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| Alternative plans for parking fees
meet resistance from administration |
by David Forbes
Senior Staff Writer |
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| Peter Larkins | The Appalachian |
| Students board the POP 105 AppalCART Tuesday
afternoon, which services the Highway 105 area of Boone. Public
transportation is an alternative for students, faculty and
staff who do not park on campus. |
Members of the parking and traffic commission
and Faculty Senate are considering alternate plans to curb a sharp
rise in parking fees.
Since last year, parking fees for faculty, staff
and students have risen over 85 percent, to $204.
The parking and traffic commission proposed a
plan last year to have a variable parking fee according to income.
The administration rejected the plan over the
summer.
Parking and traffic commission chair, Emily L.
McDermott, said the commission will probably propose a similar plan
this year.
“I think the proposal was very fair. It’s
the best way to work out the charges for faculty and staff parking
on an individual, fair basis,” McDermott said.
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Candle ban lifted on campus
Resolution allows candle burning for
religious purposes |
by Leslie
Rasimas
Staff Writer |
A university policy
prohibiting the possession or use of candles in residence halls
changed over the summer, Vice Chancellor for Student Development
Dr. Gregory S. Blimling said.
The change came after the Student Government Association
passed a resolution last spring calling for exemptions for students
who wish to use candles in their rooms for religious purposes, Blimling
said.
“[The administration] looked at [the legislation] and agreed,”
Blimling said.
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| Chancellor forums produce low turnout |
by Justin
Boulmay
Staff Writer |
A low turnout at Monday’s
forums for the chancellor search disappointed Chancellor Search
Committee members.
Robert G. Fox, chairperson of the Chancellor Search Committee, said
there is a strong need for a comprehensive plan for the search.
Faculty members, staff and interested parties attended the forums
to voice opinions and concerns regarding the search for chancellor.
No students attended the forums.
Cindy A. Wallace, acting associate vice chancellor for enrollment,
said it was troubling more people did not attend the forums.
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Hurricane Isabel
Although no longer a category five hurricane, Isabel still poses
a threat for the state. |
by David Forbes
Senior Staff Writer |
Hurricane Isabel is
expected to hit the N.C. coast Thurs. according to the National
Hurricane Center (NHC).
Isabel, a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph as of press
time, was projected by the NHC to make landfall on the eastern North
Carolina coast Thursday, and then head north through eastern Virginia.
Dr. C. Ray Russell of booneweather.com said Tuesday that he agreed
with the NHC’s projections.
“The wind speeds have been dropping so far, but Isabel looks
to be getting its legs back, and it will probably either hold its
own or even pull back up,” Russell said. “Isabel is moving
over the gulf stream, and the moist air and warm water generally
strengthen a storm.”
Russell said Watauga would probably receive 30-45 mph winds and
some rain, but that could change if the storm weakens.
“If the storm weakens, we could actually see worse weather,
as that would pull it farther west,” Russell said. “That
would be better for everyone else, but worse for us.”
As of press time, the NHC had issued evacuation orders for over
100,000 people, mainly in the Outer Banks area.
“Right now the storm has calmed down enough that I’m not
really worried, it’s just going to graze my family, and we’ve
been through six hurricanes,” Brendan McConville, a sophomore
computer major from Wilmington, said.
“I think the potential for the largest damage is around the
Chesapeake Bay area right now,” Russell said. “But small
changes in weather can make a big difference in two days.”
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Jacque Lenz | The Appalachian
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| Expository Writing students
revise essays among the sculptures at Founders Mall, located
on the west end of Sanford Mall Tuesday. |
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