exist any more. These are also the abilities that will put us ahead of other qualified individuals. One way students can acquire these skills is by taking advantage of the plethora of involvement opportunities at SU. Oppottuniti.es range from over 40 clubs that a-re always open to new membership, to Srudent Government One can easily become active in these organizations, alJ it takes is a small risk. We hope to innovate new solutions for the students. Some of these innovations are th.e possibility of another bookstore on campus, a more effective book return program, more counseling in course taking and financial matters and a way students can own and opera.re their businesses on campus. We also want to innovate a better fimess facility for more students and an infunnation and answers to their questions. Excellence: As you know, SUU graduates have had remarkably high acceptance races to graduate programs and we look forward to capitalizing on those strengths that have made us beoome the school we are. With the new accreditation plan on receiving top ratings in many areas and will continue to excel. When we mesh these three very important aspects together and put a plan to~er we can then focus on the details of these' programs and refine them. I know we have a lot to be excited about and can look forward with much anticipation to those entering th.e University and continuing the great traditions this school has. I am proud to be a part of history in the making and to know there is a great furure for those of us atSUU. '. |